Playing in a KABA charity tournament tomorrow in Topeka
Just a quick note, i'll be playing in a charity poker tournament tomorrow in Topeka for the Kansas Association of Blind Athletes. I was unable to make the event last year but did donate to them, and I think the idea is really cool. They're raising money mostly for their beep baseball team (wikipedia entry for beep baseball is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Beep_Baseball_Association). Basically it allows visually impaired people to compete in baseball using beeping balls and buzzing bases. From what I understand, some seeing people participate too, but they must play with a blindfold on.
At any rate, as you can imagine the equipment for this is not cheap, and since these athletes are hitting the balls with real bats the expenses can add up quickly. There will be a bounty on my head at the tournament and the winner is going to receive a $300 stake in my overall world series performance this year. It should be a fun event.
Unfortunately I didn't have the information in time to get this out earlier, but if you happen to live in the Topeka area the tournament is at McB's Sports Bar & Grill in Topeka, KS. It's $30 if you get there early (11:30am) and $35 at starting time (noon). For those of you that can't make it, if you would like to contribute to the team you can go to their website at http://www.kabasports.org/kaba/ and click on the 'Support KABA' link or just go directly to http://www.kabasports.org/kaba/support.htm
The page even gives you an idea of how much the equipment costs and there are some links with more information if you're curious.
-Rizen

