LONDON, England -- Could you beat a world champion poker player? How about beating two? Jamie Gold and Peter Eastgate are hosting a charity
poker tournament at The Casino at The Empire, Leicester
Square Thursday, August 13th.
Do you think your poker game is up to scratch? If you do, and you fancy pitting your skills against
WSOP world champions Jamie Gold (2006 World Champion) and Peter Eastgate (2008 World Champion), register your interest at www.pokerinthepark.com/jamie-gold-charity-tournament.html and put your money where your mouth is. The tournament is being held at the Casino at the Empire on Thursday 13th of August at 7:30, alongside Europe's biggest
poker festival, Poker in the Park.
This unique opportunity to play against two world champion poker players is being held to benefit the Jamie Gold Foundation, a charity set up by Gold following his record-breaking $12,000,000 World Series of Poker victory. The tournament buy-in is a £500 charitable donation to the Jamie Gold Foundation, and gets you into the fray with not just Gold and Eastgate, but with football legend Teddy Sherringham, TV actor Michael Greco, musician Mark Chadwick of the Levellers and poker pro JJ Hazan. (Players may also play for their seat at £50 sit'n go satellite tournament held all Thursday at the Casino at the Empire).
£20,000 of prizes for winners have been generously donated and include a seat to the London EPT donated by Poker Stars, a package to the Unibet Open, a tailor-made Gresham Blake Suit, a week's poker training in Las Vegas, a pop star experience, a safari park expedition, a custom poker table, a custom chip set and several items of jewellery.
The Jamie Gold Foundation supports a number of charities including The Muscular Dystrophy Association/ALS Division, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, The Montel Williams MS Foundation, Sunflower Children, Covenant House, The Fallen Heroes Fund, The Fulfillment Fund and The Abolish Slavery Coalition.
The Jamie Gold Foundation Charity Tournament is held alongside Poker in the Park, Europe's largest Poker Festival. Poker in the Park takes place in Leicester Square, London on Thursday the 13th of August (5pm - 9:30pm) and Friday, August 14th (12:00 pm - 9:30pm). It is free to enter and has everything for the poker enthusiast, including free live poker tournaments every hour, free lectures from the biggest names in poker, free personal poker tuition, heads up play, poker books and gear and much, much more. See www.pokerinthepark.com for details.