The Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night (CPN) today confirmed that WPT's free online poker site ClubWPT.com will serve as  title sponsor of the annual charity event taking place on November 19th at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. The event will raise funds for the Decision Education Foundation (DEF). The grand prize of this year’s tournament will be an entry to the 2010 World Poker Tour (WPT) Celebrity Invitational, scheduled for February 20th and 21st.

The top ten top finishers will receive other prizes, including a complimentary annual membership to ClubWPT.com. Additional prize sponsors include World Series of Poker Academy, Rockwell Time, Crown Royal, Commerce Casino, Team UltimateBet, Cartwright Entertainment, AMA Supercross Anaheim, and Hardcore Elegance.

The ClubWPT.com Annie Duke CPN activities will include a celebrity red carpet walk, DEF presentation, cocktails for participants, and silent and live auctions. All participants will receive a generous gift bag courtesy of 2-Step Images, UltimateBet, Who’s Your Daddy, OlliePop, DEF, and GreasieWheels.

Attendees will have the opportunity to play and interact with pros and celebrities, including Anthrax musician and Ultimate Bet pro Scott Ian, Broadway actor Andrew Hill Newman, American Internet entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, actors Joshua Malina, Kathy Najimy, “Celebrity Apprentice” star and model Brande Roderick, “Amazing Race” competitors Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle, comedian Jillette Penn, actor/producer Michael Cory Davis, world champion snowboarder Jeff Brushie, Supercross icon Jimmy Button, reality TV’s Trishelle Cannatella, film/TV actor and director Joe Reitman, professional poker players Annie Duke, Dan Harrington, Rafe Furst, Howard “The Professor” Lederer, John “Johnny World” Hennigan, Adam “Roothlus” Levy, Joe Sebok, hockey pro-turned-poker-pro Greg “FTB” Mueller, MIT blackjack legend Andy Bloch, Dave “Hollywood” Stann, WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, game show personality Ali Nejad, and author Michael Craig.

The ClubWPT.com Annie Duke DEF CPN is open to the public. Seats are limited. Buy in for the event is $330.

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