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Charity Event: Josh Cranfill Was a Make-A-Wish Child, and Now He’s Playing Poker to Benefit Make-A-Wish Southern Florida

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$300 Larry Frank Memorial Charity Event (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries:  62

Josh Cranfill and His Mother
Josh Cranfill and His Mother

This charity poker tournament benefits Make-A-Wish Southern Florida, and most of you have heard of Make-A-Wish at some time or another. It’s a non-profit organization that does what they can to fulfill the wishes of children with critical illnesses — a progressive, degenerative, or malignant condition that can jeopardize a child’s life.

One of the players in the field was a Make-A-Wish child — Josh Cranfill, who is playing with the assistance of his mother. When he was barely a year old, Cranfill was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy.

Poker is Cranfill’s favorite hobby, and now that he’s an adult, he often plays in our tournaments here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, with the assistance of one of his parents to manipulate the cards and chips.

The field is up to 62 entries, with registration open until the end of the first break, around 9:35 pm or so.