PokerDawgs Tampa Bay Charity Poker Tournaments
to benefit Special Olympics and other charities.

Date: February 01,  2025    Organization Supported: Fund Razors, Inc. , Special Olympics, ACS and others. 

    Tournament Results:                                                             

 

1st Place: Alex Gem, $425, and 8,500 Bonus Chips
2nd Place: Barbara Schamp, $255, and 7,500 Bonus Chips                            3rd Place: Joe Dobrinski, $170, and 6,500 Bonus Chips                                    4th Place: John Heathcote, $25 Gift Card, and 6,000 Bonus Chips            5th Place: Brian Carpenter, 5,700 Bonus Chips                                                  6th Place: Doug Groves, 5 Final Table Bonus Points                                          7th Place: Lynda Wallack, 4 Final Table Bonus Points                                    8th Place: Bob Bado, 3 Final Table Bonus Points                                             9th Place: Craig Roberts, 2 Final Table Bonus Points                                        10th Place: Donna Gem, 1 Final Table Bonus Point

   
   

2023 Champion

2023 PokerDawgs Champion
Bob Bado (left) presents champion Chris Gibbs (center) with the championship bracelet. Fred Martini (right) holds pocket tens that lost to Chris’ pocket aces. Thank you Bob and Rollin James Custom Jewelers for your continued support!!!!

2024 PokerDawgs Champion
Craig Roberts (left of center) receives bracelet from Bob Bado (center), player and representative, which was made and donated by Rollin James Custom Jewelers. Sebastian Meyer (right of center) came in second. John Heathcote (far left) came in third, Larry Timmer, (far right).

11th Annual Tampa Police Charity Poker Tournament June 03, 2017
Leonard Wester, (center)
Dave Williams (right)
Larry Timmer, (left)
Alan Cross, (not pictured)

Winners June 2024
Tampa Police 16th Annual Charity Poker 2024 Tournament  Cliff Roberts (left) was second place. Fred Martini (right) was first place 

Tournament of Champions qualifiers and chip count scheduled for January 10, 2026

Top 30 Qualifiers (2025)

Name: Starting Chips:
1. Alex Gem  8,500
2.   8,500
3.   8,500
4.   8,500
5.   8,500
6.   8,500
7. Barbara Schamp  7,500
8.   7,500
9.   7,500
10.   7,500
11.   7,500
12.   7,500
13. Joe Dobrinski  6,500
14.   6,500
15.   6,500
16.   6,500
17.   6,500
18.   6,500
19. John Heathcote  6,000
20.   6,000
21.   6,000
22.   6,000
23.   6,000
24.   6,000
25.   5,700
26.Brian Carpenter  5,700
27.   5,700
28.   5,700
29.   5,700
30.  5,700
31.  5,000
32.  5,000
33.  5,000
34.  5,000
35.  5,000
36.  5,000

Congratulations Alex Gem, for winning our first 2025 tournament. Alex has now won three straight tournaments. He won October and December 2024 events as well. Second went to Barbara Schamp. Barbara let me know that she is no longer Munday, because her and Bob were married a couple years ago. A belated congrats on your wedding Barb and Bob. Third place went to Joe Dobrinski. 

A player from the other tournament donated to our 50/50 and won $180. He donated $20 back to charity. John Heathcote and Mark Yost each won $30 in gift cards, which were the consolation prizes.  No one had a high hand, however Dave Romine, Lynda Wallack and Lori Harmon, won $25 gift cards for door prizes. 

Our next event will be Saturday, April 5th, at 5:30pm.  Hope to see you there.

 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. 

2025 Events:   February 01, April 05, June 07, (dinner buffet included), August 02, October 04 and December 6th.  The Tournament of Champions event will be Saturday, January 06th, 2026.

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.

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