Geoff Jenkins to Host Charity Poker Tournament

Major League Baseball player, Geoff Jenkins, hosted a charity poker tournament to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Phoenix, Arizona on Monday. Jenkins had played baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers for the past ten years, but this season he will begin his first season on the Phillies. The tournament had forty two players and took place in Scottsdale, Arizona. This was the first Geoff Jenkins Celebrity Poker Tournament to take place and Jenkins hopes it can become a yearly event.

The event raised an estimated $60,000 for the local kids in the area. Jenkins said: "As athletes we have a chance to do some good," said Jenkins during a break from his meet-and-greet duties as the cozy nightclub filled up. "Why not do it with something everyone enjoys doing anyway? It was easy rounding up guys to participate in this."

The players ranged from several sports genres including a few local celebrities. Football players, baseball players and musicians were among the different sports groups. Some of the Baseball players in attendance were Paul Konerko of the White Sox, Aaron Boone of the Nationals, Brian Roberts of the Orioles and Mike Hampton of the Braves.

Each guy brought $1,000 and 19 sponsors brought $5,000 that would set up each table. "And this is all going to charity," Jenkins said. "I've wanted to do something like this for a long time, and I'm real happy we were able to get it together. I hope to make it an annual event."