Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night Raises $70,000 for Decision Education Foundation

The Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night sponsored by ClubWPT.com took abode at Commerce Casino on Thursday, November 19th adopting about $70,000 for the Decision Education Foundation. The action-packed black started with 90 attendees adequate an affected cocktail hour and adulatory hors d'oeuvres at Stakes Supper Club. Ticket Hold’em CEO Don Gardiner conducted a alms raffle and Duke presented “Use Poker to Learn Skills for Life,” featuring bedfellow speakers Howard Lederer, Ali Nejad, Andy Bloch, and Carl Spetzler.

Following the presentation, guests headed admiral to the Commerce Casino amphitheater for a red carpeting walk, featuring such celebrities as Broadway abecedarian Andrew Hill Newman, American Internet administrator Jason Calacanis, blur and date abecedarian Joshua Malina, “Desperate Housewives” Kathy Najimy, “Celebrity Apprentice” Brande Roderick with backstab Superbowl best and bedmate Glenn E. Cadrez, Olympic Boxing gold advocate Audley Harrison, “Melrose Place” Nicholas Gonzalez, actor/producer Michael Cory Davis, apple best snowboarder Jeff Brushie, Supercross figure Jimmy Button, absoluteness TV’s Trishelle Cannatella, film/TV abecedarian and administrator Joe Reitman, Who’s Your Daddy CEO Dan Fleyshman, as able-bodied as able poker players Duke, Lederer, Bloch, Nejad, John “Johnny World” Hennigan, Allen Cunningham, Jerry Yang, Adam “Roothlus” Levy, Joe Sebok, Dave “Hollywood” Stann, and columnist Michael Craig.

Fun and fundraising activities connected with bashful auctions by The Autograph Guys and Pokey Charms, a additional Ticket Hold’em competition, a DRAFT Zone raffle, and a alms poker clash with added than 100 participants directed by celebrity clash administrator Matt Savage. Bounties sponsored by hostess Duke, Hardcore Elegance and Rockwell Time were placed on added than 20 pros and celebrities. Nearly 100 pot sweeteners provided by Jack Links and Ollipop were captivated by advantageous winners. All clash participants accustomed acceptable allowance accoutrements sponsored by Fashion 101 Las Vegas, 2-Step Images, UltimateBet, Stakes, Who’s Your Daddy, Jack Links, Martini Gold, OlliePop, and DEF. Halfway through the event, Brand Roderick auctioned off a gold, diamond, and fair chaplet donated by Yvel. Howard Lederer won the bid with a acceptable $5,000 donation.

The top ten finishers aggregate added than $45,000 in prizes. First abode went to Andy Bloch, who won a bench to play in the 2010 World Poker Tour® (WPT) Celebrity Invitational - one of the a lot of absolute televised tournaments on the poker ambit - a Rockwell Time sports watch, a Hardcore Elegance gold and design bracelet, a bound copy autographed canteen of Jose Cuervo, and UB.com swag. Places two through nine aggregate admired prizes sponsored by Rockwell Time, the Spa at Commerce Casino, Hardcore Elegance, Life’s A Bluff, Jose Cuervo, UB.com, World Series of Poker Academy, Cartwright Entertainment, “Hollywood” Dave, Jennifer Harman, AMA Supercross Anaheim, Monster Cable, and more.

“Last Woman Standing” Kathy Najimy aswell took home a UB.com swag package, with added prizes traveling to the amateur “Out on the Bubble” and two players alone with “Cracked Aces.”

All gain benefited the Decision Education Foundation (DEF). The Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night was a GreasieWheels production.

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Results for the Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night No-Limit Hold’em Event are below.

PlaceNameHome Town
1Andy BlochLas Vegas
2Keith Gipson Las Vegas
3Alex Stickroth Toledo
4Kathy Najimy San Diego
5David Dyrnaes Laguna Beach
6Trishelle Cannatella Los Angeles
7Christopher Tryba Las Vegas
8Don Gardiner Gilford, Ontario
9Michael Levin Studio City