New York fundraiser benefiting American troops to award 2011 *World Series of Poker Main Event Seat grand prize.
Tamsen Fadal of WPIX-TV will host the Second Annual Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Charity Poker Tournament at Hudson Terrace, 621 West 46th Street in New York, on Thursday, 14 April, at 6:30PM,. The winner of the poker tournament will receive a 2011 *World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Seat valued at $10,000.
Last year’s host, 2009 *WSOP Championship final table finisher Steven Begleiter, will join NBC’s "30 Rock" Kevin Brown and "PokerDivas" founder Ellen Leikind at this year's charity fundraiser and poker tournament, featuring a cocktail reception sponsored by The Patron Spirits Company, WineWave, and Manhattan Beer Distributors, followed by dinner, entertainment, and silent and live auctions.
Proceeds will support the treatment of military personnel suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, our nation’s foremost facility for addressing TBI, and other efforts supporting wounded service members.
Tournament seats are $750. Spectator entry is $250. The IFHF fundraiser is a Maverick Events
production.
Contact Candace Jarkow at candace@mavevents.com or Sarah Grasso at sarah@mavevents.com for more information and sponsorship opportunities.
About Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund helps those who have put their lives in danger for their country. The fund has made grants to the families of those lost in Iraq and Afghanistan and built an advanced rehabilitation center for those with amputation and severe burn injuries and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence for military personnel suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury. Visit www.fallenheroesfund.org/ for more information.
About Maverick Events
Maverick is a full service event production company. In 2008, founder Candace Jarkow received the prestigious 5-Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences for her work with the Eric Trump Foundation. Visit http://www.Mavevents.com/.
*World Series of Poker and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah’s License Company, LLC.
View and download photos of last year's event at www.GWphotostore.com.
Contact:
Candace Jarkow
CEO - Maverick Events
(646) 867-2555
candace@mavevents.com
Sarah Grasso
Director of Events - Maverick Events
(646) 867-2555
sarah@mavevents.com
