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Poker Tournaments Help Charity

March 27, 2008

More and more poker tournaments, including some sponsored by Full Tilt Poker, are turning into a great boosts for charities.

High stakes players Todd Brunson and Jennifer Harman recently did their part, raising money for charities that help children with cancer and animal charities as well.

Brunson was the key to $20,000 which went to the Leo Brien Foundation. They operate Camp Okizu, a retreat for children with cancer. Brunson was among the many players and online sites which played on March 13, 2008. Also in the field were World Poker Tour champions Roy “The Oracle” Winston, Hoyt Corkins, Kathy Liebert, Layne Flack and Allen Kessler.

Full Tilt was among the sites which gave out gift bags to competitors.

Doug Fowler won the prize at Brunson’s tournament, a Las Vegas weekend with the Brunsons. Kathy Liebert finished second, taking home a WSOP Academy package and a 1,500-piece Full Tilt Poker chip set.

At her event, Jennifer Harman was raising money for the Nevada chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. She ended up raising more than $30,000 for the animal group at the Jennifer Harman Animal Lovers Poker Tournament. The event was held online and was sponsored by Full Tilt Poker.

Half of the players’ $10 entry fee went to charity and a group of more than 3,000 players signed up. The $15,000 donation of the players was doubled by Full Tilt Poker.

Harman, her husband Marco Traniello, Erik Seidel, Clonie Gowen and Andy Bloch were among the pros from Full Tilt who played in the tournament. Some extreme sports athletes also joined in, including Ross Powers and wakeboarder Parks Bonifay.

Online player “Jzeeee” won the event, which Harman said she will put on again in April. Last year, Harman raised more than $100,000 for the SPCA and she wants to better that mark this year.

The next big charity poker event sure to draw some huge names comes on May 18^th, when the Third Celebrity Poker Tournament and Casino Night is held at the Playboy Mansion. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Urban Health Institute, a 501(c3) non-profit organization “founded to provide direct care, medicine and medical equipment in response to natural and man-made disasters.”

First prize for the tournament is a $10,000 seat in the World Series of Poker 2008 Main Event. Last year actress and 2007 National Heads-Up Poker Championship semifinalist Shannon Elizabeth won the event. Among the pros to will play this year are Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Pam Brunson, and Hoyt Corkins.