There will be another poker tournament at the Commerce Casino on October 29th, and this one will benefit two worthwhile organizations.
The first organization is the Renal Support Network which helps those people with kidney disease and maybe on dialysis and waiting for a kidney transplant. As you know, I was fortunate to have a kidney transplant about three years ago after my kidneys failed which forced me to go on dialysis.
The second organization that will benefit from the tournament is Love Across the Ocean which helps children and families in Vietnam.
This tournament will have a lot of celebrities playing. Take a look at the Renal Support Network's website with info about the tournament, and here is the link:
http://www.rsnhope.info/SpecialEvent...rtourn2011.php
Also, if you buy your tickets/entries early there is a discounted price. See the website for details.
Some of the celebrities who say they are good poker players (or pretend to be good poker players) and plan to attend are: Leyna Nguyen of KCBS/KCAL (watch out, she does know how to play), Jack Black (yep, the star Jack Black), Matthew Borlenghi of
General Hospital, Quinton Aaron of The Blind Side, Jennifer Elise Cox of The Brady Bunch Movie, Amy Lyndon of NCIS, and Men the Master Nguyen, the famous professional poker player.
Now, some guy by the name of Alan Mendelson is also supposed to be there playing poker, or at least trying to play poker, and I wouldn't be surprised if he will be sitting at Men the Master Nguyen's table just so Men the Master can bust him out. You might call that Mendelson fellow "cannon fodder" for Men the Master.