The Venetian to Host Second Annual Jennifer Harman No-Limit Hold'em Charity Poker Tournament

LAS VEGAS, NV, Mar 28 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, the world's largest five-diamond resort, will
host the Second Annual Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament on Friday, April
18. The no-limit Texas hold'em poker tournament will take place inside The
Venetian Poker Room beginning at 3pm. All proceeds of the tournament and live
and
silent auctions will benefit the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (SPCA) no-kill animal shelter. The recommended donation to
participate in the tournament is $300+30. There will be optional $200
re-donations for additional tournament chips throughout three 20-minute
rounds and a $200 last chance add-on. The first place prize is a $10,000 seat
into the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event.

The Nevada SPCA no-kill shelter in Las Vegas gives comfort, food, and
veterinary care to thousands of animals every year. Many of those animals thrive
in environments without cages.

"Last year we raised $130,000, allowing the Nevada SPCA to expand their
facility," said Harman. "The Venetian Poker Room is a perfect venue, and
their professional staff has been very gracious. This year's event
promisesto be bigger and better and many of my friends will be there to support
this
great cause."

Preceding the tournament, a red carpet reception will be held inside The
Venetian Poker Room from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Confirmed celebrity poker players
include Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Howard Lederer, Phil
Hellmuth, Jerry Yang, Marco Traniello, Jamie Gold, Hoyt Corkins, Amarillo "Slim"
Preston, TJ Cloutier, Todd Brunson, Barry and Allyn Shulman, Erick Lindgren,
Gavin Smith, Quin Do, Russ Hamilton, Lacey Jones, Roy "The Oracle" Winston,
Freddy Deeb, Kristy Gazes, Antonio Esfandiari, Joe Hachem, Carmel Petresco,
Daniel Alaei, Brad "Yukon" Booth, Barry Greenstein, Joanne "JJ" Liu, Layne
Flack, Chau Giang, Cyndy Violette, Chris Ferguson, David Chesnoff, David
Williams, Chad Brown, Vanessa Rousso, Lynette Chan, Huckleberry Seed, Jennifer
"Jenocide" Leigh, Joe Sebok, Eric Mizrachi, John Phan, Jeff Madsen, Scotty
Nguyen, Dan "Who's Your Daddy" Fleishman, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Steve
Zolotow, defending champion Kirk Morrison, and many more.

The tournament is open to the public. Seating is limited and going fast.
Please
visit www.nevadaspca.org to reserve your poker tournament seat today, or call
Lisa Wheeler at (702) 327-7250.

Other confirmed sports celebrities include ESPN commentator Lon McCarron,
NFL
quarterback Shaun King, Burton Snowboards David Driscoll, World Champion
snowboarder Jeff Brushie, professional snowboarder Keir Dillon, Olympic
snowboard
medalist Ross Powers, and professional motocross rider Jimmy Button. Confirmed
celebrities and entertainers include "Whale Hunt in the Desert" author Steve
Cyr, local comedian Carrot Top, KVBC meteorologist John Fredericks, KXNT talk
show host
Alan Stock, KDWN's Heidi Harris, and Life's A Bluff comic creator Frank
Frisina.

Celebrity tournament director and Tournament Directors Association (TDA)
founder Matt Savage will host the tournament. TV Poker and FoxSportsNet hosts
Robert
Justin Huxley and Kyle Morris will emcee the event. Robert Williamson III will
host a live auction during the breaks between tournament rounds, including
official Burton Snowboards autographed by attending athletes, "The Simpsons
Movie" memorabilia donated by Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson), and
personal items signed by poker professionals Jennifer Harman, Howard Lederer,
TJ Cloutier, and Doyle Brunson.

A silent auction sponsored by Triumph sports includes a "Pete Rose &
Jennifer Harman" dinner package with all proceeds going to the Nevada
SPCA,a Joe Montana "Stephen Holland" limited edition framed giclee print, a
Muhammad Ali & Joe Frasier limited edition framed photo, an "I'm sorry I
bet on baseball" official baseball autographed by Pete Rose, as well as
official helmets and memorabilia signed by Dan Marino, Dick Butkus, Peyton
Manning, Eli Manning, Emmit Smith, Bill Parcels, Phil Simms, LT Adams, Joe
Montana, Joe Namath, John Elway, Ladainian Tomlinson, Fred Biletnikoff and
Jim Plunkett.

Sponsors and supporters of the Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament
include The
Venetian, PocketFives.com, Poker Players Social Network (PPSN), Triumph Sports,
Who's Your Daddy Energy Drink, Howard and Suzie Lederer, PokerNews.com, The
Cartwright Foundation, Poker Road, WPT Boot Camp, NettieScrub, CardPlayer,
TinyPrints, Poker School Online, Fundraisers.com, Sabre Design, and Life's a
Bluff Frank
Frisina.

Event sponsorship, silent auction, and live auction donations are now
beingaccepted. Contact Lisa Wheeler at lisa@greasiewheels.com for more
information
on sponsorship packages and benefits or click here to view our
promotional deck.

The Jennifer Harman Charity Poker tournament benefiting the Nevada SPCA is a
GreasieWheels production. Press, editorial, and promotional images are
available now, free-of-charge at http://www.gwphotostore.com.

If you are unable to attend this red carpet affair but would like to make
adonation to the SPCA, go to http://nevadaspca.org/donate.htm. For information
on other ways you can directly support the Nevada SPCA no-kill animal shelter
contact Doug Duke at (702) 873-7722 or email the NevadaSPCA@aol.com.

About The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino

The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, a repeated recipient of the AAA's Five
Diamond Award and Mobil Four-Star, is one of the world's most luxurious resort
and
convention destinations. Re-creating Venice's legendary landmarks, the resort
offers unmatched service and quality for leisure and corporate guests.
Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian features The Grand
Canal
Shoppes, an indoor streetscape complete with gondolas and singing gondoliers,
the Canyon Ranch SpaClub(R), world-class gaming, exquisite restaurants, the
Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum, and a wide variety of entertainment such as
Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular, Blue Man Group, and Wayne Brady on its
premises, as well as extensive convention and corporate services. For additional
information, visit The Venetian website at www.venetian.com.

About the NSPCA

The Nevada SPCA, a nonprofit organization, operates a no-kill animal
sanctuary,
promotes humane education, makes referrals for lower-cost spay/neuter and
vaccination services and challenges people to be the best possible guardians
for the companion animals in their care.

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