Texas Hold ’em Tournament Returns to Forsgate Country Club

Suzy Abrams Jones
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2011
Contact: Suzy Abrams Jones, SBA Public Relations
(203) 618-1864 office / (407) 256-6200 mobile / [email protected]
 
Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament Returns to
Forsgate Country Club
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J.—Ante up and be a part of the “full house” atForsgate Country Club on April 17, 2011, when the renowned, private New Jersey facility opens its doors for the second annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament to benefit The Forsgate Foundation. The entry fee of $195 per person includes one seat at the professionally run poker tournament; a seminar by famed author and teacher Dr. Richard Lederer, father of  poker sensations Howard Lederer and Annie Duke; dinner; and an open bar.  
The Forsgate Foundation is a non-profit organization with the mission of supporting worthwhile causes within New Jersey through the use of the historic and world-class Forsgate Country Club. Since 2003, The Forsgate Foundation has raised over $250,000 for such organizations as Special Olympics New Jersey; Make a Wish; March of Dimes; and P.L.A.Y. for Pink, among others. 
This year’s poker tournament winner will receive a $5,000 gift package that includes a $4,000 gift card and a $1,000 merchandise gift certificate. Second Place will receive $2,000 in gift cards and merchandise gift certificates, and Third Place will receive $1,000 in gift cards and merchandise gift certificates. The seven remaining players at the final table will each receive a $195 gift card.
For those who want to be a part of the action but are not quite ready to go “all in,” Forsgate is offering a $95 All-Access gallery ticket. This ticket entitles participants to attend Dr. Lederer’s poker seminar, enjoy dinner and open bar, and watch all the action in reserved seating. The All-Access pass also comes with $250 in chips for the blackjack and craps gaming tables.
To register for the tournament or reserve a gallery ticket, call (732) 656-8904 or visit www.forsgatecc.com . Space in the poker tournament is limited to 100 players.
About Forsgate Country Club (www.forsgatecc.com)
Forsgate is an exclusive, full service, family-oriented private country club located in the heart of New Jersey. Forsgate offers permanent golf, sports and social memberships for individuals, families and corporations. Established in 1931, Forsgate Country Club features 36 holes of world-class golf, including the renowned Banks Course, designed to recreate historic holes throughout Europe, and the Palmer Course, which is a traditional American course with challenging water hazards on ten of its scenic holes. The country club also offers facilities for banquet events and corporate meetings as well as a new state-of-the-art sports complex that includes a fitness center, pool and cabana cafe. Forsgate Country Club, which is located midway between New York City and Philadelphia at Exit 8A of the NJ Turnpike, is owned and operated by RDC Golf Group, Inc.