Trinidad and Tobago, November 9th 2015: The Trinidad & Tobago Card Games Association (TTCGA) will be hosting the most anticipated event in All Fours, its fifth annual International Gold Cup tournament, where over 1000 participants will compete for All-Fours supremacy. The tournament will be held at the Centre of Excellence, in Macoya from Friday 12th - Sunday 14th February, 2016.


Varma Maharaj, Founder and Director of the TTCGA


Paramin Bullets - 3rd Place Winners

This epic event begins on the Friday with a Pairs Knock-out tournament that is open to all. The Gold Cup tournament is a four-table team tournament held in a round-robin/knock-out format with a first prize of TT$100,000 and the custom-designed Gold Cup trophy specially imported from Italy, just for the event. The total prize purse is in excess of TT$200,000 and is undoubtedly the largest cash payout in the history of the sport for just one weekend of All-Fours.


All Fours competitors focused and ready for action


A crowd shot of the TTCGA International All-Fours Gold Cup 2015 held earlier this year at the Centre of Excellent Macoya

Varma Maharaj, Founder and Director of the TTCGA, indicated that the event was a tremendous success last year and expects 2016 to be the largest to date as the Association hosts the Tournament every year, the weekend after Carnival.According to Maharaj, the defending champions Samaan Tree – San Juan San Juan will be defending their title and he is also anxious to see how well the new teams perform.


Samaan Tree San San Juan - Gold Cup 2015 Champions

Registration is being done on a first come first serve basis with teams expected from USA, Canada, UK and the Caribbean. Maharaj indicated that interested persons can call1 (868) 774-9004or email the TTCGA at ttcgaltd@gmail.com.The TTCGA is also accessible on Facebook.com, search: ‘Trinidad & Tobago Card Games Association’ to view the video and photosof this landmark event which was first held in 2012. He also took the opportunity to acknowledge sponsors of the event, saying, “We are indeed thankful to the Tourism Development Company for their continued support”.


Trophies of the All Fours Gold Cup Tournament