WPT Champ and 2008 World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Erick “Edog” Lindgren, will be hosting a $5 + $5 buy-in NL Hold‘em charity poker tournament this week at the online poker site FullTiltPoker.com. The special event will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society/Southern Nevada (LLS), in honor of Mindy Trinidad - a respected and beloved poker player who recently lost her battle against Leukemia. The event will precede the Poker Jingle at the Hard Rock Poker Lounge, a parallel activity also on benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society/Southern Nevada held in Las Vegas on December 12^th, 2008.

The memorial tournament will be held on December 3^rd, at 7:00 PM EST, with half the proceeds collected going to LLS. In addition to the first place cash prize, the winner of the event will also receive a “WORLD” model Curtis & Co. watch valued at $2,200.

To take part in this event, Full Tilt players only need to click on the “Private” Tab on the main tournaments page and then scroll down to Dec. 03 19:00. The tournament is listed as “Leukemia & Lymphoma Charity” and requires players enter the password “charity.” The event is open for all Full Tilt Poker players, players who don’t have an account at Full Tilt Poker are welcomed to sign up here and help out this worthy charity.