PKR Sponsor Charity Poker Event for Children
May 14, 2008
PKR.com joined forces with charity One to One Children’s Fund on Sunday, to aid disadvantaged children all over the world. A host of celebrities, including Jamie Oliver and Teddy Sheringham, teamed up to help raise cash for the charity at the One to One PKR.com charity poker tournament.
For this year’s fundraiser, the One to One Children’s Fund returned to London’s stylish Sketch restaurant for another glitzy night of poker and backgammon. The annual event was a huge success which saw over £200,000 raised for children in need. The £365 entry fee (the cost of sponsoring one child for a year at £1 per day) included a champagne reception plus a buy-in to either the PKR sponsored poker tournament or the Eighth Annual Omar Sharif Backgammon Tournament.
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Railing spectators were also invited to attend and enjoy the champagne reception and auction. The highest bidders donating to the cause won items such as signed Arsenal and Chelsea football jerseys, dinner for two at Fifteen (Jamie Olivers Restaurant), a signed copy of Harry Potter and a walk-on part in the next Terry Pratchett movie.
Once again the event was a dazzling celebrity filled affair, with high profile guests Jamie Oliver, Dexter Fletcher, Teddy Sheringham, Norman Pace, Benny Wong and American TV Chef Adam Perry Lang, battling at the tables against World Series of Poker Europe runner-up John Tabatabai and Women’s World Open champ Beverley Pace. On hand to watch the fun and cheer his friend on was Jamie Oliver’s celebrity sommelier, Matt Skinner. After hours of play, the tournament was eventually won by Leticia White, daughter of another famous chef – Marco Pierre White. A solid display of poker ensured she scooped the £4,000 top prize, along with the trophy and several celebrity bounties in the process.
