05-09-2006, 05:13 PM
Although the name is Tampa Police Lodge 27 of the Fraternal Order of Police, federal agents in Tampa are welcome at the FOP. As many of you who have served in DC know, the lodge there is comprised of police from dozens of federal and local agencies. You need not be a member of Tampa PD to belong to Lodge 27.
Members of Lodge 27 enjoy a free steak dinner on the monthly meeting nights. The meetings are also an opportunity to meet and socialize with both active duty and retired local police.
The announcement below relates to a new activity at the Lodge which is intended to encourage attendance at the meetings and to attract new members. Note that this game has been determined to be legal since no player puts up any money.
The Lodge is located on the east side of Florida Avenue just south of Sligh Avenue; parking in the rear.
From the TPD message board:
To all FOP members and potential members,
Tampa FOP Lodge #27 is sponsoring a FREE Texas Hold’em tournament twice a month (one per cycle so everyone can have a fair chance to play). It costs nothing to play, everyone starts with a set amount of chips and the top three players receive prizes for their efforts (the first tournament, the prizes were $10 gift certificates to Chili’s). Refreshments will be served (not literally, but they will be available for all). Everyone that plays earns participation points and each tournament, the top three finishers receive extra points. The tournaments will run every month this year with the top eight point winners having a December playoff to determine the best (bigger prizes awarded for the top three finishers in the December tournament). You need not be a FOP member to play, however, after three tournaments you must apply for membership to be eligible to continue. Each month, one of the two tournaments for that month will be held on our general membership meeting night so that perspective members can have a steak on us prior to the tournament (only one steak dinner prior to joining…sorry, lodge rules). Immediately following dinner (served from 1730 to 1830) the lodge meeting will be held (usually lasts 45 minutes to an hour), then the tournament begins (at roughly 1930 hours). For those who would like to play, but don’t understand the rules, the first twenty minutes of the tournament will be instructional. After that, the blinds raise and the play gets more serious. Since it’s FREE, what have you got to lose? Come join in the fun and fellowship while earning bragging rights over your peers if you win!
The following are the tournament dates:
May 8th (General Membership meeting night)—cycle A off
May 22nd—cycle B off
June 12th (GM meeting night)—cycle B off
June 26th—cycle A off
July 10th (GM meeting night)—cycle A off
July 31—cycle B off
August 14th (GM meeting night)—cycle A off
August 24th—cycle B off
September 11th—(GM meeting night)—cycle B off
September 21st—cycle A off
October 9th—(GM meeting night)—cycle A off
October 19th—cycle B off
November 13th—(GM meeting night)—cycle B off
November 16th—cycle A off
December 11th—(GM meeting night)—cycle A off, GRAND FINALE!!!
Members of Lodge 27 enjoy a free steak dinner on the monthly meeting nights. The meetings are also an opportunity to meet and socialize with both active duty and retired local police.
The announcement below relates to a new activity at the Lodge which is intended to encourage attendance at the meetings and to attract new members. Note that this game has been determined to be legal since no player puts up any money.
The Lodge is located on the east side of Florida Avenue just south of Sligh Avenue; parking in the rear.
From the TPD message board:
To all FOP members and potential members,
Tampa FOP Lodge #27 is sponsoring a FREE Texas Hold’em tournament twice a month (one per cycle so everyone can have a fair chance to play). It costs nothing to play, everyone starts with a set amount of chips and the top three players receive prizes for their efforts (the first tournament, the prizes were $10 gift certificates to Chili’s). Refreshments will be served (not literally, but they will be available for all). Everyone that plays earns participation points and each tournament, the top three finishers receive extra points. The tournaments will run every month this year with the top eight point winners having a December playoff to determine the best (bigger prizes awarded for the top three finishers in the December tournament). You need not be a FOP member to play, however, after three tournaments you must apply for membership to be eligible to continue. Each month, one of the two tournaments for that month will be held on our general membership meeting night so that perspective members can have a steak on us prior to the tournament (only one steak dinner prior to joining…sorry, lodge rules). Immediately following dinner (served from 1730 to 1830) the lodge meeting will be held (usually lasts 45 minutes to an hour), then the tournament begins (at roughly 1930 hours). For those who would like to play, but don’t understand the rules, the first twenty minutes of the tournament will be instructional. After that, the blinds raise and the play gets more serious. Since it’s FREE, what have you got to lose? Come join in the fun and fellowship while earning bragging rights over your peers if you win!
The following are the tournament dates:
May 8th (General Membership meeting night)—cycle A off
May 22nd—cycle B off
June 12th (GM meeting night)—cycle B off
June 26th—cycle A off
July 10th (GM meeting night)—cycle A off
July 31—cycle B off
August 14th (GM meeting night)—cycle A off
August 24th—cycle B off
September 11th—(GM meeting night)—cycle B off
September 21st—cycle A off
October 9th—(GM meeting night)—cycle A off
October 19th—cycle B off
November 13th—(GM meeting night)—cycle B off
November 16th—cycle A off
December 11th—(GM meeting night)—cycle A off, GRAND FINALE!!!