Jennifer Harman to Host a Celebrity Poker Tournament at Caesars Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Caesars Palace is proud to announce its partnership with the inaugural Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament to take place Friday, April 20, inside the Caesars Palace poker
Caesars Palace's Poker Room  tournament room. The no-limit Texas hold'em tournament will begin at 12pm with a silent auction sponsored by Upper Deck to begin at 10am. Proceeds from the auctions will benefit the Nevada S.P.C.A. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) local no-kill animal shelter. The Jennifer Harman Charity is recommending a contribution of $300 for each seat reserved. First prize is a $10,000 seat into the 2007 World Series of Poker championship. Matt Savage, Rob Huxley, and Kyle Morris will emcee the tournament -- and Robert Williamson III will host the live auction.

The mission of the Nevada S.P.C.A. no-kill shelter in Las Vegas is to provide comfort, food, and veterinary care to thousands of animals every year. Many of those animals thrive in environments without cages.

"This is a charity so close to my heart," said Harman. "The strides they've made at the Nevada S.P.C.A. no-kill shelter are unbelievable."

The tournament will be preceded by a special unveiling of the "World Series of Poker Gallery of Champions" inside the Caesars Palace poker tournament room. This unique collection of photographs features some of poker's top names including Doyle Brunson, TJ Cloutier, Jeff Madsen, Ted Forrest, Howard Lederer, Robert Williamson III, Jamie Gold, Annie Duke, Joe Hachem, Chris Moneymaker, David Williams, Phil Hellmuth, Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Jennifer Harman, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, and David "Devilfish" Ulliott -- all WSOP bracelet winners who will be participating in the charity event.

"Caesars Palace has earned its reputation as the Home of Champions by providing its guests with unparalleled experiences in the world of sports, entertainment and special events," said Caesars Palace President, Gary Selesner. "We are proud to continue in that tradition by hosting Jennifer Harman's charity poker tournament, while at the same time, being able to honor all of the incredible WSOP champions whose photographs are enshrined in the Caesars Palace poker room."

Other professional poker players that have confirmed their participation are JC Tran, Nam Le, Rene Angelil, Jean-Robert Belland, David Benjamine, Brad Booth, Alan Boston, Todd Brunson, Brandon Cantu, Hoyt Corkins, Paul Darden, Eli Elezra, Antonio Esfandiari, Sam Farha, Chau Giang, Clonie Gowan, Barry Greenstein, Brandy Rose Hawbaker, Chip and Karina Jett, Connie Kim, Jennifer Leigh, Liz Lieu, Erik Lindgren, Marcel Luske, Minh Ly, Mike Matusow, Carlos Mortensen, Chris McCormack, Evelyn Ng, Ralph Perry, Carmel Petresco, Josh Arieh, David "Chip" Reese, Joe Reitman, Erica Schoenberg, and Marco Traniello.

Also on the VIP list are Jennifer Tilly, local comedian Carrot Top, juggler and entertainer Chipper, KXNT talk show hosts Kerri Kasem and Alan Stock, Life's A Bluff comic artist Frank Frisina, Olympic snowboard medalists and representatives Ross Powers, Keir Dillon, Jeff Brushie and David Driscoll and Vince Neil of Motley Crew.

For tournament and VIP reservations contact event organizer Lisa Wheeler at poker@embarqmail.com. Regarding event sponsorships, silent and live auction items, contact event producer Annie Van Bebber at annie@fundraisers.com. Press and promotional images are being provided free-of-charge by IMPDI. Contact Rob Gracie at robgracieimpdi@aol.com.

Find out how you can support the Nevada S.P.C.A. no-kill animal shelter by contacting Doug Duke at (702) 873-7722 or NevadaSPCA@aol.com. If you would like to make an online donation, visit nevadaspca.org/donate.htm.