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Events · April 18, 2026

All-In for Agricultural Education

Our 2026 Texas Hold'Em Tournament packed the Main Hall for a night of cards, community, and giving back to the classroom.

On April 18, 2026, the Big Red Barn went all-in for agricultural education. Our annual Texas Hold'Em Tournament filled the Main Hall for an afternoon and evening of cards and a catered dinner — all to raise money to bring more young people out to the farm to learn where their food comes from.

Players bought in for a full stack of chips and played down to a final table, with the grand prize a seat at the July 2026 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The top ten finishers all took home prizes — and every dollar raised goes straight to agriculture education for youth in Guadalupe and the surrounding counties.

Thank you to every player who joined us, every sponsor who backed the night, and every volunteer who made it run. We'll see you at the table next year.

Top 10 Winners

Congratulations to this year's finishers, in order of finish.

  1. 1
    Radd Blackburn
  2. 2
    Michael Kraft
  3. 3
    Kevin Kaufman
  4. 4
    Chuck Harms
  5. 5
    Marianne Driscoll
  6. 6
    Vanessa Dean
  7. 7
    Brenda Mallory
  8. 8
    Brad Broussard
  9. 9
    Paula Vacek
  10. 10
    Mike Van Norman
Last Lady StandingMarianne Driscoll

Photos from the Night

Champion Radd Blackburn at the final poker table holding his winning hand
Champion Radd Blackburn, headed to the World Series of Poker
This year's tournament winners gathered at the Big Red Barn
This year's winners at the Big Red Barn

More from the night is over on Facebook.

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