Bettin’ the Ranch  Poker Party and Benefit for AIGA Austin

Bettin’ The Ranch: Texas Hold ’Em and Silent Art Auction.

Bluff, check, raise, and go all-in this holiday season with AIGA Austin.

Join us on December 8th and turn vice into virtue for the Poker Tournament and Silent Art Auction Benefit. We’re looking for a full house to help support AIGA Austin’s efforts to further excellence and education in design. You can raise at will during the silent art auction, with one-of-a-kind items from the country’s leading designers Then try your hand at the Texas Hold ’Em poker tournament. We’ll have plenty of pointers for everyone who wants to try their beginner’s luck. And we’ve got some fantastic prizes in store to sweeten the pot. It’s a party that’ll give new meaning to the words “Deck the Halls.” You can bet the ranch on that.

Includes 2,000 points in tourney chips, prizes, and silent auction access. 21 and over only. RSVP for group tables of 8 and preferred seating. One $25 rebuy/add-on available in first hour.

Cash bar and full menu available.

Schedule

Registration and Auction Preview Begins: 6:30 PM
Auction Opens: 7:00 PM
Tournament Begins: 7:30 PM
Auction Closes: 9:30 PM

Prizes

First Prize: One Pair of SXSW 2006 Music Badges (value: $1150)
Second Prize: Guided Hill Country Fly Fishing Excursion (value: $325)
Third Prize: Dinner for Two at FINO (value: $100)
Fourth Prize: A Hug (value: priceless)

Net proceeds will benefit AIGA Austin. AIGA, the professional association for design, is committed to furthering excellence in design as a broadly-defined discipline, strategic tool for business, and cultural force. AIGA is the place design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research, and advance education and ethical practice.