Northwest Sports & Entertainment, in association with Dan Dickau, are proud to announce the 2007 Dan Dickau Celebrity Poker Tournament 7:00 pm on August 22, at Northern Quest Casino. This event is open to the first 100 paid entrants plus approximately 20 celebrities from the basketball world, mixed with three world championship poker players. Entry is $500. Each participant will receive one seat into the tournament, two tickets to the celebrity poker reception before hand, a gift bag with a minimum retail value of $200, and two premier seats to the Toyota Spokane All-Americnan’s Charity Classic game.
The Dan Dickau Celebrity Poker Tournament will include Dan himself, along with around 20 other celebrities, including current NBA players and Gonzaga University alum. Also scheduled are three stars from the world of professional poker. Erick Lindgren (Poker Million III Champion and 2004 World Poker Tour Player of the year) will join WPT’s Mirage Poker Showdown Champion Gavin Smith. Finally, Josh Arieh, the 3rd place finisher from the World Series of Poker main event and owner of two WSOP bracelets, will attend.
The event kicks off at 5:45 pm with the celebrity poker reception, which costs $20 to those who do not already have tickets, and takes place in the ballroom of Northern Quest Casino. With all the players being seated by 6:55 pm, the first hand of the tournament will be dealt at 7 pm. The winning prize includes a 50″ Samsung plasma flat panel HDTV, first place trophy, Dan Dickau signed jersey, 2 tickets to see the GU in Spokane, and a trip for two to New York City to see the new look Trailblazers vs. the Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Prizes will be given to the top 20 players in the event.
The event will take place at the Northern Quest Casino on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 with first hand starting at 7:00 pm
If you want to watch the betting action you can buy tickets or if you want to join the tables you can fill out the poker entry form found on www.dandickau.com or call 480-635-8720.