Journey 4 A Cure Charity Poker Tournament

Time to put on your best poker face, stack some chips and go all in at the Journey 4 A Cure Charity Poker Tournament, Sunday May 1st at Addy's in Manassas.

All proceeds collected for the event will go to  Journey 4 A Cure, a local non-profit pediatric charity foundation.

The Texas Hold'em style tournament will be run by Dan Zentz of bigstackpokerleague.net and will feature big prizes and giveaways throughout the day.

The $50  minimum buy-in will start you off with $5,000 worth of chips. Spend a little more money get more chips in return; $60 will get you $7,500,  $70 will get you a whopping $10,000 in chips. Call ahead and reserve a spot and you will receive an extra $1,000 in chips.

After that a little advice from Kenny Rogers won't hurt, "know when to hold'em and to fold'em" to determine if you can stockpile the biggest stack of chips and be crowned winner!

Also enjoy happy hour prices on food and drinks at Addy's during the event.

Where is the money raised for the tournament going to end up?

All proceeds will go to Journey 4  A Cure, a movement devoted to creating a broader awareness about Pediatric Cancer and raising funds for research towards developing a cure for this under-funded disease.

The foundation launched in November 2010 and in just five months has raised over $60,000 for the fight in Pediatric Cancer.

Journey 4 A Cure was started by Sherri & Stan Carmical and began with a child's smile. It was the golden smile of their child, 11-month-old Declan Carmical, who lost his battle with brain cancer last August, that inspired the couple to start the foundation only two months later.

Read about Declan's touching story.

The Carmical's dream is that Journey 4 A Cure develops into a national movement for research, awareness and in the end a cure for Pediatric Cancer, their mission statement reads "our journey begins with you and ends with a cure."

Tournament will be held at Addy's in the Best Western Battlefield Inn located at 10820 Balls Ford Road on Sunday May 1st, registration begins at 1pm, games begin at 2pm.

Special thanks goes out to Manassas residents Sean & Diana Casey for organizing and hosting this big event. Remember to RSVP with Diana at donker7@hotmail.com or call her at 703-794-7113 to receive your $1,000 worth of free chips. Mention to her that you read the article on Patch and receive an extra $500 in free chips! One phone call or email could net you $1,500 in free chips!

Prizes to be given out include; 2 Free Green fees at Old Hickory Golf Club($150), 1 voucher for $150 for the "Try It" - Extreme Driving Experience at Old Dominion Speedway, 2 passes for Half-Day Photo Instruction & Sight Seeing Tours in D.C.($160), In-Home Cooking Lesson from Nova Personal Chef($150), plus more.

There are more high valued prizes but you will have to attend the event to find out what they are.

Facts about Pediatric Cancer from Journey 4 A Cure:

• Pediatric Cancer is the #1 disease related killer for children.
• Each year, nearly 13,000 children are diagnosed with cancer.
• Every day, 46 children in the U.S. are diagnosed.
• 1 in every 300 children will be diagnosed with cancer and 1 in 5 of those children will succumb to the disease.
• For every $1 donated to the American Cancer Society by public support only a mere half a penny ($0.01) gets directed towards Pediatric Cancer.
• Since 1980 over 50 new drugs have been approved by the FDA for adult cancer, during that same 30 year time period only 1 drug, Clofarabine has been approved to combat Pediatric Cancer.