'Queen Of Hearts' Team Raises Money for American Heart Assoc. and Nevada Cancer Inst. at 2007 WSOP. May 2007 News

May 16, 2007.

Queen Of Hearts Team With Mimi Rogers and Lisa Tenner and Sponsored by Poker Players Alliance Raises Money for Charity at 2007 WSOP World Series of Poker.

Captained by Actress Mimi Rogers and Lisa Tenner, the "Queen Of Hearts" Team is sponsored by Poker Players Alliance including actress Jennifer Tilly and top poker Pros that will win your hearts, steal your blinds and bluff fearlessly. The 2007 Queen of Hearts Team, packed with a powerhouse list of famous women poker pros, noted executives and celebrities, is set to marshal their prodigious talents on behalf of 2o great causes at 2007's World Series of Poker - raising funds for the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Campaign and the Nevada Cancer Institute, Official Community Relations Partner of this year's World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, NV.

Lisa Tenner, co-captain and founder of the Team, announced that she'll share the captaining duties with actress and talented poker player Mimi Rogers. They will be joined by another TV and film star, and poker player, Jennifer Tilly who returns to the team for her second year in a row, along with such female poker luminaries as J.J. Liu, Vanessa Rousso, Clonie Gowen, Jennifer Leigh, Mary Jones, Isabelle Mercier and Susie Isaacs. The team also has a poker journalist Lisa Wheeler, real estate broker Elizabeth Shepherd, attorney and Florida magistrate Mary Magazine, the president of luxury watchmaker Corum USA Stacie Orloff, and accomplished amateur champions Mylene Leitner and Anne Spinetti.

"We are sponsored this year by the Poker Player's Alliance, which has provided the first donation to the team and the charities," said Lisa Tenner, known in poker as the leading creator, packager and marketer of unique poker events. "Thanks to our sponsor and this great group of women who have accumulated individual winnings well into the millions, our Queen Of Hearts Team expects to exceed its 2006 total."

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players from around the United States who have joined together to promote the game of poker, ensure its integrity, and to protect poker players' rights. The Poker Players Alliance promotes and protects poker through advocacy work in Washington, DC, and throughout the USA.

Each of the Queen of Hearts team members will play in the World Series of Poker "Ladies' No Hold'em" Event June 10-11 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, an event that was won in previous years by Jones in 2006, Tilly in 2005 and Isaacs in 1996 and 1997. The players will also commit funds from any winnings in the Ladies event. Funds raised by the Queen of Hearts Team will benefit the American Heart Association and Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas.

"It is truly an honor to be associated with this incredible group of women, playing poker on behalf of such a worthy causes," said Rogers, who has competed in several World Poker Tour (WPT) Championships. "Getting into the money in order to make a financial contribution is important, but even more critical is putting the spotlight on America's health. Heart disease and cancer are for the most part preventable and we can all do something to reduce the risk. Risk is essential in poker, it isn't in health."

Lisa Tenner, Jennifer Tilly and Mimi Rogers

Lisa Tenner, Jennifer Tilly and Mimi Rogers

The Queen of Hearts Team will meet for a reception dinner the night before and get a little coaching from poker champion Phil Laak and from entrepreneur and veteran poker player Mark Tenner.

The team will be cheered on by executives from the Las Vegas office of the American Heart Association "The Queen of Hearts Team is a royal flush for our National Go Red for Women campaign, "said Tammy Lier, American Heart Association volunteer and 2007 Las Vegas Go Red for Women Committee Chair. "This program provides great visibility to our efforts encouraging women to get check ups and make lifestyle changes that will give them greater longevity. We really appreciate these busy and successful women coming together for our cause."

"We appreciate the support of the community and of the Queen of Hearts Team," said Clark Dumont, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs for Nevada Cancer Institute. "This financial support will help us in pursuing our mission of preventing, detecting, educating, caring and curing cancer throughout our communities."

About Tenner and Associates, Inc.
Tenner and 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 and Associates has successfully married the worlds of music, entertainment, sports, pop culture, media and tourism for her clients, which include some of the leading Las Vegas Strip casinos, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paris Hotel and Casino, Jeep, VH1, The Party Poker Million, Elle Magazine and Card Player Cruises. For more information on Tenner and Associates, go to www.tennerandassoc.com or call (702) 792 9430.

About Go Red for Women, American Heart Association
Since 2004, Go Red for Women has captured the energy, passion, and intelligence of women to work collectively to wipe out heart disease - the No. 1 killer of women. Today, we want millions of women across America to take heart disease personally. Using the simple platform "Love Your Heart," Go Red for Women engages these women - and the men who love them - to embrace the cause. Healthcare providers, celebrities, and politicians also elevate the cause and spread the word about women and heart disease. For more information about Go Red for Women, please call 1-888-MY-HEART (1-888-694-3278) or visit GoRedForWomen.org. The movement is nationally sponsored by Macy's.

About Nevada Cancer Institute
Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) is the official cancer institute for the State of Nevada. A nonprofit organization, NVCI is committed to reducing the burden of cancer by pursuing the development of a comprehensive cancer research institute, as defined by the National Cancer Institute. Through the knowledge and expertise of the finest scientists, clinicians, educators and caregivers, the institute provides hope to communities in Nevada, the southwest and beyond through research, education, early detection, prevention and high quality patient care. The staff focuses on a future without cancer that is achieved through initiated and collaborative research in basic, clinical and population science. For more information on NVCI, please visit www.nevadacancerinstitute.org or call (702) 822-LIFE.

Source: WPT

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