PokerDawgs Tampa Bay Charity Poker Tournaments
to benefit Special Olympics and other charities.
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Date: October 03, 2026 Organization Supported: Fund Razors, Inc. Special Olympics, and others. |
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Tournament Results: |
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1st Place: Joe Dobrinski, $204, plus 3,500 Bonus Chips |
 2025 PokerDawgs Champion |
 2024 PokerDawgs Champion |
 11th Annual Tampa Police Charity Poker Tournament June 03, 2017 |  Tampa Police 18th Annual Charity Poker 2026 Tournament Larry Timmer (left) was presenter. Lori Harmon (center) was first place, Cliff Roberts (right) finished second. |
Tournament of Champions qualifiers and chip count scheduled for January 10, 2026
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Top 30 Qualifiers (2025) | |
| Name: | Starting Chips: |
| 1. Lori Harmon | 11,000 |
| 2. Larry Timmer | 10,000 |
| 3. Cliff Roberts | 10,000 |
| 4. Joe Dobrinski | 9,200 |
| 5. Jon Barrera | 8,500 |
| 6. Donna Gem | 8,500 |
| 7. Brian Carpenter | 8,500 |
| 8. | 8,500 |
| 9. | 7,500 |
| 10. Mark Yost | 6,700 |
| 11. Ken Rogers Jr. | 6,500 |
| 12. Alex Gem | 6,500 |
| 13. Chris Bordner | 6,500 |
| 14. Donna Bordner | 6,500 |
| 15. Corey Roberts | 6,500 |
| 16. | 6,500 |
| 17. TC Thompson | 6,000 |
| 18. Dave Romine | 6,000 |
| 19. Craig Robers | 6,000 |
| 20. John McCarthy | 6,000 |
| 21. | 6,000 |
| 22. Judy Bush | 5,700 |
| 23. Chris Gibbs | 5,700 |
| 24. Barb Schamp | 5,700 |
| 25. | 5,700 |
| 26. | 5,000 |
| 27. | 5,000 |
| 28. | 5,000 |
| 29. | 5,000 |
| 30. | 5,000 |
| 31. | 5,000 |
| 32. | 5,000 |
| 33. | 5,000 |
| 34. | 5,000 |
| 35. | 5,000 |
| 36. | 5,000 |
We had 24 players come out for our October event.
Congratulations goes out to Joe, Cliff, Ken and TC. They played for about 30 minutes, exchanging chips back and forth, before deciding to chop the prize pool and place according to the most chips each player had. Thanks Joe and Cliff for donating $100 each, back to charity. Thanks for ending the tournament fairly early.
John McCarthy won $150 from the 50/50 drawing and donated $75 to charity. Deb Rogers won $30 in gift cards and Lori Harmon won $25 in gift cards from the 50/50. We also gave away 5-$25 gift cards for door prizes Lynda and Alan Wallack, Bob Bado, Joe Dobrinski, and Jeanne Ferguson.
We had one high hand. Deb Rogers had a king high straight flush and won a $25 gift card.
Our next and final 2026 tournament is December 5th. We will continue to have a first break add-on for $20, for another 5,000 chips. We currently have several wild card positions available.
During the first hour of play, if a player has 5,000 chips or less, they can donate $20 to charity and receive 5,000 chips. But you must have chips, to take advantage of this. If you bust out the first hour, you must rebuy for $50, for 10,000 chips to continue.
We will also have additional door prizes that will be given away.
Thanks for your continued support.
Every regular event will have a first break add-on for $20 and you will receive 5,000 chips. Every event will also allow a player to re-buy during the first hour for $50 to receive 10,000 chips. Remember, you must have at least one chip to qualify for the $20 first break add-on. However, if you want to forfeit your chips at the end of the first hour, you may do so and re-enter for $50 and 10,000 chips. You may then do an add-on for another $20 and 5,000 chips.
2026 Events: February 07, April 04, June 06, (dinner buffet included), August 01, October 03 and December 5th. The Tournament of Champions event will be Saturday, January 09th, 2027.
If you have additional questions, feel free to contact Larry Timmer at 813-245-1582.
Go to the Upcoming Events page for additional Pokerdawg dates or:
Click Here to register for the next Tampa Bay Charity Tournament.
Click Here to make a donation now to Special Olympics Florida.
