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Celebrity tournament at the Casino of Lac-Leamy: 25% of earnings to be offered to a charity
Fun and charity are the key words of the tournament of celebrities which will be played at the Casino of Lac-Leamy, in Gatineau on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Indeed, besides the time to indulge in a poker game, not as stressful as at major world tournaments like what is taking place at the WSOP in Las Vegas, guests who will honor this Canadian event will have the ability to accomplish a charitable mission for a good cause. Thus, each of the lucky celebrities who earn some gain should do a humanitarian donation. Therefore, the principle of the game is that each winner pays a minimum of 25% of his earnings to a charity that he will himself choose.
For the tournament itself, the guaranteed prize pool can vary from $ 25,000 to $ 75,000 depending on the participating players. The entry fee is set at $ 600 + $ 60, an amount in which $ 500 will be put in the pot. Moreover, with a bounty of $ 1,000 to win each time that a star is eliminated, the other invited players of the tournament will have the privilege and to eliminate theses participating celebrities and pocket half of the booty while the other half will go to the Humanitarian association choice of the star. Similarly, in the margins of the celebrity poker tournament at Casino of Lac-Leamy, a $ 2,000 package including a place for one event of the prestigious tournaments of the World Series of Poker 2011, the airplane ticket and the accommodation in Las Vegas will be offered for one player.
Source: Jack SMITH
Monday, 20 June 2011
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