Habitat for Humanity Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament and Fundraiser to Benefit El Dorado County Build

The inaugural Habitat for HumanityTexas Hold'em Poker Tournament and fundraiser will take place at the ElDorado Hills Community Center in El Dorado Hills located on Harvard Way, onSaturday, 1 November, at 6 p.m. The charity event is open to the public andwill include a raffle, music, entertainment, a silent auction, gourmet foodprepared by local restaurants, no-host cocktails, and black jack. Raffleprizes include 18 additional poker tables.

The cost to participate in the celebrity poker tournament is $75 (priceincludes admission). General admission is $25. Guests and tournamentparticipants may register at the venue on the day of the event, orpre-register by visiting www.edchabitat.com. To make a private donation orinquire about sponsorship opportunities contact JoDee Ross at (916)425-8456.

A related online auction will begin on Saturday, 25 October, on eBay, andwill conclude on the day of the event. Items for bid will include two-hourtraining sessions donated by 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main eventchampion Jerry Yang, World Poker Tour (WPT) & WSOP bracelet winner J.C.Tran, WSOP bracelet winner and WPT's first lady of poker Linda Johnson, WPTchampion JJ Liu, and WPT Ladies Poker Party champion Kelli Griggs.Additional prizes and online auction items will be provided by The WorldPoker Tour, Curtis & Co. Watches, CardPlayer Magazine, Life's A Bluff,FullTilt Poker, and the Jennifer Harman CPT. SpadeClub.com has generouslydonated valuable event prizes and giveaways.

About El Dorado County Building Project

Habitat for Humanity hopes to raise at least $40,000 through this effort inorder to defer El Dorado County Building Project costs. The first-evermultiple dwelling area will be located on approximately six acres near ElDorado and allow low-income future homeowners who invest 300-500 hours of"sweat equity" towards their own or another's home to qualify forno-interest loans. For more information on Habitat for Humanity visitwww.edchabitat.com.

About SpadeClub

SpadeClub provides a new online poker experience that combines competitivepoker play with the ability to win cash prizes and develop poker skills ina social networking environment for poker enthusiasts of every level.SpadeClub is powered by Card Player Media, the leading poker mediaresource, with more than 20 years of service in the poker industry, and thepublisher of Card Player and Card Player Poker+Sport. All products of CardPlayer Media, including SpadeClub, are U.S. owned and operated. For moreinformation on SpadeClub visit www.spadeclub.com.

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News Added: 23 October, 2008

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