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Poker pro Phil Hellmuth to host “Hold ‘Em for Heroes” tourney at Fort McDowell

Poker pros and celebrities alike will be heading out to Fort McDowell Casino later this week for the fifth annual TASER Foundation’s “Hold ‘Em for Heroes™” charity poker tournament which benefits the families of fallen officers.

Hosted by colorful pro, Phil “The Poker Brat” Hellmuth, the popular event brings to Arizona an exciting group of poker stars including such well-known players as Pam Brunson, Todd Brunson, Phil Laak, Clonie Gowen and others for this stellar three-day tourney.

Scheduled events for this “Official Satellite Tournament of the World Series of Poker” begin at noon on Thursday and continue through to Saturday’s big game happening at 8 p.m. when the top two players from both Thursday’s and Friday’s Main Events and Saturday’s High Roller Tournament vie for the Grand Prize – one $10,000 seat to the 2010 World Series of Poker. Buy-ins start at $115 and go up to $1,000 for Saturday’s “High Roller” game.

In addition to the card games, golfers also get a chance to play for this good cause during Friday’s “Celebrity Golf Tournament” at WeKoPa Golf Club at the
Radisson Fort McDowell Resort-Casino. Registration begins at 11:00 a.m. for players who want to join country music recording artist Mark Wills, World Series of Poker Champ Hellmuth, “Home Improvement’s” Richard Karn and many more celebrities from the worlds of poker, television, music and professional sports in an 18-hole “Best Ball” Scramble golf tournament.

All the event details including a list of scheduled pros and celebrities plus rules and regulations can be found at the Taser Foundation site or visit the Fort McDowell Casino website.