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Texas Hold’em Poker for a Cause: City Hearts

Win Great Prizes at “Poker for a Cause” and Help Needy So Cal Kids

Serious poker players and novices alike are invited to a “Texas Hold'em” Poker Tournament, "Poker for A Cause," to win great prizes while raising money for So Cal non-profit City Hearts: Kids Say Yes to the Arts.

  • Poker tournament maven Big Al Weiss hosts the event, which boasts a prize pool of up to $5,000 for the top three winners, along with scores of serious raffle prizes. 
  • A certificate for $1,000 in Susan Foster fine jewelry will be given away. 
  • The entry fee for tournament players is $100 with unlimited Re-Buys and Add-Ons for $50.  
  • Non-tournament guests pay just $20 to enter and play casino-style games including Black Jack, Roulette and Poker at the Learners’ Table. Beverages are included.
  • All proceeds will benefit Los Angeles-based non-profit City Hearts, which has been providing critically acclaimed classes in Music, Dance, Theatre, Playwrighting, Art and Self-Esteem to more than 600 students per week for the past 26 years.  City Hearts improves grades, decreases the drop-out rate, and inspires kids to break the cycle of poverty, gangs, drugs and illiteracy. 
  • For tickets, contact City Hearts at 310-455-2898 or visit www.cityhearts.org.

Poker for a Cause will be held Sat., April 30, 6:30-10:30 pm, at the state-of-the-art indoor soccer facility, Northridge Futsal League at 19851 Nordhoff Place in Chatsworth.  For more information, visit www.cityhearts.org.

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