August 19
Full Tilt Poker and Bluff Magazine
anted up for a good cause at their Wynn Las Vegas
Charity Gala and Celebrity Poker Tournament July 5,
2005, raising over $100,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs
of Las Vegas. Held at the La Bete Nightclub in the
prestigious Wynn Las Vegas, the stars came out to test
their skills against the pros and bid on rare poker
memorabilia. The lavish event -- the first of it's kind
at La Bete, brought out Las Vegas business and political
elite, world renown poker pros, as well as celebrity
poker players willing to put their skills and their
money up for a worthy cause.
Team Full Tilt, the world renown
poker pros behind fulltiltpoker.com lead the way at the
charity poker tournament and were joined by poker
luminaries Daniel Negreanu, Poker Ambassador at the Wynn
Las Vegas, Dutch poker phenomenon Marcel Luske, Annie
Duke and others. Rounding out the table were notable
Hollywood celebrities including, Ron Livingston (Sex and
the City), Nicholas Gonzales (The OC), Jennifer Tilly
(Liar Liar), Joe Reitman (The Perfect Storm), Erik
Palladino (ER), Omarosa (The
Apprentice), David Brenner (comedian) and more.
Items auctioned off included an
autographed poker table signed by Team Full Tilt -- one
of only three in the world, autographed Full Tilt Poker
basketball jerseys, and private lessons from the pros.
In addition to the $100,100 raised during the auction
for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas, Full Tilt Poker
donated another $23,000 that was split between the
winners of each table for the charity of their choice.
Actor Erik Gonzales (ER), who won the final table, took
home $10,000, the lion's share of $23,000 for his
charity, the orphanage Friends of El Faro. During the
course of the evening, Full Tilt Poker raised and
donated close to $125,000 benefiting various charities.
"Being able to support these
worthy causes was the icing on the cake that topped off
a wonderful evening. We are happy to have played a part
in helping others and look forward to doing more," said
Tiltware LLC CEO, Raymond Bitar.
Team Full Tilt is the group of
world-renowned poker champions behind Full Tilt Poker,
who as a group have 23 World Series of Poker bracelets.
These champions include: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil
Ivey, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy
Bloch, Phil Gordon (Co-host, Celebrity Poker Showdown,)
Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman and others.
