Fundraiser Poker Tournament
Let's Support Darius!
Many may remember Darius' wife, Jane - a former team member of the Sporting Emporium. Jane and their two children are raising money to fly Darius to the U.S and get the treatment he needs to save his life from a brain tumour.
Wednesday 18th November
€50 "No Limit" Hold Em
1 x €50 Re-Reg
Starting Stack: 10,000 (plus an early bird chip of 2,000 for the 1st Level)
Clock : 20 minutes.
Doors open at 8pm for an 8.30pm Start.
Tournament entry until 9.50pm
No Registration Fee
30% of the prize pool will go towards the Dirsku family fundraising efforts.
Exciting raffle prizes to be won on the night.
For more information on the Dirsku fundraiser please visit
We greatly appreciate all your support and look forward to a fun night for a worthy cause.
1 x €50 Re-Reg
Starting Stack: 10,000 (plus an early bird chip of 2,000 for the 1st Level)
Clock : 20 minutes.
Doors open at 8pm for an 8.30pm Start.
Tournament entry until 9.50pm
No Registration Fee
30% of the prize pool will go towards the Dirsku family fundraising efforts.
Exciting raffle prizes to be won on the night.
For more information on the Dirsku fundraiser please visit
We greatly appreciate all your support and look forward to a fun night for a worthy cause.
The Structure
25 – 50 – 20 min clock
50 – 100
75 – 150
100 – 200
15 minute break
150 – 300 - 25
200 – 400 - 25
300 – 600 - 50
400 – 800 - 75
600 – 1200 - 100
800 – 1600 - 200
1000 – 2000 - 200
1500 – 3000 - 300
2000 – 4000 - 500
3000 – 6000 - 500
4000 - 8000 - 500
The second break will be when the Final table is reached
1. Who is running the event (organisation, society etc) - The Sporting Emporium
2. The purpose of the event (charity, commercial etc) - Charity
3. Date - See above
4. Location - The Sporting Emporium Casino
5. Any guaranteed prize pool - No
6. Registration and Start time of event - Doors open at 8pm for 8.30pm start
7. Any prerequisites (member of club, society etc) - All players must be a member of the club, photo I.D required
8. How can tickets be purchased & is there a maximum number (in advance, at the door etc) - Tickets available on the day of the tournament in the poker room, max tbc
9. Type of Tournament (Hold'em/Omaha etc Freezeout/Rebuy etc) - "No Limit" Texas Hold Em
10. Cost of entry - €50
11. How much of the entry fee is made up of registration fee - No reg fee
12. If a rebuy, cost of rebuys/top-up - €50
13. How many and what duration are rebuys available - First 4 levels
14. % of entry fee/rebuys/top-up going into prize fund - 70%
15. How many places being paid - 10-15% of the field
16. Is any money from the prize fund held back for future tournaments, if so, how much - No
17. Any tickets for future events given out as prizes. If so, how many - No
18. Any additional prizes given out (merchandise etc) - Raffle at the break
19. Starting chips - 10,000 (Plus 2,000 early bird chip)
20. Rebuy and top-up chip amounts - 10,000
21. Blind levels - See above
22. Blind timeframes - 20 mins
23. Are there going to be dealers and their level of skill - Yes, professional dealers on all tables
24. Will there be a documented list of rules - Yes
25. Is there a tournament director - Yes
26. How are disputes handled ; who has final say -The tournament director
27. Are there any cash games offered, if so, please outline the rake for each limit offered - €50 sit down cash game, €4 per person, per half hour