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GamesAid's Charity Poker Tournament 2009

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Games Aid

Charity Registration No. 1081706

GamesAid is a new UK video games industry based charity. It distributes funds to a diverse range of charities; it is a means of giving something back on behalf of the industry. GamesAid acts as a broker of charitable activity on behalf of the industry, taking advice from all sectors. It is a non trading body. The charity is administered by Trustees, who operate on a fixed term basis. It is formally run by a chairman, who is also on a fixed term. GamesAid is a children and young people's charity.

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Mark Ward

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12/11/2009

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Raised: 157%

Target: £3,000.00
Raised so far: £4,700.00

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The GamesAid Charity Poker Tournament at the Develop Conference in Brighton
Sponsored by Relentless Software

Many thanks for registering to take part in the fourth GamesAid Charity Poker Tournament, which will take place from 7.45pm on the evening of Tuesday 14th July at The Grosvenor Casino, Brighton Seafront.

Please bring along a valid passport or driver's licence with you to the casino. Also, please note that shorts and/or flip flops aren't allowed in the casino. The Killjoys.

As always, all levels of players are welcome, from Rupert Loman to Ian Livingstone.

The game is Texas Hold 'Em No Limit and to take part you need to register your buy-in of £50 on this page. Re-buys and add ons will also be available on the night.

A wide range of prizes have been generously donated by Gem, SHURE and IGA Worldwide including:

1st place - £250 cash, a pair of SHURE SE530 headphones worth £400, bottle of Courvoisier and a year of bragging rights

2nd place - Xbox 360 console, loads of great games and bottle of Courvoisier

3rd place – a LOGITECH G25 Steering Wheel for PS3/PC worth £300 and bottle of Courvoisier

4th place – a Nintendo DSi and bottle of Courvoisier

5th place – a NETGEAR Power line adapter worth £100 and bottle of Courvoisier

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: GamesAid gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

Aces!

To find out about GamesAid and where the money raised from the poker tournament will be going please check out www.gamesaid.org.

Photos of all the fun at last year's Develop tournament can be found here and Eurogamer Expo tournament here.

For more information please email gamesaid@gmail.com.

Many thanks to our friends at Relentless Software for their help in making this year's tournament happen and to you for your continued support.

Best of luck on the night!

The GamesAid Team

	Donation by Dan Bardino 01/09/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Rebuy - great night! Donation by Jonathan Smith 30/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	It's not about the winning. It's all about the rebuys. Donation by David Amor 21/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	My rebuy! Donation by Mark Ward 15/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Bolu Akindoyin 15/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 15/07/09	£50.00
	looking forward to it Donation by Alex Chapman 14/07/09	£50.00
	Fingers crossed I can do better than last time! Donation by Mike Drummelsmith 14/07/09	£50.00
	Donation by Jamie KLINGLER 13/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Michael Acton Smith 13/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	See you all tomorrow! Donation by Jeremy Longley 13/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Bit last minute, but I'm there! Donation by Adam Russell 13/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous 13/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Cedric Maloux 10/07/09	£50.00
	For Ryan Seabury from Netdevil Donation by Jonathan Smith 10/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Good luck all Donation by Rich Keen 08/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Looking forward to a great night. Donation by Terry Haynes 08/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	thabnk god its for charity as my poker skills are really very quesionable.... Donation by clive robert 08/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Ross Mansfield 08/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Glenn Broadway 07/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Jade Tidy 07/07/09	£50.00
	Wooo Hooo bring on the river Donation by James Stewart 07/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Really excited to send my colleagues Patric Palm and Jason Eyre to the poker tournament. Good luck guys:) Donation by Hansoft 07/07/09	£100.00
	DolphGB - Editor-in-Chief and Founder of PS3 Attitude Donation by DolphGB @ PS3 Attitude 06/07/09	£50.00
	A 2nd donation, this is for DAVID EDERY Donation by Martyn Brown 02/07/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Alan Yu 29/06/09
	I am feeling lucky after winning the GameHorizon poker tournament... Donation by Simon Prytherch 29/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Bolu Akindoyin 29/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Derek Potter 29/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	see you there Donation by Andrew Ray 25/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,750.00
Offline donations:	£1,950.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£521.80

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