The EFF Benefit Poker Tournament is held annually on Friday afternoon during DEF CON in Las Vegas. Each buy-in is paired with a donation to support EFF’s mission to protect online privacy and free expression for all. Play for glory. Play for money. Play for the future of the web.
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Schedule:
Pre-Tournament Clinic: 11:00 - 11:45 AM
Tournament: 12:00-15:00
Where: Planet Hollywood Poker Room, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
The EFF poker tournament is where you find all the hacker royalty in one room - Jason Healey
Tournament Specs: $100 Planet Hollywood tournament buy-in, with a donation of $250 or more to EFF to sign up. (AND all players will receive a complimentary EFF Gold Level Membership for the year.) Re-buys are unlimited to level 6, with each having a suggested donation of $100 on site. Levels will be fifteen minutes, and the blinds go up at each level. Attendees must be 21+.
Pre-Tournament Clinic: Have a friend that might be interested but not sure how to play? Have you played some poker before but could use a refresher? Join poker pro Mike Wheeler (Tarah’s dad) and celebrities for a free poker clinic from 11:00 am-11:45 am just before the tournament. Mike will show you the rules, strategy, table behavior, and general Vegas slang at the poker table. Even if you know poker pretty well, come a bit early and help out.
Tarah and Mike at the 2025 Tournament
The Glory: The tournament winner will receive the traditional Jelly Bean Trophy.
The 2025 Jelly Bean Trophy
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Questions? Reach out to events@eff.org.
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