MS Society to Benefit from WSOP Main Event Chip Leader

Filed in archive Poker News on October 17, 2008

The November Nine.

Remember them?

Yes, the final nine players from the 2008 World Series of Poker's Main Event are coming soon to the televison screen near you to play out the remaining hands and this year's World Champion. Among the final nine, six of them signed with PokerStars.net to proudly display their wares on various visible body parts for the "live" telecast from ESPN of the final table. The waiting experiment will come to its peak soon to see the sponsorship drawing of WSOP final table.

One such PokerStars.net sponsored player, the chip leader Dennis phillips, will be considered the hottest commodity at the table. Given his chip advantage to win it all and probable length of air time on the nationally televised table the real estate on his shirt will be worth some decent coin...

... for a charity

Thanks to PokerStars and Ebay, there is an auction that started yesterday to give the proceeds of a prime spot of advertising on Phillips' shirt to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Below is the press release on how businesses can line up for this great way to benefit the MS Society and get a little back in the form of face time on a huge ESPN production.

Follow this link to the auction.

2008 World Series of Poker® Chip Leader Urges
Corporate America to Go 'All In' To Fight Multiple Sclerosis

Dennis Phillips Hosts Charity Auction on eBay with Winner Featured on ESPN Telecast

LAS VEGAS, October 14, 2008: Stakes at the Final Table of the 2008 World Series of Poker® just got a little higher. This year, Chip Leader Dennis Phillips will host an auction on eBay (www.ebay.com), for a prime logo spot on his jersey with all proceeds going to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

From October 16-26, 2008, companies and individuals can bid for a logo placement on Dennis Phillips' jersey, which will be in position as he competes at the Final Table of the 2008 World Series of Poker. The event will be broadcast on November 11, 2008 to millions of ESPN households around the world, as Dennis vies for more than $9 million dollars. The 2008 WSOP final table is expected to be the most-watched night in televised poker history and is guaranteed to be re-broadcasted at least eight times across ESPN networks.

Phillips, a long-time supporter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, is from St. Louis, Missouri. He became deeply involved in the fight against MS when his brother was diagnosed with it over ten years ago.

"Being on the Final Table of the WSOP is an opportunity of a lifetime, but we hope that this opportunity will one day save someone's life," said Phillips.

Phillips is currently sponsored by PokerStars.net, and is the odds-on favorite to win the title of Main Event champion. He already has donated money to a number of worthy causes since reaching the final table in July, including The Pujols Family Foundation. He has committed to donate 1% of his final table winnings to 'Put a Bad Beat on Cancer,' which PokerStars.net will match in full.

"We are thrilled to be a part of such an exciting promotion that will ultimately help us continue to move towards a world free of MS," said Phyllis Robsham, president of the Gateway Area Chapter, "The awareness and funds raised through Dennis' effort will help us to continue our work for the over 6,000 people living with MS in our area."

"We are appreciative of Dennis' efforts to encompass charitable endeavors and wish him and the MS society tremendous success on and off the felt, said World Series," of Poker marketing and sponsorship director Ty Stewart.

The eBay auction begins on October 16, 2008 at 8 a.m. EST. Sponsor subject to the official WSOP rules.

About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn't. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In 2006 alone, throughout home office and 50 state networks of chapters, we devoted nearly $126 million to programs that enhanced more than one million lives. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested more than $46 million to support 380 research projects around the world. We are people who want to do something about MS NOW. Join the movement at nationalmssociety.org.

Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at www.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800- 344-4867. You may also contact your local Gateway Area Chapter at www.gatewayMSsociety.org or 314-781-9020.