Westfield Lions Club’s Poker for Sight: another huge success

First-place winner brings home $10,000 prize

By JEFF LARRISON
Westfield Lions Club

On April 26 and 27 the Westfield Lions Club held its semi-annual “Poker for Sight” Texas Hold‘em tournament at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds. Approximately 300 players competed for $25,000 in prize money, including $10,000 for the winner.

From the three six-hour qualifying sessions, 41 players advanced to compete in the championship round. With about 10 minutes left in the final session, Brian Sprague played the winning hand. This is the second time he has come out on top, after winning our spring 2010 tournament.

The money raised from this event allows the Westfield Lions Club to donate significant amounts of funds to various charities and organizations. Along with this, the Westfield Lions provide scholarships to several Westfield High School seniors, grants to help fund school trips for students, dictionaries for every third grader, and funds for many other school-affiliated classes and activities.

Before each of the qualifying sessions and championship session in each tournament the Westfield Lions present $1,500 “big checks” to local organizations. Chairs of Honor, the Indiana Diabetes Youth Camp, the Indiana Blind Childrens Foundation, and Third Phase were this year’s recipients.

For more information on the Westfield Lions Club and how to become a Lion, go to WestfieldLions.org.

Chairs of Honors received a $1,500 check. (From left) Dwight Gossett, Roy Adams, and Gary Smith. (Reporter photo by Amy Adams)