Cards for the Cure

Spike Anderson discovered Texas Hold’em while in college, playing baseball at Wichita State.  After a poker tournament to raise scholarship funds for graduates of his alma mater, Valley Center High School, a seed was planted.  In 2011, Anderson made his idea of a large scale poker tournament to benefit a national organization a reality, and Cards for the Cure was born.

Looking at its fourth year, the tournament, which donates 100% of the net proceeds to Susan G. Komen, is continuing to grow.  New this year is the addition of the High Roller Tournament, Friday, January 24^th, at 6:30 pm.  Looking for ways to include more women, also new for 2014 is the Ladies Only Poker Palooza, Saturday, January 25^th, at 4:00 pm.  Returning is the VIP Party, Friday, January 24^th, at the Wichita Boathouse from 6:30-9:00 pm.  The Kansas Poker Tournament main event is Saturday, January 25^th, beginning at 10:00 am.  All three tournaments will be at the Beech Activity Center.

Although Anderson sometimes jokes that the event was at first just an excuse to have a poker tournament, in the years since the first tournament the disease has touched him personally. In just the nine months since forming their advisory board, two breast cancer diagnoses have had a direct impact on the group.  This has personalized the cause he supports and the impact the tournament has on people’s lives.

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