Professional poker player and member of Team Full Tilt, Jennifer Harman will host a Charity Poker Tournament and Vendor Faire on benefit of the National Kidney Foundation. The event will take place on March 11^th, 2009 at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada. The Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament is sponsored by GSR and Curtis & Co. Watches. All the tournament proceeds will go to the National Kidney Foundation of Northern California and Northern Nevada.

 

Beside Harman, several professional poker players and sports celebrities have confirmed their participation in the event, including Marco Traniello, Howard Lederer, Tiffany Michelle, Maria Ho, Linda Johnson, Todd Brunson, Roy Winston, Lee Watkinson, Brad Booth, Andy Bloch, Olympic Snowboard gold medalist Ross Powers, World Champion and X-Games snowboard judge Jeff Brushie, NBA's veteran Chicago Bulls player and assistant coach Mike Brown, and NBA's veteran Sacramento Kings player Doug Lee. Celebrity tournament director Matt Savage will host the two-day event.

 

"The Grand Sierra Resort has been very supportive. I'm excited to be returning to my hometown Reno in support of the local community and the National Kidney Foundation." said Harman.

 

The $200 + $30 no-limit Hold’em poker tournament is open to the public and will feature a limited amount of seats. Players will have unlimited $50 re-buys during the first three 20-minute levels and one add-on for twice the starting chip stack. The first prize is a $5,000 World Poker Challenge Championship entry, second and third place finishers will each receive $3,000 WPC entries. The top three finishers will also receive exclusive watches courtesy of Curtis & Co.

 

The event also includes a fundraising activity on Tuesday, March 10^th, including a Ross Powers Foundation Action Sports and poker memorabilia silent auction starting at 3 p.m., and a "Throw Down" team party that is open to the public at Pearl Nightclub. Fundraising activities on Wednesday, March 11^th include the Ladies International Poker Series (LIPS) Vendor Faire, a CardPlayer.tv celebrity red carpet walk, a silent auction, and the Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament.