Mark Ward

GamesAid's Charity Poker Tournament 2009

Fundraising for Games Aid
£4,700
raised of £3,000 target
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Mark Ward's Fundraising Page, 12 May 2009
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The GamesAid Charity Poker Tournament at the Develop Conference in
Sponsored by Relentless Software

Many thanks for registering to take part in the fourth GamesAid Charity Poker Tournament, which will take place from on the evening of Tuesday 14th July at The Grosvenor Casino, Brighton Seafront.

Please bring along a valid passport or driver's licence with you to the casino. Also, please note that shorts and/or flip flops aren't allowed in the casino. The Killjoys.

As always, all levels of players are welcome, from Rupert Loman to Ian Livingstone.

The game is Texas Hold 'Em No Limit and to take part you need to register your buy-in of £50 on this page. Re-buys and add ons will also be available on the night.

A wide range of prizes have been generously donated by Gem, SHURE and IGA Worldwide including:

1st place - £250 cash, a pair of SHURE SE530 headphones worth £400, bottle of Courvoisier and a year of bragging rights

 

2nd place - Xbox 360 console, loads of great games and bottle of Courvoisier

 

3rd place – a LOGITECH G25 Steering Wheel for PS3/PC worth £300 and bottle of Courvoisier

 

4th place – a Nintendo DSi and bottle of Courvoisier

 

5th place – a NETGEAR Power line adapter worth £100 and bottle of Courvoisier

 

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: GamesAid gets your money faster and, if you’re a taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

Aces!

To find out about GamesAid and where the money raised from the poker tournament will be going please check out www.gamesaid.org.

Photos of all the fun at last year's Develop tournament can be found here and Eurogamer Expo tournament here.

For more information please email gamesaid@gmail.com.

Many thanks to our friends at Relentless Software for their help in making this year's tournament happen and to you for your continued support. 

Best of luck on the night!

The GamesAid Team

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Games Aid

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Games Aid is a UK based games industry charity, acts as an umbrella charity for charities supporting children and young people. Games Aid's mission is to use the skills and passion of the gaming industry to raise funds for these causes. Games Aid is a non-profit organisation run by trustees.

Donation summary

Total raised
£4,700.00
+ £521.80 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,750.00
Offline donations
£1,950.00

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