The Gaymazing Poker Race, that was to be held this afternoon, has been cancelled at the last minute after the Beijing LGBT Center was visited by the authorities on Thursday night, reported The Beijinger.

The race involves teams of four racing around to six different hutong (lane) bars from Great Leap Brewing, a microbrewery, to get a full hand of poker dealt to them between 1.30 and 5pm today.

The registration cost of RMB 500 (US$80) per team goes towards The Beijing LGBT Center, a non-profit, community-based organization.

The Beijinger quoted Great Leap Brewing as saying about the cancellation, ‘Unfortunately, due to concerns beyond our control, the Beijing LGBT Center along with Great Leap Brewing are sad to announce that the 2015 Gaymazing Race will be postponed until a further date. We at Great Leap are honored to support the Center and will continue to find creative ways to support our brothers and sisters.’

The cancellation of the race is said to have followed a a string of cancellations of events organized by the Beijing LGBT Center.