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All In for Kids · Jan 22–23, 2027
Celebrity Poker Tournament · Guest Guide
Guest Guide · All In for Kids 2027
Texas Hold'em
Tournament Rules & Guest Guide
Everything you need to feel confident at the tables — tournament format, the celebrity jersey knockout rule, re-buys & add-ons, and quick terms. Dealers will guide play. Most important rule: have fun.
♠ Tip: New to poker? Start with "How a Hand Works" below.
More event info: Vogt Weekend 2027 page →
Tournament basics
♠️ Game Style
- Texas Hold'em–style tournament
- Players compete using tournament chips (no cash value)
- Blinds increase each level to keep play moving
- Dealers manage gameplay and betting
⭐ Celebrity Jersey Knockout Rule
- Each table includes a celebrity player wearing their jersey
- If you knock out the celebrity, you win their signed jersey
- Tournament continues after jersey is awarded
🃏 How a Hand Works
- Each player receives two private cards
- Five community cards are revealed in stages
- Betting rounds occur as cards are revealed
- On your turn: Call, Raise, or Fold
- Best five-card hand wins the pot
🎯 Blinds
- Small Blind — player left of the dealer
- Big Blind — next seat to the left
- Blinds rotate and increase each level
- Dealer will advise amounts as needed
Hand rankings & re-buys
🏆 Winning Hands (High to Low)
- 1 Royal Flush
- 2 Straight Flush
- 3 Four of a Kind
- 4 Full House
- 5 Flush
- 6 Straight
- 7 Three of a Kind
- 8 Two Pair
- 9 One Pair
- 10 High Card
Ties decided by highest card.
💥 Re-Buys & Add-Ons
- Re-Buy — $50
Available until the end of Level 5, only after a player is out of chips. - Add-On — $100
One time at the end of Level 5, for any player still in the game. - No re-buys or add-ons after Level 5.
🏁 Elimination & Final Winner
- After Level 5, losing all chips results in elimination
- Tournament continues until one winner remains
- Prizes awarded at the end
Quick reference
📚 Quick Terms
- Chip Stack — your current chips
- All-In — betting all chips
- Felted — out of chips
- Hand — one full round of play
- Pot — chips bet during a hand
✔️ Event Etiquette
- Dealers guide play — follow their direction
- Friendly, charity-style competition
- Chips are for gameplay only
- Most important rule: Have fun!
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