Live Poker Oct 21, 2026

All in for Mental Health Charity Tournament Set for Encore Poker Room

The Nov. 1 Las Vegas event will benefit the Inspiring Children Foundation and offer a WPT World Championship seat or $10,000 to its winner.

Key points
  1. The $500 All In For Mental Health tournament takes place Nov. 1 at Encore Poker Room in Las Vegas.
  2. Ray Lewis, Mike Majlak, Deryk Engelland, Jonathan Little and Princess Love are among the planned attendees.
  3. The winner can select a $10,400 WPT World Championship seat or $10,000 in cash.
  4. Proceeds will support the Inspiring Children Foundation’s programs for at-risk Las Vegas youth.

All In For Mental Health, a charity poker tournament benefiting the Inspiring Children Foundation, takes place Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Encore Poker Room in Las Vegas. The $500 buy-in event offers $200 rebuys and $100 add-ons, with in-person registration and a cocktail hour beginning at 6 p.m. local time before cards go in the air at 7 p.m.

Ray Lewis, Mike Majlak, Deryk Engelland, Jonathan Little and Princess Love are slated to attend, according to PokerNews. Coco Love, Stitched, Wynn and the World Poker Tour are sponsoring the event.

The winner can choose either a $10,400 seat in the WPT World Championship or $10,000 in cash. The other nine final-table players will receive prizes including Wynn Tower Suites stays, dinners at SW Steakhouse and Sinatra, and bottle packages at XS.

There are separate incentives tied to the tournament format. The player who makes the most rebuys receives a two-night stay in a Wynn Las Vegas Resort room, dinner for two at Sinatra and two tickets to Awakening. The chip leader when registration closes receives an XS Nightclub VIP bottle package for up to six people.

Proceeds are earmarked for the Las Vegas-based Inspiring Children Foundation, which has worked for more than 25 years with young people facing anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and other serious challenges. Its programs combine mental-health support with education, leadership development, nutrition, athletics and community connections.

The foundation serves at-risk youth ages 3 to 20 and reaches about 500 participants annually, according to the USTA. Based at Lorenzi Park, it provides free tennis alongside tutoring, SAT preparation, a book club and educational breakfasts. Its work has helped 115 students receive academic and athletic college scholarships, including at Yale, Harvard, Vanderbilt and Villanova University.

Foundation CEO Trent Alenik entered the organization as one of its earliest students at age 14, earned a tennis scholarship to Villanova and later returned to Las Vegas, progressing from volunteer to manager, executive director and CEO. He said poker’s emphasis on resilience, discipline and decision-making under pressure reflects skills the foundation seeks to develop in young people.

Marty Hennessy said the tournament is intended to show young people that their community believes in them and that a brighter future is possible.

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