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They kept a tip bucket on their table all night for anyone who wanted to drop them a few bucks in exchange for the free beer, and then they donated all of the money to Last Hope at the end of the event.
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They even gave them all poker-themed names - Full House IPA, No Check Lager and Kicker Coffee Stout.Īmicus' inclusion - and their offer to debut their beer for the first time to Tallahassee at OUR event - was huge. But when he passed not long after in early February, we knew the only way forward with this was to not only still do it, but make him the namesake.Īmicus jumped at the chance to be involved when we asked, and they donated not one, not two, but THREE kegs of beer they brewed just for this event. When we started organizing this event in January - when Josh was still alive - he was eager to come and take part. He was a brother, a son, a dog dad, a hard-worker and one heck of a soccer and poker player. You often hear people describe someone who has a heart of gold by saying, "He'd give you the shirt off his back" - and that was Josh to a T. Josh was a great friend and one of the nicest, most caring and good-hearted guys you'd ever meet. Ben Hensarling, who bested another Tallahassee resident Burke Buchanan - our "swag guy" who produces all that great Drink Tallahassee Beer swag you see around town - heads up for the title when his pocket jacks survived against Burke's Q-10 in an all-in race.Īfter it was over, we celebrated with a toast to Josh and a few photos of Ben in front of all the chips before putting a bow on the tribute event to our friend. Josh's father Jeff and brother JT drove over from Jacksonville to take part in the event with both men saying a few words about Josh before Jeff announced the customary "Shuffle up and deal!" to the tournament field of 24 players.Īfter 4 hours of big raises, bigger bluffs and all-in showdowns, the tournament victor was Tallahassee resident G. (Don't sleep on their Friday-and-Saturday only pizza, fam! It was on full display during the event and tasted amazing!) And the food served up by the Red Shed was incredible.
The beer that was donated by the 850's next brewery-in-planning - Amicus Brewing Ventures - was phenomenal. In the end, however, the event went better than we ever could've hoped or imagined as we - nay, YOU - helped us raise $2,500 for Last Hope Rescue, a local nonprofit animal rescue that Josh was passionate about.
No pun intended here - but it was a bit of a gamble! Smith Memorial Regatta at Shell Point Beachīut a poker tournament? At a barbecue restaurant? Held outdoors in the unpredictable Florida weather?
Shell Point Regatta: Set sail with 49th Annual Stephen C. Things to do in Tallahassee: Stay under the stars with Brett Young, groove to Jazz & Blues Over the last four years, we've put on numerous charity bottle shares around town, raising over $40,000 for local nonprofits and charities in the process.įlorida hemp beer: Historic first Florida hemp beer will debut at Tallahassee 850 Hemp Summit 9 at the age of 35 – took place at the Red Shed BBQ Restaurant on April 8 and marked the first time we'd held a fundraising event like this. The Inaugural Josh Vanderpool Memorial Charity Poker Tournament – named after longtime TLH Beer Society member Josh Vanderpool, who died unexpectedly Feb. Well, it certainly wasn't an easy event to put on but the end result was pretty special.
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