Players usually have to go somewhere to play poker. Rockford Charitable Games brings poker to the players.
RCG, the Chicagoland area's biggest operator of charitable poker, brings over 20 tables of action to over 60 venues around the hotbed of the Midwest poker scene. RCG spreads a minimum of four multi-table tournaments at every stop, and others add a bigger buy-in deep stack event. They also offer several different types of single table sit-n-gos, and some events include two-table WSOP satellite tourneys to win entry to select WSOP events.
Cash games start once the doors open at each venue, with 1/2, 1/3 and 2/5 no-limit hold'em available (select days/sites also have 6/12 limit Omaha 8 or Better with a 10/20 kill). They also offer blackjack tables and pick your hand hold'em at all events starting at 4pm.
RCG brings flatscreen TVs to all events so players can also watch their favorite sporting events while enjoying playing in a cash game or tournament.
The tournament, which had a charity connection with 4 KIDS Sake, Inc. At the Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove (held in various ballrooms to keep under the state-mandated pandemic limit of 50. Find the best tournament in town with our real-time list of all upcoming poker tournaments in the Chicago & Hammond area, including Chicagoland West, Hammond, Joliet, Michigan City, and Peoria. To customize your search, you can filter this list by game type, buy-in, day, starting time and location. Win any Play Poker Chicago tournament in 2019 and you'll receive a special invite to our 2020 Play Poker Chicago Tournament of Champions. The more tournaments you win the bigger your starting stack will be for this end of year 2 Day Mega Tournament. You can't buy your way into this event, you'll have to earn it.
RCG also offers multiple promotions, including hourly spin and high card for seated players, as well as $50 for selected quads in both cash games and tourneys.
Below is a list of locations where RCG poker games are held. For the complete daily tournament schedule, visit the Chicagoland Charity Poker venue page here: Chicagoland Charity Poker
American Legion Hall – Arlington Heights
121 N Douglas Ave
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
American Legion Hall - Elmhurst
310 W Butterfield Rd.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
American Legion Hall – Franklin Park
9757 Pacific Ave
Franklin Park, IL 60131
American Legion Hall – Lake Zurich
51 Lions Drive
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Avalon Banquets
1905 E Higgins Rd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Brunswick Zone
1100 W Lake St
Roselle, IL 60172
Crystal Palace Banquets
1070 S Elmhurst Road (at Golf and 83 in the strip mall)
Mt Prospect, IL 60056
Ditkas at Arlington Trackside
2000 W Euclid Ave
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Forest Hills Lodge
1601 W Lane Road (Rt 173)
Loves Park, IL 61111
Hoffman House / Holiday Inn
7550 E State Street
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Rockford, IL 61108
Holiday Inn Elk Grove
Busse Rd (Rt 83 and Landmeier Rd)
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
HOME Bar Entertainment
Rand Road (at Rand and Olive in the strip mall next to Ultra Foods)
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Knights of Columbus Hall
15 N Hickory Ave
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Lombardi Club of Rockford
209 Olive St (at N Madison St and Olive)
Rockford, IL 61107
Notre Dame College Prep
7655 W Dempster St (east of Milwaukee Ave)
Niles, IL 60714
Poplar Creek Bowl
2354 W Higgins Rd (east of Barrington Rd)
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
Forest Ridge Events
11189 Forest Hills Rd (formally Hawks View)
Machesney Park, IL 61115
SVAJ Synagogue
8825 E Prairie Rd. (north of Dempster)
Skokie, IL 60076
VFW Hall
400 E Devon Ave (east of Arlington Heights Road)
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
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Wyndham Garden Hotel
1725 E Algonquin Road (west of Route 53)
Schaumburg, IL 60173
American Turners
3825 N. Willow Rd.
Schiller Park, IL 60176
Astoria Banquets
1375 W. Dundee Road
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Atlantis Banquets
1273 N. Rand Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Bristol Palace Banquets
828 E. Rand Rd.
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
Country Inn Hotel
600 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
Diplomat West
681 W. North Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Double Tree Hotel
75 W. Algonquin Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Elks Lodge
495 Lee Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Grove Banquets
301 Weiland Rd.
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Hilton Hotel Northbrook
2855 N Milwaukee Ave.
Northbrook, IL. 60062
Holiday Inn North Shore
5300 W. Touhy Ave.
Skokie, IL 60077
In Paris Banquets
3315 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Northbrook, IL 60062
Jewish Center
2548 Jasper Ct.
Northbrook, IL 60062
Knights of Columbus Hall
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365 Surryse Rd.
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Northbrook Community Synagogue
2548 Jasper Court
Northbrook, IL 60062
Pyramid Club
236 W. Lake Street
Addison, IL 60101
Ramada Plaza Hotel
1090 S. Milwaukee Ave.
Wheeling, IL 60090
Sam’s Ristorante
6075 E Riverside Blvd.
Rockford, IL 61114
Tebala Shrine
7910 Newburg Rd.
Rockford, IL 61108
White Eagles Banquets
6839 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Niles, IL 60714