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Poker tourneys: You hold’em, they’ll come
We may not have a casino in Brandon, but that doesn’t mean we can’t play poker.
Gamblers donned their best poker faces and put their money on the line last night at the Army, Navy and Air Force Club, which hosted the province’s first licensed Texas Hold’em tournament outside of a casino.
Forty-nine players — all of them men — showed up, plunked down $60 each and matched wits at the popular game, which combines skill and luck.
The real-money tournament is part of a provincial pilot project that grants temporary poker licences to charitable organizations like the ANAF Club.
Officials from the Manitoba Gaming Control Commission were on hand to monitor the tournament.
The MGCC will keep track of the weekly tournaments at the ANAF Club, as well as other charitable games across the province that have received temporary licences under a trial project.
Throughout April and May, as many as 21 charitable organizations will run poker tournaments in Manitoba.
The Minnedosa Golf Club will host a tournament this weekend, and two other charities in Brandon may also run games, pending approval of their licences. The only other places to play real-money games are at casinos, private clubs and home games or online.
Of those, online games are the most popular, but last night’s tournament director Harvey Hjorth said many people prefer playing live games instead of sitting in front of a computer.
“I think the opportunity of playing face to face is unique,” he said. “It’s head-to-head competition. You get to match your skill set against other skill sets.”
The tournament was run by trained volunteers from the Brandon Cloverleafs baseball team who dealt the cards and enforced the rules.
The elimination-style tournament means the game continues until one person wins all the chips.
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