For a good cause?!??!?

I just found out on a blog of the Poker Bar Tour, the tourney I join in every Saturday, that the usual 1.5K + 300 game will be preempted by their first charity holdem poker tournament. The entry is now 3K (2K buy-in + 1K registration fee) for a 6K starting stack. The tourney will feature unlimited rebuys before the sixth level and a one-time add-on at the end of the rebuy period. Both addon and rebuys will cost 2K for an additional 4K stack. Since its a charity event, the usual prize structure has been replaced by the following prizes:

1. Winner - 32" LCD TV
2. Second - 32" Flat TV
3. Third - Acer Laptop
4. Fourth - Nokia N90
5. Fifth - Sony DVD Camcorder
6. Sixth - Canon Poweshot S2i
7. Seventh - 29" Flat TV
8. Eighth - Apple Ipod 20GB
9. Ninth - Apple Ipod Nano
10. Tenth - Sony DVD Player

All pretty cool. I've got my eye on the small gadgets.

The kicker, however, is the opportunity the tourney presents to play with celebrities listed below who have apparently confirmed to be there. Their will be one celebrity per table, so each table will be equally star-struck, but more so than others. You'll understand better when you see the roster:

• Asia Agcaoili
• Jeni Hernandez
• Karel Marquez
• Aliya Parcs
• The Jaboom Twins
• Happee Sy
• Cesca Liltton
• Angel Rivero
• Michael De Mesa
• Buboy Garovillo

See what i mean? Hehe. Still contemplating on joining though. After all, it is for a good cause (wink, wink). Will have to get details on the organizers. Will keep you guys posted.

By the way, for more details on the tournament, click on the link 'Deal a helping hand' on my sidebar Links section.