It’s now been almost 8 years since we sent lots of troops to the Middle East in order to do god knows what by now (at first it was obviously to find the culprits for 9/11). Unfortunately, while many of us are still puzzled as to why troops are still in the Middle East, it doesn’t look like they will be coming home any time soon. However, there are still plenty of people who want to provide support for the troops including mixed martial arts star Randy Couture.
And the way in which Couture is looking to provide support for the troops is through a poker tournament called Operation All In. Couture, who has already been involved with the poker world before and is sponsored by Full Tilt Poker, will be holding Operation All In for the second time. The tournament will be held on August 22nd at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas and the proceeds will go to the Xtreme Couture G.I. foundation.
The buy-in for the tournament is $330 and $100 re-buys are offered as well. All of the money that is made in Operation All In will go to helping out soldiers who have been wounded in action as well as their families.
Some of the notable fighters who will be in attendance at Operation All In include Dan Henderson, Stephan Bonnar, Phil Baroni, and Frank Trigg. Noted professional poker players that will be attending include David Williams, Chip Jett, Lee Watkinson, Todd Brunson, and Adam Schoenfeld. I think this sounds like it will be an incredible event and it is a great way for Couture, who is also a veteran himself, to keep a real good tradition going.