Texas Holdem Tournament?

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Good luck!

The above answer is correct, as long as its not for profit then its legal.

As a journalist who plays cards a lot, what I've seen folks do is have some businesses donate a few prizes, then you charge an entry fee, donate all the entry fees to charity, and give away the prizes to the winner.

Getting a 501(c)(3) to run the show couldn't hurt either, and you're all good with the feds. Also, remember that most charitable donations are tax deductible. Plug that and you'll get more participation.

As far as info about how to play, check out:

http://www.bodoglife.com/poker/how-to-play/getting...

This has a free tutorial. Also, you should make the rounds about 15-30 minutes long. You want to plan for at least 10-15 rounds, with the blinds doubling (or almost doubling each round).

Here's the way I'd do it:

Give everyone 1500 chips

Round Number: Small Blind/Big Blind

1: 10/20

2: 25/50

3: 50/100

4: 75/150

(every trades in all of their chip denominations lower than 50 for bigger chips --- so after this round, people should have 50, 100, 500, etc)

5: 100/200

6: 150/300

7: 200/400

8: 250/500

(after Round 8, take all the chips smaller than 100 out of commission, so you're only playing with chip denominations of 100 and higher - aka 100, 500, 1000)

9: 300/600

10: 400/800

11: 500/1000

12: 600/1200

13: 800/1600

14: 1000/2000

Lastly, if you want it to move quickly, get quick, friendly people who know how the game works to act as dealers. It is possible to have the deal rotate, but it can be unfair, and more importantly, it can take forever. If you do make the players deal, then give each table two sets of cards. You'll want one main timer for all the rounds.

You'll want to sit about 6-10 per table.

Lastly, what might be expensive is all of the chips. The 11g chips are what the pros use, and buying enough chips for 20-100 players can be costly. So, consider that.

If its a fund raiser than its ok, if you try to make a profit 4 yuorself than its illegeal. M ake sure yuor able to proove its really a fund raiser!