Country Stars Ante Up for Charity
12/7/2007 Several country music artists, including Luke Bryan, Buddy Jewell, Charley Pride, Tracy Byrd, and Lee Greenwood, will be competing for a share in $50,000 in cash and prizes at a charity poker event during National Finals Rodeo week. TV personality Robin Leach (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous) will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the T.J. Martell Foundation's first annual Celebrity Poker Tournament, Dec. 11 at the Las Vegas Hilton. Players will vie for a prize pool of $50,000 (based on 120 paid), and several other great prizes. Poker enthusiasts are invited to download a faxable registration or to register via phone through Casino Marketing at The Las Vegas Hilton by calling 800-457-3307. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, which raises vital funds to support innovative research for leukemia, cancer and AIDS, and which supports eight of the top research hospitals in the United States. For more information on the T.J. Martell Foundation, log onto www.tjmartellfoundation.org.
