Contact Information: Contact: GreasieWheels Lisa Wheeler (702) 327-7250 Road 2 Recovery www.road2recovery.com Anita Button (480) 276-1131
Fourth Annual Road 2 Recovery Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament Presented by Toyota Trucks at MGM Grand Las Vegas
Winner Receives a 2009 $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event Seat
| Source: GreasieWheels, LLC
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - September 23, 2008) - The Fourth Annual Road 2 Recovery Celebrity
Charity Poker Tournament (CPT) presented by Toyota Trucks, hosted by Jimmy
Button and emceed by celebrity tournament director Matt Savage, will take
place on Thursday, Oct 9 at 4:00 p.m. inside the MGM Grand Poker Room.
First prize is a 2009 $10,000 World Series of Poker main event seat. First,
second and third place winners will receive Curtis & Co. watches valued at
$2,200 each. Spectators are welcome. Fans and participants will take home
more than 100 prizes and giveaways.
The Fourth Annual Road 2 Recovery CPT presented by Toyota Trucks is open to
the public. Join Supercross celebrities Jimmy Button, Chad Reed, Grant
Langston, Jason Thomas, along with poker professionals Chris Ferguson, Andy
Bloch, Jeff Madsen, Robert Williamson III, Jennifer Harman, Marco
Traniello, Karina and Chip Jett, Hoyt Corkins, Todd Brunson, Joe Sebok,
Jamie Gold, Roy Winston, and 2008 World Series of Poker final table chip
leader Dennis Phillips.
The recommended donation to enter the tournament is $300, with $100 re-buys
available during the first four levels. Players may also purchase a $100
add-on for double the starting stack at the end of the re-buy period.
Pre-register for the charity poker tournament by visiting
www.road2recovery.com/secure/registration_poker.asp. Players may also
register for the tournament and side activities in the MGM Grand poker room
on the day of the event. MGM Grand will secure all tournament donations on
the day of the event with proceeds benefiting the Road 2 Recovery Injured
Riders Fund. For more information visit www.road2recovery.com or contact
Anita Button at (480) 276-1131.
The Fourth Annual Road 2 Recovery Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament
presented by Toyota Trucks is also sponsored by Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki,
Suzuki, KTM, Alpinestars, Leatt Brace, Live Nation, Racer X, Wasserman
Media Group, Curtis & Company Watches, Steve "Z" and Howard & Suzie
Lederer, and CardPlayer Magazine. GreasieWheels, LLC will co-produce
charitable and fundraising efforts.
About Jimmy Button
At 26 years old, Jimmy Button was at the top of his career, but in January
of 2000 he sustained a devastating spinal cord injury at his second and
third vertebrae. Button's courage eventually won him the race not to ride
again, but to walk.
About the Road 2 Recovery Foundation
In the fall of 2000, Bob Moore, Bob Walker, and Jimmy Button created the
Road 2 Recovery Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated
to helping professional AMA licensed Motocross/Supercross members
sustaining career-ending injuries with financial, motivational, emotional,
and spiritual support.
For more information on the Toyota Trucks Tournament, contact GreasieWheels
representative Lisa Wheeler at (702) 327-7250 or info@greasiewheels.com.
For more information on Road 2 Recovery visit www.road2recovery.com or
contact Anita Button at (480) 276-1131.