NHRA drivers ante up for Speedway Children’s Charities at annual poker tournament
The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities will hold its fourth annual “Cards for Kids” Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Cannery Hotel & Casino. The charity event will kick off the NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Tournament players will have the opportunity to play against NHRA drivers, including Brandon Bernstein, Cory McClenathan, J.R. Todd, Melanie Troxel, Morgan Lucas, Dave Connolly, “Fast” Jack Beckman, Allen Johnson, and Justin Humphreys, and the list is expected to grow. Entry fee (buy-in) is $250 and players will receive $1,000 in tournament chips. Players also will receive complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks throughout the evening.
A total prize purse of $5,000 will be up for grabs at the event, with a guaranteed first place prize of $1,400. The top nine players each will receive a piece of the cash prize while other players will have the chance to win a variety of other prizes donated by local businesses. Participants and observers also will have a chance to purchase raffle tickets for the opportunity to win various prizes throughout the night.
For entries and information, please contact Janae Melvin at (702) 632-8242 or jmelvin@lvms.com.
NHRA Drivers stand with Roman the Budweiser Clydesdale before the Third Annual Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament. The drivers included (left to right) Dave Connolly, David Grubnic, Greg Anderson, Greg Stanfield, Jack Beckman, Steven Torrence, J.R. Todd, Morgan Lucas, Brandon Bernstein, Eric Medlen, Ron Capps, Melanie Troxel, Tommy Johnson, Jr., Cory McClenathan and Rod Fuller.
