Pictured: 2008 WSOP winner and Ante Up! for YouthFriends host, Grant Hinkle.

Ante Up! for YouthFriends

Shuffle Up and Play!

This year you'll have the opportunity to play with TWO WORLD SERIES OF POKER BRACELET WINNERS Grant Hinkle ( 2008 winner) and Jeffrey Tebben (2010 winner) who garnered an astounding $503,389 and a bracelet from a 1,000 No Limit Hold'em WSOP entry. Join us:

   Saturday, Oct 9, 2010, 6:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. 
   (6:00 p.m. Registration 7:00 p.m. Tourney)
   Bishop-McCann Building Garage
   1701 Walnut Street, KCMO 64106

Purchase tickets here.

This year we're changing things up a bit and having one BIG poker party in the fabulous Bishop-McCann building's garage. Anyone who's been there knows this is one large, wide-open, fun space. We'll have onsite BBQ, cigars for sale and lots of beer and wine.

Each year, Ante Up! for YouthFriends raises funds to support the YouthFriends mentoring intiative. To date $50,000 has been raised. Play, have fun and help support a unique, educational nonprofit. Both of our prior Ante Up! winners have gone on to win cash at their respective WSOP events.You could be next as our grand prize winner will, once again, be awarded an entry into the World Series of Poker Championship in Las Vegas (a $1,500 entry value). Download a flyer here.

Special thanks to World Series of Poker Champion Grant Hinkle for being our constant host and greatest event cheerleader.

For information or to become a sponsor, email poker@youthfriends.org or call (816) 842-7042.

Check out our photos from past Ante Up for YouthFriends Tournaments!

Ante Up! 2009

Ante Up! 2008

More 2008 event photos!