Events
The Johnson School Poker Club coordinated or sponsored the following activities:
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JGSM Hosted Games
Ongoing - We host games and tournaments to practice poker in a friendly environment. We expect to play competitively to represent the school in the best light.
Cornell Community
Ongoing - Cornell has a larger poker-playing community that also has frequent events.
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Trips
Ongoing - Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York is about an hour away and Atlantic City, New Jersey is the central gaming mecca of the East.
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Faculty v. Student Charity Poker Tournament
April 24, 2006 - We hold a charity poker tournament every year pitting the students against the faculty in order to raise money. Last year, we made a significant contribution to the Class of 2005 Tiffany Burns Memorial Scholarship Fund on behalf of the Club.
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Training Sessions
Ongoing - We hold training sessions
The Johnson School sent over twenty players and spectators to this event. Congratulations to George Kopp for finishing 3rd and winning nearly $7,000 in a field of over 450 players from top schools around the country.
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3rd Cornell Poker Championship
March 10, 2006 - The Cornell Poker Club hosted a campus-wide tournament with free entry and real prizes. The Johnson School sent over fifty players with Justin Reese '06 making it to the final table and the School sending ten players to the final five tables.
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1st MBA World Series of Poker
January 14-16, 2006 - Harrah's Entertainment is now sponsoring an MBA-targeted World Series of Poker.
The Johnson School sent over twenty players and spectators to this event. Congratulations to George Kopp '06 for finishing 3rd and winning nearly $7,000 in a field of over 450 players from top schools around the country.
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