Charity Poker Gala
A fundraising format that consistently outraises the dinner auction: tournament play where rebuys fund the cause, a live auction between levels, and a room full of donors who are having too good a time to leave.
Fundraising That Feels Like Winning
Charity tournaments work because the mechanics of poker are the mechanics of giving. Every rebuy, every add-on, every bounty goes to the cause, and donors experience the night as players first and wallets second.
Our team builds the fundraising structure with your organisation: chip values against donation tiers, auction placement between blind levels, and sponsor naming on tables and screens. The result reads as a gala that happens to include poker, or a tournament that happens to raise money, depending on your crowd.
Included in Every Booking
- Full tournament production with charity chip economy
- Live and silent auction staging with professional auctioneer
- Sponsor placement on tables, screens and chip sets
- Gala dinner service timed to the tournament clock
- Donation processing station at the registration desk
- Post-event donor report and media package
Where the Money Moves
Entry & Rebuys
Ticket price covers the seat. Rebuys and add-ons through the night go straight to the cause total.
The Auction Break
A professional auctioneer works the room between levels while plates clear. Lots average eight to twelve per evening.
The Last-Hand Announcement
The total raised is revealed as the final table sits down. The number always lands harder with the room still buzzing.
How Your Evening Comes Together
Cause Brief
We learn your fundraising target, donor profile and any regulatory requirements for your organisation type.
Mechanics Design
Chip economy, rebuy pricing, auction lots and sponsor placements are mapped against the evening's timeline.
Donor Communications
Ticketing page copy, invitation wording and receipt mechanics are agreed with your fundraising team.
Gala Night
Registration desk, donation station, tournament floor and auction all run by our crew with your volunteers.
Gala Specifications
Formats scale from a hundred-seat charity night to a four-hundred-guest flagship gala. The fundraising mechanics stay identical either way.
| Capacity | 100 to 400 guests seated |
| Fundraising channels | Tickets, rebuys, add-ons, auctions, pledges |
| Auction | Licensed auctioneer plus silent lots via app |
| Sponsors | Table naming, screen loops, chip branding |
| Reporting | Itemised donor report within five days |
We moved our gala from the usual hotel ballroom and raised A$380,000, up 61 percent on the previous year. Donors stayed three hours longer than they ever do.
Foundation Chair · Children's hospital, 340 guests
- Complete gala production and crew
- Tournament, auction and donation mechanics
- Dinner service and AV staging
- Donor reporting and media package
What the Figure Buys
A$16,800 covers a complete gala for up to 200 guests. Most charities recover the production cost several times over in the ticket line alone; the format is priced to make that arithmetic easy for your board.
Every enquiry receives an itemised written quote within one business day. View the full price list or our refund terms.
Before You Book
The Most Generous Room You'll Book
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