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Michael J. Fox Foundation Teams Up With Poker Tournament Sep 9, 2013

Hollywood Poker, the #1 and only online celebrity poker game on Facebook, iPhone and iPad that connects poker enthusiasts to play with celebrities, has teamed up with the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Love Across the Ocean to bring a celebrity charity poker tournament to Southern California. More →

Stars Go All-In For Kids At Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament Oct 21, 2011

Commerce Casino presents the 2011 “All-In” for Kids Celebrity Poker Tournament this weekend to raise money for The Alliance For Children's Rights. More →

Brad Garrett To Host Celebrity Charity Poker In Las Vegas Aug 29, 2011

Brad Garrett and Tropicana Las Vegas present the “All-In For All GOOD” Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament next month. More →

Annie Duke And Shannon Elizabeth Play Celebrity Charity Poker May 27, 2011

On Tuesday, May 24 celebrities and poker stars came together to play in The H.O.M.E. Foundation’s Celebrity Casino Royale poker tournament, raising money and awareness for wonderful charities including spcaLA and the I’m Too Young For This Cancer Foundation. More →

Annie Duke To Host Charity Poker For Life Rolls On Mar 24, 2011

Poker legend Annie Duke and Life Rolls On founder, Jesse Billauer, are set to host the 1st Annual “A Night of Poker” on May 7 in Gardena California to benefit Billauer’s Life Rolls On Foundation. More →

Stars Raise Their Hands for Africa Feb 11, 2011

Steve Martin, Don Cheadle and Jordin Sparks are set to raise some funds while raising the stakes at the first annual Texas Hold’em poker tournament “Raise Your Hand for Africa”. More →

Jennifer Harman To Host Fifth Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament Feb 7, 2011

On Saturday, May 21st, Peppermill Resort Casino will host the fifth annual Jennifer Harman Celebrity Poker Tournament (JHCPT) benefiting the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Nevada SPCA) No-Kill Shelter. More →

NASCAR Driver To Host Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament Nov 19, 2010

Champion NASCAR driver Taylor Barton has teamed up with Full Tilt Poker to host a celebrity poker tournament for charity. More →

NBA Star To Host Celebrity Charity Poker Jun 22, 2010

More than a dozen celebrities, athletes and poker pros will appear and are expected to join former UNLV Rebel Shawn Marion to raise public awareness and funds to support single moms, at the 1st annual Shawn Marion Foundation Celebrity Poker tournament. 

Founded by NBA All-Star Shawn Marion in 2008, the Shawn Marion Foundation Celebrity Poker tournament will begin at 12 p.m. July 24th at the Palms Casino Resort. More →

Annie Duke And Brad Garrett Take A Gamble On Charity Jun 2, 2010

The evening of May 20th brought together Annie Duke, Brad Garrett, and more than 20 other celebrities and champion poker players to raise funds for After-School All-Stars (ASAS), – Arnold Schwarzenegger's after-school nonprofit. More →

Matt Damon And Ben Affleck To Play Ante Up For Africa Charity Poker May 18, 2010

Many would love the opportunity to play poker with some of the biggest names in Hollywood and the most skilled poker professionals. Now you can. More →

Don Cheadle To Be Named United Nations Ambassador In Rwanda May 10, 2010

Don Cheadle is set to become a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment next month. More →

Annie Duke To Lead Celebrity Poker For Governor Scwarzenegger May 5, 2010

A seat to the 2010 World Series of Poker Tournament and a personal Segway is up for grabs at Annie Duke's next charity poker tournament. More →

Poker Stars Play For Charity Apr 17, 2010

This week, Capitol Hill lawmakers hobnobbed with poker stars and took part in a charity poker tournament in Washington DC to benefit Ante Up For Africa. More →

Ante Up For Africa To Hit Las Vegas Tomorrow Jul 1, 2009

Ante Up For Africa will support Refugees International's efforts for the displaced people of Darfur and all of Sudan as part of its charity celebrity poker tournament in Las Vegas on July 2, 2009. More →

Affleck, Damon and More To Ante Up For Africa Jun 22, 2009

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Brad Garrett, Mekhi Phifer, and top poker professional Phil Hellmuth have joined the growing list of celebrities who plan to play in the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament July 2 at the 40th annual World Series of Poker. More →

Annie Duke To Join Joan Rivers Impersonators For Charity Poker May 22, 2009

Fans of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice may need to do a double take on May 27th after seeing Annie Duke join forces with archrival Joan Rivers at a charity poker tournament in Las Vegas… well, kind of. More →

Kim Kardashian Hosts Charity Poker In The Playboy Mansion May 1, 2009

On Saturday, July 11, the Playboy Mansion and the Kardashians will host the ‘Aces & Angels Celebrity Poker Tournament’ to benefit Aces and Angels, an organization which raises money for families of Southern California firefighters who were either injured or killed in the line of duty. More →

Jason Alexander To Host Charity Poker Apr 9, 2009

Jason Alexander will be hosting a Texas Hold-Em Poker Tournement on May 9 at the Hollywood Park Casino with proceeds going to charity. More →

Annie Duke Blogs About Celebrity Apprentice 2 Mar 10, 2009

Poker star Annie Duke is currently appearing on Celebrity Apprentice 2 to raise money for Refugees International, and she is blogging about her experiences. More →

Celebrity Apprentice 2 To Feature Annie Duke Oct 9, 2008

NBC will aim to repeat the success that was Celebrity Apprentice when a new series of the show premieres in January 2009. More →

The Chips Are Up For Africa Jul 8, 2008

The Second Annual ‘Ante Up for Africa’ poker tournament was held on July 2nd in Las Vegas, and drew an impressive field of poker pro’s, celebrities and athletes – all of who helped make the event a success by raising over $400,000 for charity. More →

Celebrities To Raise Stakes For Africa Again Jun 25, 2008

The 2008 ‘Ante Up For Africa’ Poker Tournament at the World Series of Poker will be held on July 2 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The tournament is the brainchild of actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, who created the event to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. More →

Montel Williams To Play Poker For Multiple Sclerosis Mar 13, 2008

After reading our recent Montel Williams article, Look To The Stars reader Dan Ciranny wrote in to tell us something our readers can do today to make a real difference in the lives of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS): More →

Stars Raise The Stakes For Darfur Jun 29, 2007

Las Vegas is to host a star-studded poker tournament on July 5 to raise much needed aid for the current humanitarian crisis in Darfur. More →

Ashton Kutcher Wins Poker Lesson Feb 12, 2006

Upset over the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina, Ashton Kutcher bid $14,000 in a celebrity auction for a poker lesson from top player Annie Duke. The auction, which took place in October, was donating all of its proceeds to ongoing relief efforts. More →