UMichiganPoker.com | Michigan Charity Poker Events Jan 27 - Feb 3

Hi Michigan Poker Fans -

Hope we're finding you pulling in monster pots! Here's this week's listing of charity poker events - check it out & share it with a friend: Forward to a Friend

UMichiganPoker llc is always working to get more and more tournaments from all over Michigan on the web site. Take a look and see if we’ve got a listing close to you. Do you know of a tournament that is not on the list? Reply to this e-mail with the information and UMP will contact the tourney director to get the games listed!

Poker Room Review: Rounders in Clinton Township
UMP went out to Clinton Township to play in the tournament & cash games at Rounders! What a great time!! Check out the poker room review towards the end of this e-mail - right after the calendar!

Grand Opening: Northville Downs
The folks who have brought us Trippers in Lansing, and the Ball Joint in Battle Creek are opening up at a brand new location: Northville Downs! The Grand Opening is February 5th. Watch for more updates on that brand new location!

Grand Opening: Pinnacle Poker Room at Kickers in Livonia
There's a brand new poker room in Livonia! The Pinnacle Vodka Poker Room is located inside of Kickers 36071 Plymouth Rd, Livonia. They're playing Cash Games from 4pm to 2am Mondays through Thursdays. Check the calendar or the UMichiganPoker.com web site for more details!

Deep Stack Tournaments!!
There are a bunch of great Deep Stack Tournaments coming up in the next few weeks! Here's a preview - be sure to watch your e-mail or check the web site for more details!
2/1 3pm $100 buy-in at the Ball Joint in Battle Creek benefitting the Rotary Club of Climax M44840 for community projects. Qualifiers running Thur - Sat.
2/1 7pm $125 buy-in, 80% payback at the Dawg House in Chelsea benefitting K of C 3092 Charities M45247.
2/14 2pm $250 buy-in at Merri-Bowl Lanes in Livonia to benefit the Northville Moose Lodge M44773 proceeds to the General Fund. Qualifiers through the week.
2/26 - 3/1 2nd Annual Charity Hold'em Invitational at Trippers in Lansing to benefit LLC Couger Club M44700 for equipment & uniforms. Up to $20,000 prize pool. Qualifiers Thur - Sat, main event on Sun.

Tuesday Online Tourney hosted by Nik's Poker Palace
http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=47001766&msgid=629855&act=8K6P&c=323994&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.umichiganpoker.com%2F and Nik's Poker Palace are thrilled to announce a merger! Check out the press release on nikspokerpalace.blogspot.com! They have partnered to combine their Tuesday Night Online Tourneys on Poker Stars. The tourneys will start at 8PM with the same $5 + $0.50 buy-in.

Wed Online Tourney hosted by MIPokerForum.com
http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=47001766&msgid=629855&act=8K6P&c=323994&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.umichiganpoker.com%2F and MiPokerForum.com have partnered up to bring you a great forum, plus an exciting weekly tournament! The tourneys will start at 8PM with the same $5 + $0.50 buy-in.

Gameside News & Views
The print newsletter has been retired. The last print issue was January 2009. As with regular print newspapers, the costs to produce and deliver 1500 hard copies every month just kept going up. After much thought, UMP has decided to keep bringing you the content! Each week, in this e-mail, we will include one of the all-time favorite articles from Gameside: Poker Room Reviews, Ask the Newbie, Non-Profit Profiles, and of course, the charity event calendar!

January 27 - February 3 2009

http://www.umichiganpoker.com/localpoker/calendar/cal.php3

UMichiganPoker.com | Charity Poker Events Jan 20 - 27

I'm trying to get the e-mail announcements on the blog too - and catching up on a few entries. With the new calendar format, and a bunch of new changes with the new year, I've been neglecting the blog! Be sure to check back for a bunch of new and exciting things!

Hi Michigan Poker Fans -

The format has been getting a little out of hand with all the tournaments on the site. We're trying out a new format - check it out & share our info with a friend: Forward to a Friend

UMichiganPoker llc is always working to get more and more tournaments from all over Michigan on the web site. Take a look and see if we’ve got a listing close to you. Do you know of a tournament that is not on the list? Reply to this e-mail with the information and UMP will contact the tourney director to get the games listed!

Tuesday Online Tournament hosted by Nik's Poker Palace

http://www.UMichiganPoker.com and Nik's Poker Palace are thrilled to announce a merger! Check out the press release on nikspokerpalace.blogspot.com! They have partnered to combine their Tuesday Night Online Tourneys on Poker Stars. The tourneys will start at 8PM with the same $5 + $0.50 buy-in.

Wednesday Online Tournament hosted by MIPokerForum.com
http://www.UMichiganPoker.com and MiPokerForum.com have partnered up to bring you a great forum, plus an exciting weekly tournament! The tourneys will start at 8PM with the same $5 + $0.50 buy-in.

Canton Charity Casino at the Shark Club

Canton Charity Casino at the Shark Club
42070 Ford Rd
Canton, MI 48187
734-844-7665
7 Days a Week
M-F 6PM—1AM, Sat & Sun 2PM—1AM
23 of 25 Chips

The Canton Charity Casino was playing for Strategic Partners in Community Athletic Development on the day I came in. The Shark Club is a huge venue with pool tables, darts, and large screen TV’s everywhere you look! At 6:30 there were two full cash tables running, with players waiting for a third table to open up. Tom, the poker room manager, seems to be having
the time of his life, and it shows everywhere in the venue.

#1 Games: 5 of 5 chips
The Canton Shark Club is another one of those venues that offer more games than I have chips to give! You can play $1/$2 or $2/$5 NL, $3/$6 Limit, $1/$2 or $2/$5 Omaha H/L, 7-Card Stud and Round by Round. Plenty of cash game players come into the Shark Club—there are always enough players to get a cash game going. They offer Sit-N-Goes any time and a different tourney format every day of the week.

#2 Tournaments : 4 of 5 chips
80% of the tournament buy-ins go back into the prize pool, along with a generous 70% of the add-ons and rebuys. Each day the tournament format changes. Tournament Director
software on a laptop keeps the blinds and timer on display. Dealers keep the game moving along. There’s not always enough tournament players to get a game going—though the cash tables are packed!

#3 Atmosphere: 5 of 5 chips
What a great location! Just off 275, a little past Ikea. Lots of well lit, close parking. As you walk in, the bar is in front of you, pool table & darts to the right, more pool tables and
poker tables to the left. Big screen and projections TV’s are everywhere. Music plays in the background. Giant fish tanks run the length of the room. The high ceiling and ventilation
keep smoke to a minimum. The pool tables are well lit. The place is huge, but arranged to keep the atmosphere friendly and social. The Shark Club has gone above and beyond to welcome the charity poker room players.

#4 Equipment : 4 of 5 chips
This is a well-equipped poker room! Each table seats nine players plus a dealer in nice cushy
chairs. These are the race-track style tables with cup holders at each seat. Custom stamped chips at each cash table, professional dealer buttons. Minus one chip for the folding legs on the poker tables.

#5 Staff: 5 of 5 chips
Tom and his team run a professional and welcoming poker room. Tom welcomes each one of his regulars with a smile and a handshake, escorting each new player to their seat. The dealers are fast, friendly and accurate! Jen, Charlie and the rest of the dealers are great making new players feel welcome, and moving the game along to keep the veteran players happy. The Shark Club also gets extra chips for the fast, friendly wait staff!

The Canton Shark Club is a first-class establishment, fun atmosphere, a great location, amazing staff and great equipment. The players have fun and the non profit organizations raise funds for great causes.