The Jewish Community Center Celebrity Poker Shootout started with a huge helping of big name poker pros. Eli Elezra, David Benyamine, Erica Schoenberg, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and Evelyn Ng dropped by the Palms in Las Vegas to help fund a new building for the JCC in southern Nevada.

Along with the charity tournament, a small prize of a World Series of Poker Main Event seat was awarded to the winner. Erica Schoenberg took a couple minutes aside from her hosting duties to play some cards and took down the tourney and will be freerolling next year in the $10,000 buy-in Main Event.

Not a bad pull from a charity tourney.

$450 was the "buy in" for the tourney, but of course those who wished for a little karma gave more then the recommended donation. For the complete background on the JCC and the event hop over to Pokernews.com for details or read below. For reasons why Michele Lewis from Pokerati was not able to attend but posted on Erica's success head here.

Proceeds from the event will be used to help fund construction of a facility that the JCC of Southern Nevada can call its own. The organization, which currently hosts over 500 programs throughout Southern Nevada, has spent the last 17 years operating from an undersized office-like outfit based in Las Vegas. "It's hard to believe that one of the fastest growing cities in America, with such a strong Jewish community base, doesn't have its own center," said Michael Eakman, event coordinator.

The JCC and its organizers have not let a lack of adequate facilities stand in their way of providing beneficial programs to members of the community. From preschoolers to adults, the JCC calendar offers something for everyone, with events ranging from summer camps to ballroom dancing classes. A new facility would enable the JCC to host most of their events on-site, rather than have to spend money on temporary rentals, as has been done in the past.

Sunday's festivities begin with a complimentary continental breakfast, to be served from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The tournament itself is schedule to begin at 11:00 a.m. and will last until approximately 6:00 p.m. Attendees can look forward to both live and silent auctions, a VIP reception area, trophies and prizes for top performers in the tournament, and, of course, the opportunity to mingle with celebrities. Renowned tournament director Matt Savage will serve as host for the affair.