Buy Individual Tickets!
Poker Star (suggested donation $250)
Includes: entry for one into tournament, entry for one spectator plus entry for two in the Patrons’ Poker Clinic hosted by Grant on Thursday, Oct. 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Clinic includes: poker principles, pot odds, calculating outs, starting hand selection, bet types and purposes, adjusting to stack sizes, learning the five stages of a tournament and common tells.
Card Shark (suggested donation $150)
Includes: entry for one into tournament.
Poker Enthusiast (suggested donation $75)
Includes: entry for one to Ante up for YouthFriends event as a spectator!
All ticket purchases will enjoy live music, great food and drink and more! Tables and sponsorship opportunities available. Download a registration form.
Raffle Prizes
Amazing raffle prizes will be given away throughout the event:
• Holistic living party for six from Elizabeth Budd, Radiant Health ($350 value)
• Two tickets for the 2008-09 season from American Heartland Theatre ($250 value)
• University of Kansas basketball package, four tickets and two parking passes for the Emporia State game ($254 value)
• Annual AMC Special Gold movie pass for two—unlimited movies for one year ($1,040 value)
• Phantom of the Opera package from Broadway Across America ($250 value)
• Gift basket of skin care products from DERMAdoctor
• Nuvi 350 personal travel assistant from Garmin ($350 value)
• Kansas City culture package, includes a one-night stay in a deluxe guestroom at the Kansas City
• Marriott Downtown, two tickets to the Lyric Opera and two tickets to any Kansas City Ballet performance ($430 value)
• 40-inch sterling silver necklace with quartz, pearl and agate beads ($250 value)
• Gift certificate from Nuts and Bolts Hardware ($250 value)
Host a Table!
$10,000 All Aces Presenting Sponsor
Sponsorship includes a table for 10 guest players to play in the tournament, 10 spectator tickets and
20 invitations to Patrons' Party & Poker Clinic.
$5,000 Royal Flush Underwriting Sponsor
Sponsorship includes a table for 10 guest players to play in the tournament, 10 spectator tickets and
20 invitations to Patrons' Party & Poker Clinic.
$2,500 Full House Table Sponsor
Sponsorship includes a table for 10 guest players to play in the tournament, 10 spectator tickets and
20 invitations to Patrons' Party & Poker Clinic.
$1,000 Poker Chip Sponsor
Sponsorship includes entry for four players in the tournament, four spectator tickets and eight invitations
to Patrons' Party and Poker Clinic.
More detailed sponsorship information PDF
About the Hosts
As the oldest of four boys, both Grant and Blair have done their share of mentoring over the years. Their younger brothers have been paying close attention to their famous elder siblings this summer and learning the various skills its takes to play Texas Hold'em successfully, from the statistical analysis to the psychological awareness and confidence it takes to win. They attribute their competitiveness in cards to their maternal grandmother, Sue Johnson, who took no mercy on the little ones when teaching them the skills necessary to beat Grandma at Go Fish. Many summers were spent playing for Grandma's pennies with their cousins in rural Missouri.
Watch footage of Grant Hinkle becoming a champion at the World Series of Poker! Listen to a recent interview with Grant, too.
Watch part of an ESPN episode covering Blair and Grant, the first siblings to win in the same year, compete in the World Series of Poker. Mention of the brothers is about one minute into the video.
Another ESPN feature on Blair and Grant. |
