Monday, May 19
6 pm Cocktails & Food
7 pm Tournament begins
Sardi’s
234 West 44th Street, NYC

A full house of industry luminaries, Broadway fans and beloved stars will go “all in” as Broadway Bets, Broadway’s official game night, returns.

Enveloped among the legend and legacy of the iconic caricatures on the walls of the famed Sardi’s restaurant, theater enthusiasts will sit alongside Broadway favorites and industry insiders in a friendly Texas Hold ’em tournament. Newcomers and aces alike will have the chance to play their cards right and win the coveted title of Broadway Bets champion. Prizes will be awarded to all players who reach the final table.

Individual tournament seats for $500 have just been released; full and half table sponsorship opportunities also available.

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Doors will open at 6 pm with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres; the tournament begins at 7 pm. All ticketing levels include Sardi’s fare and an open bar.

This year’s Broadway Bets boasts a stellar roster of participating companies.

Broadway’s Tony Award-nominated hits Death Becomes Her; Good Night, and Good Luck; John Proctor is the Villain; and Oh, Mary! will be represented by tables. The evening’s bar sponsors are the Tony-nominated productions of Gypsy and Just in Time.

Going all in as “Full House” table sponsors are 321 Theatrical Management, AKA, The Araca Group, Foresight Theatrical, John Gore Organization (Broadway Across America, Broadway.com), The Nederlander Organization, No Guarantees, PRG, RCI Theatricals, The Road Company, Satisfi Labs, Serino Coyne, The Shubert Organization, Sony Music Masterworks/RoadCo Entertainment, SpotCo, Sweet Hospitality Group and Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

“Two Pair” sponsors are Disney Theatrical Group, Littler Mendelson, The New York Times, Situation, TodayTix, Withum and WME

For those who haven’t quite mastered their poker face but want to ante up alongside Broadway’s most prominent power players, guest passes offer a chance to observe the poker table action and play other casino games for fun, including blackjack and roulette.

The tournament directors are Mark Shacket, partner at Foresight Theatrical, Brett Sirota, co-founder and partner at The Road Company and Alex Wolfe, general manager at Foresight Theatrical.

Broadway Bets’ founding co-chairs are Paul Libin, executive vice president emeritus of Jujamcyn Theaters and president emeritus of the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees, and Robert E. Wankel, chairman and CEO of The Shubert Organization and president of the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees.

Texas Hold ’em-style tournaments begin with each player receiving an equal amount of chips. Two blinds are posted per hand to force the action. As players progress, the number of blind bets increases. As players drop out, tables are combined until one final table of players competes for the championship title.

Last year’s edition of Broadway Bets, which raised a record $540,600, saw Nicholas Hipple, labor relations assistant at The Nederlander Organization, go all-in after several rounds of play, while Hannah Katz, contracts coordinator at Broadway Across America, remained cool as her pile of chips towered over the table. Ultimately, surrounded by a cheering crowd of the industry’s best, Katz bested Hipple with a pair of Aces. Across its seven editions, Broadway Bets has raised $2.2 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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