VINCENT LECAVALIER CELEBRITY POKER
By ROCKET SPORTS and ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK on August 23, 2011VINCENT LECAVALIER CELEBRITY POKER TOURNAMENT & CASINO NIGHT
SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 AT TPEPIN HOSPITALITY CENTRE
(courtesy of the Tampa Bay Lightning)
TRY YOUR HAND AS THE BOLTS GO ‘ALL IN’ FOR THE NEW SEASON
TAMPA, Fla. – Ever wanted to bluff your favorite sports hero off a big
hand at the poker table? How about one of the top poker players in the
world? Your chance will come on Wednesday, September 14th at the 5th
Annual Vincent Lecavalier Texas Hold ‘Em Celebrity Poker Tournament &
Casino Night at the T. Pepin Hospitality Centre in Tampa.
Join Tampa Bay Lightning stars Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St.
Louis, Steven Stamkos and a host of top celebrities as they go
ALL-IN for a new season to benefit the Vincent Lecavalier
Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Center at All Children’s
Hospital. Other teammates scheduled to participate at this
time include Teddy Purcell, Nate Thompson, Dana Tyrell, Ryan
Shannon, Adam Hall, Ryan Malone, Bruno Gervais and more.
And it’s not all just hockey. On hand will be champion boxers Antonio
Tarver and Winky Wright, New York Knicks forward Jared Jeffries, former
MLB outfielder Gary Sheffield, former NFL place kicker Martin Gramatica
and Cornerback Donnie Abraham as well as poker pros Joe Sebok and former
WSOP Champion Jerry Yang. Not to be outdone, also on hand will be your
favorite emcees, FOX 13’s Charley Belcher, 102.5 the Bone’s Mike “Cowhead”
Calta and former NFLer Ian Beckles with WDAE, The Sports Animal.
Additional celebrity announcements will be made in the coming weeks.
While the real winner will be Vinny’s pediatric cancer center,
you too can win some of the more than $45,000 in prizes from
the tournament & casino night and even a WSOP main event seat
that is up for grabs. In addition, the celebrities will be
competing for a $10,000 donation to the charity of their
choice for the “last one standing'”.
Not an ace player? Don’t sweat the cards as there are unlimited re-buys
during the first hour of play to guarantee you get to enjoy the action for
a small donation. As an added incentive, any player who knocks out a
celebrity will earn a “bounty” of autographed memorabilia.
VIP all access guest passes and spectator passes can be purchased online.
All guests will receive an allotment of fun play chips at the beginning of
the night. The chips have no cash value and are not redeemable for cash.
They are intended for fun play only. For complete rules, or to register,
visit www.vinny4.com<http://www.vinny4.com> or call 727.781.8183.
The evening, presented by DEX Imaging, gets started at 6 p.m. with a
private VIP/Players Draw Party, followed by the Wild Card Party featuring
entertainment, a silent auction, chance drawings, casino gaming, cocktails
and hors d’oeuvres for all guests at 7:15 p.m.
Tags: charity poker pepin hospitality, vinny lecavalier poker
0 Comments
You can be the first one to leave a comment.