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Join us for Camp One Step's Charity Poker Championship!

Up the ante and raise much needed funds to help kids with cancer at one of the city's premier poker events, Camp One Step's Charity Poker Championship. Dan Bernstein from WSCR "The Score" AM 670 returns as emcee and will truly make the evening memorable. Come play your best hand and enjoy poker, food, drinks, prizes and of course, charity.

$300 Player Seat | $700 High Roller | $125 Spectator Ticket

Prices increase at the door.

GRAND PRIZE

A seat at the world series of poker main event in Las Vegas with travel accommodations ($10,000 value)

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Valet parking is $15. High Roller registration includes complimentary parking.

Attire is Smart Casual. Click HERE for more information.

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Help us send kids with cancer to camp.

All of the money raised at the Charity Poker Championship is to support Camp One Step. We are a 501c3 that provides camp programs to kids with cancer and their families. At camp, kids with cancer can just be kids. They build a community of support, make forever friendships with people who understand, and experience new activities and adventures.

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Richard Roeper - is a nationally syndicated columnist and film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, the film critic for "Windy City Weekend" on ABC-7 and the author of nine books. He is the recipient of the National Headliner Award as the best columnist in the country, and he has garnered numerous other awards over the course of his career, including three Chicago/Midwest Emmys. Roeper has hosted or co-hosted radio shows on WLS-AM, WLS-FM, WLUP-FM and WGN-AM in Chicago. For nine years, Roeper was the co-host of "At the Movies," which eventually was titled, "Ebert & Roeper." Roeper has hosted a number of movie-related shows on Starz, Reelz Channel and DISH. For much of the last decade, Roeper has been the film critic for ABC-7 in Chicago. In addition to some 20 appearances on "The Tonight Show," Roeper has been a guest on "Oprah," "Nightline," "The Today Show," "Top Chef," "Entourage," "Live with Regis and Kelly" and dozens of other shows.

Marley Kayden - is an Emmy-Award winning contributor to CBS News' "Money Watch" and an adjunct professor at DePaul University. Most recently, she was the Business Correspondent for NewsNation's "Morning in America." She also covered the World Series of Poker live from Las Vegas for CBS Sports and Poker GO and was the co-host of "Chicago's Best" on WGN-TV until its 10-year-run concluded near the end of 2021. Prior to joining the WGN team, she spent several years at NBC Chicago, anchoring traffic on the weekends, reporting and hosting the station's special events programming. Marley also spent five years anchoring her own daily financial news show called "Most Actives with Marley Kayden" for the web-based TV channel at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. She holds a Masters in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a concentration in Economic Journalism and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia. Prior to becoming a reporter, she spent much of her life on stage, working as a professional musical theatre actor. Marley lives in River North with her husband, their daughter Grace and dog Blue.

Paul Hletko - is the founder and distiller of FEW Spirits, a craft whiskey distillery in Evanston. Paul has been named an Icon of Whiskey and is used to having his name taken in vain by every other poker player at his tables.

Jason Finn - is the host of Chicago's only televised poker show, Windy City Poker Championship, on NBC Sports Chicago. He's also the founder of Chicago Poker Club, a local business owner, the father of two burgeoning poker sharks, and a proud Camp One Step Poker Planning Committee member.

Sarah Stefan - is an instructor for Poker Power and a Chicago Public School Teacher. She has played poker for 20 years and was Norman Chad's sleeper pick in the World Series of Poker main event this past year. She was Poker Power's first instructor and has helped grow the company into what it is today.

Shane Riordan - is an Executive Producer at 670 The Score in Chicago. And although he pays his bills by covering sports, he absolutely hates anything other than baseball. After a long day of dealing with Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel, he'll go home, turn on some music and cook dinner for both himself and his 7-year-old ... Australian Shepherd, Willie. On the weekend you can find him still avoiding sports, likely parked on his back porch smoking some short ribs or a pork shoulder.

Laurence Holmes - Laurence Holmes is a columnist at the Sun-Times and anchor at NBC SPORTS Chicago. Holmes is also Dan Bernstein's partner on the midday show on 670 The Score.

Steve Albini - is a musician and audio engineer who has somehow also won two World Series of Poker bracelets, in Seven Card Stud (2018) and HORSE (2022). He is guitarist of the band Shellac of North America and has been in other bands, touring and releasing records since 1981. As engineer he has worked with acts such as Nirvana, Pixies, the Breeders, PJ Harvey, and former Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. He is the owner of Electrical Audio, a recording studio in Chicago, and has won hundreds of dollars playing poker.

Poker Power is delighted to host a free poker 101 teaching table onsite during the event. With a mission to teach a million women how to play the game, Poker Power teaches poker basics and introduces why learning and playing poker matters, especially for women. We believe thinking like a poker player, and yes, even having a poker face, is a skill worth adding to everyone's toolkit. Stop by our table and join us. We saved you a seat!

Camp One Step provides free camp programs serving kids with cancer and their families, bringing them happiness, joy, connection, and support. Thank you for playing in our poker tournament, and helping us send kids with cancer to camp!