1St Annual HOBY Hold Em

Friends,

I’ve been asked to help HOBY Indiana with their first annual HOBY Hold’em fundraiser. It is a no limit Texas Hold’em tournament to raise money for their Annual Leadership Conference for high school sophomores.

Date: Saturday February 4

Time: Check-in 6:15pm

Location: SpeedwayAmerican Legion Post 500

Cost: $50.00 tax deductible donation to HOBY Indiana

Prizes:

1st Place – Trophy, $500.00 cash, 1st choice of prize package
2nd Place – Trophy, $250.00 cash, 2nd choice of prize package
3rd Place – Trophy, $150.00 cash, 3rd choice of prize package
4th Place - $100.00 cash
5th Place - $50.00 cash

It will be a fun, light-hearted event with raffles, food and drinks. You do not have to know how to play Texas Hold’em to participate. Their fundraising committee has put together rules and instructions, and will be holding a short workshop at the event to help people who do not know how to play.

In a nutshell,it’s a fundraiser for a great cause.

I am required to get my participant information back to the committee by December 15th, so please let me know ASAP if you will be able to participate, or would like to make a donation.

Thanks!

Table Captains,

Thank you so much for helping us ensure the 1st annual HOBY Hold’em Fundraiser will be a success! As a table captain, you are responsible for identifying 10 players who will be attending the HOBY Hold’em Tournament. If you find more than 10 people that want to participate in the event, that’s great. Do not forget to include yourself if you plan to play. If your friends and family are unable to attend the event, but would like to contribute to HOBY Indiana, we would encourage them to do so. As table captains, you may be approaching people who are unaware of HOBY. In your packet, we have provided information about HOBY for you to share.

What’s in this Packet

Table Captain Letter – This document is the table captain letter. It has details about the fundraising event itself, as well as, HOBY Indiana. It includes important dates and contact information, if you have additional questions.
Event Letter – This is a sample letter for you to send to your friends and family to identify event participants.
Participant Signup – This spreadsheet is where you will capture information about participants. There is also a separate tab to capture donations.

Event Details

No-limit Texas Hold’em Tournament
Date - Saturday February 4, 2006
Times - Check-in: 6:15p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

Texas Hold’em Workshop: 6:30 p.m.

Tournament: Start 7:00 p.m.

Cost- $50.00 tax deductible donation to HOBY Indiana
Initial $50.00 includes $2000 worth of chips
1 Add-on can be purchased for $25.00 for $1000 worth of chips at time of registration
Re-buys are available for $50 for $2000 worth of chips and are limited to 1 per player, and only during the re-buy qualifying period
Location: American Legion Post 500 1926 Georgetown Road, Indianapolis, IN46224
Refreshments: Cash Bar with soft drinks, mixed drinks and beer. Pizza and baked goods will also be available for purchase
Raffles & Prizes : Raffle tickets will be sold and prizes drawn during the event

Who to approach

Anyone 21 years of age or older is welcome to participate. It will be a fun, light-hearted environment with raffles and refreshments, in addition to the Texas Hold’em tournament. The committee has put together rules and instructions to assist people not familiar with Texas Hold’em. There will be a 15 minute workshop to teach attendees how to play on the night of the event at 6:30 p.m. People not participating in the tournament are welcome to attend.

Player Signup

Table Captains will collect each participant’s name, address, phone number, email, and $50.00 entry fee. We are encouraging each participant to pay in advance whenever possible to speed up the check-in process on tournament day. There is one additional field on the form to capture if the participant’s employer matches funds. We have found that a great way to increase donations is through employer matching. The fundraising committee will be happy to provide information or assist with forms to take advantage of company matching opportunities. With each packet we will attach an Excel spreadsheet to capture your participants’ information. A sample of this spreadsheet is below:

Tournament Prizes

The prizes for this fundraiser will be a combination of cash and gift in kind donations. We will have a poker package, sports package, and entertainment package for the winners to choose from. Details of the prize packages will be provided the night of the event.

1st Place – Trophy, $500.00 cash, 1st choice of prize package
2nd Place – Trophy, $250.00 cash, 2nd choice of prize package
3rd Place – Trophy, $150.00 cash, 3rd choice of prize package
4th Place - $100.00 cash
5th Place - $50.00 cash

Important Dates

December 15 – Table Captains have identified their 10 participants
December 31 – Table Captains have sent participant information to Kristi Beyer
January 3 – Participation thank you and event details sent from committee
January 27 – Event reminder sent from committee
February 4 – HOBY Hold’em 1st Annual Tournament

Rules

We will send each participant an electronic copy of the rules via email. The rules will also be reviewed at the start of the tournament.

About HOBY

HOBY Indiana is an affiliate of Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of tomorrow’s leaders by reaching high school sophomores. Our mission is to seek out, recognize, and develop leadership potential commencing with high school sophomores. We currently offer a four-day leadership seminar focusing on seven core values: volunteerism, excellence, organizational integrity, diversity, innovative thinking, community partnership, and lifelong learning leadership opportunities. This year 125 sophomores from high schools across Indiana attended the four-day conference held at ButlerUniversity. We are working to raise funds to expand our four-day leadership conference, and begin offering Community Leadership Education Workshops (CLEW), which are one-day versions of the HOBY Leadership Seminar program.

Contact Information

Please direct all questions about the HOBY Hold’em event or HOBY to:

Kristi Beyer, Director of Fundraising

Cell: 317-430-2395

Home: 317-839-5897

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership

Indiana Leadership Seminar

Event Details:

Date: Saturday February 4

Time: Check-in 6:15pm

Location:Speedway American Legion Post 500

Cost: $50.00 tax deductible donation to HOBY Indiana

Age: Must be at least 21 years old to participate

Prizes:

1st Place – Trophy, $500.00 cash, 1st choice of prize package
2nd Place – Trophy, $250.00 cash, 2nd choice of prize package
3rd Place – Trophy, $100.00 cash, 3rd choice of prize package

Important Times:

Time / Description
6:15 – 6:45 / Registration and Player check-in
6:30 – 6:55 / Texas Hold’em Workshop
7:00 – 7:30 / Tournament Starts $25/$50 Blinds
7:31 – 8:00 / Blinds increase to $50/$100
8:00 - 8:10 / Break and Raffle Drawing
8:10 – 8:40 / Play Resumes $100/$200 Blinds
8:41 – 9:20 / Blinds increase to $200/$400
9:20 – 9:30 / Break and Raffle Drawing
9:31 – 10:00 / Play Resumes $500/$1000 Blinds
10:01 – 10:30 / Blinds increase $1000/$2000
10:30 – 10:40 / Break and Raffle Drawing
10:40 – 11:20 / Play Resumes $2000/$4000 Blinds
11:20 – 12:10 / Blinds increase to $4000/$8000
12:10 – 12:20 / Break and Raffle Drawing
12:20 – 12:50 / Play Resumes $8000/$16000 Blinds
12:50 – 1:20 / Blinds increase to $16,000/$32,000

Chip Denominations:

There will be 5 chips for the HOBY Hold’em tournament the colors and value are:

White - $25.00
Red - $50.00
Blue - $100.00
Black - $500.00
Green - $1000.00

Each player will start with $4,000.00 worth of chips (20-white, 20-red, 20-blue, and 1-green). The number of each chip may vary, and is subject to change.

Buy in:

A $50.00 tax deductible donation to HOBY Indiana is required to participate. There are no additional buy-ins for this tournament.

Pay out for players:

We will be awarding 1st, 2nd and 3rdplayers. The payouts for the tournament are:

1st - $500.00 plus 1st choice of Gift-in-Kind donation
2nd - $250.00 plus 2nd choice of Gift-in-Kind donation
3rd - $100.00 plus 3rd choice of Gift-in-Kind donation

Event Rules:

All players must be 21 years old.
No player will be seated or receive chips until they have paid their registration fee.
Seats will be determined on a first come first server basis. Once you have registered and received your chips you may sit at any of the tables that have an open seats available. A HOBY volunteer will help direct you to tables with open seats.
If you don’t have enough chips to cover the large blind, and you are playing in the hand you are considered all in. The other blind stays the same and must be called by the other players. Minimum bet is the large blind.
High card will determine who starts the deal (if tie first high card) or first ace
All cards must stay on the table.
All bets must be declared and made with one motion. For example: if you want to raise the bet you must make the bet and raise at one time or have called out your intentions. Once your bet is made there are no changes until your next turn.
No other player or non-player may look at person’s cards while they are still in play. Also, no player can discuss what cards they folded until after the hand is complete. No player, non player or dealer may look at the next card in the deck (no peeking).
If a player shows another player his cards after the hand is done, he must show all players.
No player or dealer may touch another players cards until he has declared his intentions to fold.
Deal will be passed between players. However, if the entire table agrees a permanent non-playing dealer can be assigned. A dealer will be provided once the tournament has 8 players remaining.
Tables will be consolidated as players are removed from the tournament. If only one player from a table is being moved it will be the person up next for the big blind. You may be pulled to any table depending on how many players are left in the tournament.
Once only 8 players remain, play will stop and everyone will be consolidated to 1 table. The dealer position will be determined by the high card.
If a card is turned up on the deal, then the cards must be redealt.
If called than you will be the first to show your cards and than proceed clockwise. Cards do not need to be shown unless you are called. If someone to your right shows a hand you cannot beat, you may muck your hand and not show your cards.
If you muck your hand, (act as if to fold) even if by mistake you are out of the hand.
Minimum bet will be the large blind.
If two players are eliminated at the same time, the player with the most chips to start the hand will be positioned higher.
When two players remain the dealer button will post the small blind and be the first to act on the first round of betting only.
You must be in your seat while time is going. If you are not on your seat when it is your turn you automatically forfeit your hand. If you are a blind it will automatically be posted and your cards folded.
If it is your deal and you are not present during playing time the cards are passed to the next person.

*If rules are not followed - 1st time reminded of the rules, 2nd time warning, 3rd time your out and forfeit your money.

Basic Play:

A Texas Hold’em poker game goes as follows:

Game start with two players placing out a predetermined amount of money so there is an initial amount to play for. This is called posting the blinds. These players are the two to the left of the dealer.
The dealer shuffles up a complete deck of 52 playing cards.
Each player is dealt two cards face down. These are called your hole or pocket cards.
Then there is a round of betting starting with the guy to the left of the two who posted the blinds. This round is usually referred to by the term pre-flop.
The amount bet must be a minimum of the large blind up to the entire amount of chips a player has
Players can check, raise, or fold.
After the betting round ends, the dealer discards the top card of the deck. This is called a burn card. This is done to prevent cheating.
The dealer then flips the next three cards face up on the table. These cards are called the flop. These are communal cards that anyone can use in combination with their two pocket cards to form a poker hand.
There is another round of betting starting with the player to the left of the dealer.
After the betting concludes, the dealer burns another card and flips one more onto the table. This is called the turn card. Players can use this sixth card now to form a five card poker hand.
The player to the left of the dealer begins another round of betting. In many types of games, this is where the bet size doubles.
Finally, the dealer burns a card and places a final card face up on the table. This is called the river. Players can now use any of the five cards on the table or the two cards in their pocket to form a five card poker hand.
There is one final round of betting starting with the player to the left of the dealer.
After that, all of the players remaining in the game begin to reveal their hands. This begins with the player to the left of the last player to call. It's called the showdown.
The player with the best hand wins! CARDS PLAY THEMSELVES.
Any questions about the rules or disputes will be decided by the tournament director.

Ranking of Poker Hands:

High Card

Pair

2 Pairs

3 of a Kind

Straight

Flush

Full House

4 of a Kind

Straight Flush

Royal Flush.

Annual Fundraiser to Benefit HOBY Indiana

To help HOBY Indiana reach its fundraising goals, we are holding the 1st Annual HOBY Hold’em Tournament benefiting our youth program. In support of the event, we are selling raffle tickets for a variety of fantastic prizes which will be raffled off during the fundraiser on February 4, 2005.

Raffle prizes include:

Restaurant gift cards - $50 Outback, $100 Rick's Boatyard, $25 Starbucks, $100 Ted's Montana Grill, etc.
Movie gift cards - $25 Lowes Cinema, $25 Kerasotes Cinema, $25 Blockbuster
Sports Tickets –Set of 2 Pacer tickets, Set of 2 Indy 500, Set of 2 Brickyard 400
Retail gift cards - $25 Target, $25 Kohls, $25 Walmart, $25 Best Buy

Prizes will be drawn on February 4, 2006, and prizes will be sent via mail to the winners.

To help us reach our $5,000 raffle ticket sale goal, we are asking for your help in selling raffle tickets or asking friends and family to support HOBY Indiana through a donation.

Some suggestions on how to find donations:

1.Send an email to friends and family to ask if they would be willing to purchase raffle tickets or make a donation to HOBY. Feel free to use information found on the About Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership (HOBY Indiana) page.

2.Ask friends and family at school or church to purchase raffle tickets. Make sure to bring your sign up sheet and collect donations by cash or check. Checks should be made to HOBY Indiana.

The cost of the raffle tickets is $2.00 for one ticket or $10.00 for 6 tickets. Please collect all cash and checks and send to Kristi Beyer by 1/28/2006.

Make sure your friends and family complete the information included on the raffle ticket form as this is how we will communicate with the winners if they are not present at the event. You can send the completed forms through any of the following ways:

MAIL:
Kristi Beyer
2311 Shadowbrook Dr.
Plainfield, IN46168 / EMAIL:
/ FAX:
(317) 873-2163

1st Annual HOBY Hold-em Fundraiser Details

Saturday February 4, 2006 Speedway American Legion Post 500

Check-in 6:15pm1926 Georgetown Road

$50.00 tax deductible donation Indianapolis, IN46224