ClubWPT.com to Sponsor Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night Benefiting DEF

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ClubWPT.com to Sponsor Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night Benefiting DEF

Published on: October 28th, 2009 12:14am by: greasiewheels

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Los Angeles, CA (OPENPRESS) October 28, 2009 -- The Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night (CPN) today confirmed that ClubWPT.com would be the title sponsor of the November 19 charity event at Commerce Casino benefiting The Decision Education Foundation (DEF). The grand prize of this year’s ClubWPT.com Annie Duke CPN will be a seat to play in one of the most exclusive televised tournaments on the poker circuit - the 2010 World Poker Tour® (WPT) Celebrity Invitational, scheduled for February 20th and 21st*.

The top ten top finishers will receive valuable prizes, with one lucky participant receiving a complimentary annual membership to ClubWPT.com, the legal online poker room of the World Poker Tour that awards over $100,000 in cash and prizes each month. Additional prize sponsors include World Series of Poker Academy, Rockwell Time, Crown Royal, Commerce Casino, Team UltimateBet, Cartwright Entertainment, AMA Supercross Anaheim, and Hardcore Elegance.

The ClubWPT.com Annie Duke CPN activities will include a celebrity red carpet walk, DEF presentation, cocktails for participants, and silent and live auctions. All participants will receive a generous gift bag courtesy of 2-Step Images, UltimateBet, Who’s Your Daddy, OlliePop, DEF, and GreasieWheels.

The ClubWPT.com Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night at Commerce Casino will take place on Thursday, November 19th. The red carpet walk and silent auction will start at 7PM. The tournament will start at 8PM.

The ClubWPT.com Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night offers fans and everyday players a rare opportunity to participate in a "home style" poker tournament with pros and celebrities, including Anthrax musician Scott Ian, Broadway actor Andrew Hill Newman, American Internet entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, film and stage actor Joshua Malina, “NUMB3RS” Kathy Najimy, “Celebrity Apprentice” star and model Brande Roderick, “Amazing Race” competitors Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle, comedian Jillette Penn, actor/producer Michael Cory Davis, world champion snowboarder Jeff Brushie, Supercross icon Jimmy Button, reality TV’s Trishelle Cannatella, film/TV actor and director Joe Reitman, professional poker players Annie Duke, Dan Harrington, Rafe Furst, Howard “The Professor” Lederer, John “Johnny World” Hennigan, Adam “Roothlus” Levy, Joe Sebok, hockey pro-turned-poker-pro Greg “FTB” Mueller, MIT blackjack legend Andy Bloch, Dave “Hollywood” Stann, WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, game show personality Ali Nejad, and author Michael Craig.

The ClubWPT.com Annie Duke DEF CPN is open to the public. Seats are limited. Tickets are $330, and available in advance at http://www.greasiewheels.com/events.

ClubWPT.com is also giving members three chances to win their way into the event starting October 30 at 10PM EST. Visit http://www.clubwpt.com/cash_prizes/annie_duke_CPN.html for more information on how to qualify or to receive a free two-week trial. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit DEF. The Annie Duke Celebrity DEF Poker Tournament is a GreasieWheels production. For those unable to attend this event but wish to make a donation, visit http://www.decisioneducation.org/donate.
ClubWPT.com--the World Poker Tour’s online subscription poker room—gives poker players a legal, risk-free way to play online poker to win big cash and prizes, including $10,000 WPT and World Series of Poker main event seats, WPT Boot Camp seats, and more. For $19.95 monthly subscription, members can play in thousands of poker and blackjack tournaments for their share of $100,000 in cash and prizes each month plus exclusive benefits like $3,000 in Las Vegas VIP discounts and access to watch full WPT Season VII episodes online. For more information, visit www.ClubWPT.com.

No purchase is necessary for the www.ClubWPT.com sweepstakes and the service is void in states where prohibited. Must be 18 years or older to play.

*Dates are subject to change. Final table will be filmed on March 3.