Charity the Big Winner With Over $50,000 in Donations LAS VEGAS, June 10
LAS VEGAS, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, Lisa
Tenner of Tenner & Associates, Inc. has produced the Queens of Heart, WSOP's
signature event at the Ladies No Limit Hold 'em Poker Championship.
Founded and produced by Lisa Tenner in 2006, the Queens of Heart has
raised over $50,000 in the past three years for charity with the support of
the DeLeon Family Care Project Ltd.
The 2008 Queens beneficiary is Nevada Cancer Institute
(http://www.nevadacancerinstitute.org) who will receive over $14,000 from the
Queens team. This dollar figure reflects a combination of initial donations
from all Queens of Heart team members and a percentage of winnings from Queens
players who cashed in: WSOP Bracelet Winner and "The First Lady of Poker,"
Linda Johnson, poker player and author Lona Rubenstein and Adrienne Victory
from The DeLeon Family Care Project, Ltd.
The Queens of Heart weekend events included their annual poker pro
tutorial in Caesar's Palace Poker Room and the WSOP-hosted dinner at Bradley
Ogden's on Saturday evening, leading up to the WSOP event which began Sunday,
June 8, 2008.
The '08 Queens star-studded team included celebrities Cheryl Hines, Camryn
Manheim, Mindy McCready, Kathy Najimy, and Queens co-captain Mimi Rogers along
with WSOP bracelet winners Sally Ann Boyer, Barbara Enright, Susie Isaacs,
Mary Jones and the aforementioned Linda Johnson. Celebrity author Jackie
Collins served as the Queens' honorary captain.
A yet-to-be determined amount of additional charitable commitments being
made on behalf of the Queens team include a number of players entered in other
'08 WSOP tournaments, as well as EGM Green
(http://www.egmgreen.com/index.html), who is donating an eco-friendly
tournament poker table. The table felt will include the autographs of all
Queens of Heart team members along with past and present WSOP champions. The
table, on display at the Rio(R) throughout the WSOP, will then be auctioned
off for charity.
Producer Lisa Tenner stated, "Our motto this year was, 'one for all, all
for one,' and it is a blessing and an honor to have been able to continue the
Queens of Heart work with WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, his team and all
at Harrah's Entertainment."
ABOUT THE QUEENS OF HEART(R) (http://www.queensofheartpokerteam.com)
Co-founded in 2006 by Lisa Tenner and R. Parasol, this has been the ladies
charitable signature event for Harrah's World Series of Poker. Contributions
have been given to support Nevada Cancer Institute and The American Heart
Association. The Queens of Heart team competes during the WSOP women's event,
in order to raise awareness and contributions for women's health issues.
Tenner & Associates specializes in BAM! -- "Branding and Marketing -- with
Impact!" The company creates "BUZZ" and "BUSINESS" through signature events,
entertainment and hands-on, consumer, interactive sponsorship programs
designed to sell or build affinity. Tenner & Associates has successfully
married the worlds of music, entertainment, sports, pop culture, media and
tourism for their clients, which include The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino,
DeepRockDrive, Paris Hotel and Casino, Jeep, VH1, The PartyPoker Million, Elle
Magazine, Card Player Cruises and The Queens of Heart(R) for WSOP. For more
information on Tenner & Associates, go to http://www.tennerandassoc.com or
call (702) 792-9430.
SOURCE Tenner & Associates, Inc.
