Many Thanks to Our Sponsors

Show your love this Valentine’s Day by supporting k9 connection’s First Annual Poker Tournament at a private residence in Beverly Hills.

Special features:

• Epicurean delights; fine wine and beer tasting
• Professionally run No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament
• Live musical entertainment
• Need confidence? Start out at the Rookie's table!
• Show your best Poker Face in our Photo Booth
• Premier of the k9 connection video by Exclusive Media Group
• Meet some of our k9 graduates, interns, board members and staff.

Celebrity Host: World famous poker player Annie Duke

Sponsors: Sponsor Pair ($350) and Sure Bet (single for $250 and a free rebuy) includes exclusive 30-minute lesson with Annie Duke.

Tickets: Player: $85 per person includes $1500 worth of tournament chips; includes lesson with West LA Poker professional; Spectator: $45 per person; enjoy the amenities and opportunity to win a raffle prize

Prizes: For the top three finishers and the top nine players.

Schedule

• 5:30 p.m. – Doors open
• 6:00 p.m. – Lessons begin
• 6:30 p.m. – Gaming begins
• 7:30 p.m. Break – Registration open for late arrivals, add-ons, rebuys
• 7:45 p.m. - Premier of k9 video; dessert served
• 8:00 – Play resumes
• Prizes awarded; event concludes

A few details:

• During first hour, unlimited rebuys are offered to players with less than $1,000 in chips (there is a $20 donation for $1,000 tournament chips).
• At break, all players are offered an add-on regardless of chip stack (add-ons are $30 for $2,000 and $60 for $4,000 in chips)
• Late arrivals can register during the break
• After the break, rebuy and add-on periods are closed (no more opportunities to purchase chips); no more late arrivals will be seated
• Sit and Gos offers a second chance for tournament players who have busted out
• Dress comfortably; we will be prepared for ANY type of weather and will keep you warm!

Please note: Only a limited number to tickets are available; sign up early to secure your place. We will let you know the exact location once you have made your purchase.

Meet our Celebrity Host

Annie Duke

With a list of accomplishments that rivals anyone else in the history of poker, Annie Duke has made a name for herself at the poker table and beyond.  It’s no wonder she was chosen to be a contestant on the 2nd season of Celebrity Apprentice. An accomplished poker player, author, television personality, poker coach to the stars, humanitarian and loving mother, Duke’s life includes an impressive array of highlights.

In 1994, at the suggestion of her brother, famed poker player Howard Lederer, Duke tried her hand at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.  She ended up placing 13th in her first tournament, knocking her brother out of play.  After winning 70K in her first month of competition, Duke and her husband made the move to Las Vegas so she could pursue poker professionally.

Over the course of the next decade, Duke established herself as one of the best poker players in the world.  She now serves as a consultant for the online poker site UltimateBet.com to ensure that their rules of poker and tournament structure match those you would find in the famous poker rooms of the Las Vegas strip. Furthermore, she is sought after for her vast poker skills and knowledge, coaching the likes of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on their poker game.