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The Daily OrangeFraternity going all in with charity poker tournament this weekend
By Dan Ulloa
Posted: 2/22/08, 12:21 AM EST Section: Feature
The stakes are high, and it's all for a good cause.
Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, is holding a Texas Hold'em poker tournament tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Nifkin Lounge in Marshall Hall. The event is designed to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
"By attending the tournament, people are helping support the American Cancer Society, an amazing organization that provides help and hope to people when they need it most, while having fun with their peers," Sarina Fiero, a junior industrial design major and public relations officer for Alpha Phi Omega, said in an e-mail.
There will be two kinds of tables at the tournament: amateur and experienced. The dealers at the amateur tables will be teaching the players how to play, while at the experienced table players are on their own.
The minimum amount needed to play a per-hand blind will be raised every 20 minutes to keep the tournament going quickly. The winner of the amateur tables can move up and compete with the experienced player for the grand prize - the Marshall Street Experience Package.
The prize consists of gift certificates to various businesses on Marshall Street worth up to $100. The runner-up will receive a consolation prize.
Alpha Phi Omega is a national co-educational community service fraternity. In total, its members complete about 4,000 hours of community service a semester. The fraternity is also co-sponsoring the Relay for Life event this year, which is an event held to help raise money for the American Cancer Society as well.
"Volunteering has always been part of my life," Fiero said. "I've been doing it since elementary school. That's why I joined Alpha Phi Omega."
dlulloa@syr.edu
Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, is holding a Texas Hold'em poker tournament tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Nifkin Lounge in Marshall Hall. The event is designed to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
"By attending the tournament, people are helping support the American Cancer Society, an amazing organization that provides help and hope to people when they need it most, while having fun with their peers," Sarina Fiero, a junior industrial design major and public relations officer for Alpha Phi Omega, said in an e-mail.
There will be two kinds of tables at the tournament: amateur and experienced. The dealers at the amateur tables will be teaching the players how to play, while at the experienced table players are on their own.
The minimum amount needed to play a per-hand blind will be raised every 20 minutes to keep the tournament going quickly. The winner of the amateur tables can move up and compete with the experienced player for the grand prize - the Marshall Street Experience Package.
The prize consists of gift certificates to various businesses on Marshall Street worth up to $100. The runner-up will receive a consolation prize.
Alpha Phi Omega is a national co-educational community service fraternity. In total, its members complete about 4,000 hours of community service a semester. The fraternity is also co-sponsoring the Relay for Life event this year, which is an event held to help raise money for the American Cancer Society as well.
"Volunteering has always been part of my life," Fiero said. "I've been doing it since elementary school. That's why I joined Alpha Phi Omega."
dlulloa@syr.edu
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