Texas Hold'em Tournament

  • Location:
    Belle of Cincinnati, docked at Kroger's Fest-a-Ville at the Waterfront

  • Event Date:
    05/01/2012

  • Time:
    5:00 PM Boarding and check-in begins. 6 PM Tournament starts. Includes 1 1/2 hour cruise at the beginning of the event, the remainder of the tournament will take place at the dock.

  • Tickets:
    $15 per guest. Available on the Belle of Cincinnati on event day

  • Admission:
    Entry is $125 buy-in, which includes $10,000 in chips and a commemorative event pin. $4,000 chip add-on available 1st hour of play for $40.

  • Entry Information:
    Limited to first 325 participants.

  • Event Chair:
    Steve Andriot

  • Media Partner:
    100.5 Gen X Radio

  • Supporting Sponsor:
    Derby Poker Championship and Louisville Poker Tour

  • More Information:
    (502) 584-6383

  • Links:





2010 Texas Hold'em

Register Here!

This is the sixth year for the Derby Festival's TEXAS HOLD'EM TOURNAMENT. The event will be held aboard the Belle of Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 1st, at 6 p.m. 

Boarding and check-in begins at 5:00 p.m. Cruise and tournament starts at 6 p.m. Cruise will last one hour at the beginning of the event; the remainder of the tournament will take place at the dock so those who are out of the game may disembark.

Entry is a $125 Buy-In and includes 10,000 chips, plus a commemorative Derby Festival Texas Hold'em collectible metal event pin. There will be no Re-Buys. The tournament is limited to 325 participants.  Add-on available first hour of play is $40 for 4,000 chips.  Payouts for 1st through 24th places. Payouts based on 325 players, payouts will be pro-rated based on actual number of players.

First place: $6,000 a custom winner's bracelet and a $500 +$50 buy-in and one VIP Ticket (Value of $160) to Denny Crum & Robert Williamson III's Celebrity Derby Poker Championship on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at The Seelbach Hilton. For more info go to www.DerbyPokerChampionship.com.

Thanks to Louisville Poker Tour for providing the tables for our event.

Resister by calling (502) 584-FEST or by following the "register online" link provided below.

Cash Prizes for 1st - 24th places!

License Number:  ORG:0001638