Here’s an event where you can play poker with celebrities for a good cause!
Legends of The Game Celebrity Poker Tournament
Saturday, June 5, 2010 7:30 PM
Play poker with the stars! Bluff some of the greatest sports legends of all time during the Legends of the Game Celebrity Poker Tournament at Peppermill. Poker players who knock out a sports legend will go home with an autographed shirt right off the legend’s back!
Buy your tickets today! Cash and Prizes are up for grabs when you play poker with these stars:
Mel Renfro- Corner Back/Safety, Dallas Cowboys. Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jim Plunkett - Quarter Back, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49’ers, Super Bowl XV MVP
Dave Wilcox- Line Backer, San Francisco 49’ers, 1964 – 1974. Pro Football Hall of Fame
Al Joyner- All American Track and Field; Olympic Gold Medal, Triple Jump 1984
Mark Rypien- Quarterback, Washington Redskins, 1988 – 1993 / Cleveland Browns, 1994 / St. Louis Rams, 1995 / Philadelphia Eagles, 1996 / St. Louis Rams, 1997 / Indianapolis Colts, 2001 / Rochester Raiders (GLIFL), 2006 (Pro Bowl, 1989, 1991 / Super Bowl XXVI MVP, 1992)
Ed “ Too Tall” Jones- Defensive End. Number one draft pick, Defensive Rookie of the Year, Dallas Cowboys
Artis Gilmore- Center, Kentucky Colonels, Chicago Bulls, and San Antonio Spurs. ABA Hall of Fame
Paul Petersen- Actor, Played “Jeff” on the Donna Reed Show
John “The Count” Montefusco- Pitcher, San Francisco Giants. No Hitter 1976
Meadowlark Lemon- Center, Harlem Globetrotters, Pro Basketball Hall of Fame
Ted Kwalick- Tight End, San Francisco 49’ers, Oakland Raiders 1969 1977, College Football Hall of Fame
Darin Jordan- Line Backer, San Francisco 49’ers, 1981 – 1990
Ron Mickle- Quarter Back, BYU, All-American Track and Field
Clarence “Foots” Walker- Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers/NJ Nets
John Franklin- Center, University of Nevada Reno
Dan Bunz- Line Backer, San Francisco 49’ers
George Foster- Out Fielder, Cincinnati Reds ‘Big Red Machine’
Elmore Smith- Center, Cleveland Cavaliers
Jeff Nelson- Pitcher, New York Yankees
David Naughton- Actor, “An American Werewolf in London”
Otis Birdsong- Guard, Kansas City Kings, New Jersey Nets, and Boston Celtics
Ed Halicki- Pitcher, San Francisco Giants, California Angels. No Hitter 1975
Larry Livers- Silver Medalist 1968 Olympics
Rollie Fingers- Pitcher, Oakland A’s, AL MVP and Cy Young Award 1981, (MLB Hall of Fame)
Lafayette “Fat” Lever- Guard, Lever was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the 11th pick in the 1982 , considered one of the NBA’s best point guard’s in the late 1980s, he regularly led the Nuggets in rebounding, he produced a memorable performance against the Chicago Bulls, with 31 points, 20 assists, 16 rebounds, and 6 steals, one of only three players in NBA history to record 15 plus points, rebounds and assists in a single playoff Game (the others being Jason Kidd and The Great Wilt Chamberlain.)
Event will take place in Peppermill’s 2nd floor Naples Ballroom. Buy-In: $200. Unlimited $50 Re-buys during the first 3 levels. One $50 Add-on at the break. Cash prize pool is split among final six players. Part of the proceeds will benefit Reno Philanthropist Evelyn Mount, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Food Bank of Northern Nevada.
To register, please call 1-800-648-5555 or register online.