St. Jude Children's Research Hospital hosts celebrity poker tournament at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

The evening will include a red carpet welcome, cocktail reception, dinner, both silent and live auctions, as well as competitive play of Texas Hold’em. The event raises awareness and funding for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

A committee of amateur and professional poker players organized this tournament led by local business leader Tanya Amid and six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu.

Several celebrities and professional athletes are planning to show their support for the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by walking the red carpet and participating in the tournament alongside professional poker players. Among them will be Dan Cox, Shannon Elizabeth, Bryan Greenberg, Ryan Gonzalez, Dule Hill, Micah Johnson, Geoff Stults, Kevin Zegers and the list keeps growing.

Poker players will have the chance to win the Grand Prize: a seat in the 2017 WSOP Main Event. The second place finisher will receive a getaway to Fiji’s Namale Resort & Spa.

Rye Park Gaming is proudly supporting this event with a donation of one of their Feature Poker Tables. It will be available for auction in the event. “We are thrilled to support St. Jude’s who make this fundraiser possible year-after-year,” said Randy Ying of Rye Park Gaming. Proceeds benefit the St. Jude mission of Finding Cures and Saving Children.