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by David Aydt on July 21, 2007
Buy-in: $10 plus rebuys.
Prizes: The winner will receive a professional poker baize signed by the producer and cast of "Ocean's Thirteen".
Ocean's Thirteen got most of the original crew back together for yet another casino heist and added to the already impressive talent list Al Pacino. With these talents the crew their marketing clout has been beneficial to a war stricken Darfur, Sudan.
Add in one of the biggest online poker sites in the world along with some poker players with open wallets ready to rebuy, and you've got a funnel of funds going to a very worthy cause. Pokerstars.com and the Not On Our Watch charity fund are joining forces again to raise awareness of the suffering in war torn Darfur.
For the winner of the tourney, he/she will receive the felt that several of the actors from the movie signed after playing a few hands from Pokerstars.com's 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Joe Hachem.
Not a bad side prize for giving to charity, and a definitely collector's piece to any movie/poker lover. Check out Brad "Otis" Willis' back story on Pokerstarsblog.com for more details about this $10 rebuy charity tourney:
... Producer Jerry Weintraub, together with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, matt damon and Don Cheadle, launched the charity Not On Our Watch to help raise awareness of the suffering in Darfur, the western region of Sudan, Africa.
The plight there is very real - hundreds of thousands of people there have lost their lives due to the ongoing instability in the region, and millions more have been displaced and are entirely reliant on international aid for their survival.
It's a situation that requires help - and fast. And that's exactly what PokerStars and its players have provided. First, PokerStars donated $1 million to the charity. Then it ran two charity re-buy tournaments. Not only did it donate the entire prize pool created by its players to NOOW, but it also matched it!
PokerStars players' efforts have been fantastic so far. And, for their charitable efforts, eight of the players - with guests - have attended the 'Ocean's Thirteen' premieres in both Cannes and Los Angeles. Other winners will receive copies of the DVD when it goes on general release.
The prize for the third 'Ocean's Thirteen Charity Tournament' will be no less spectacular. The winner will receive a signed baize, framed, as you see above.
If you want to donate direct to the charity it couldn't be easier. To transfer funds simply go to the main lobby, then to Requests, and drop down to Transfer Funds. Type in the User ID NOOW and the amount you wish to donate. The funds will then be taken from your account and credited to the charity. All money will go directly to the charity and PokerStars will match all funds donated!
NOTICE: Any money contributed to Not On Our Watch through PokerStars may not be considered a tax-deductible donation in some jurisdictions.
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