2013 CMPPA

It's 2013! The beginning of a new year and a new CMPPA year. Our 1st event is the yearly kickoff Charity event in honor of one of our 1st CMPPA members. James Wang passed away during our 1st year of existence and so to honor him we now run the The James Wang Memorial Bad Beat on Cancer Hold-em Tournament.

 This years event will be Sunday January 20th in the poker room at the Ultimate Sports Bar in Waite Park. Tom has agreed to host our events in 2013. The CMPPA was dealt a big blow with the closing of it's 1st host McCann's, so hopefully we have found a new home for years to come. The charity event is a free holdem tournament with a silent auction. They will be opportunities to donate to the American Cancer Society and receive extra starting chips. All money raised will be donated to the local chapter. I hope that many of you will be able to attend and donate items to the silent auction. To date we have raised over $3000.

The 2013 CMPPA schedule looks to filled with all the usual fun events including the popular Team and Heads up events. The schedule will be posted on our website soon. We will be running 9 events total this to include 4 St Cloud Series of Poker Events. Your $50 membership fee gets you into all 9 tournaments and includes some special extras at non member events.

It once again looks to be a heated battle for the Player of the Year honors as last years winner Matt Decker looks for a repeat, but I am sure that we will all be gunning for him and the 2013 title.