Scott Ian of Anthrax & UB: All-In Charity Tournament

On January 12th a charity poker tournament will be taking place at The Joint, inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. UltimateBet announced recently that Scott Ian, guitarist for Anthrax, will be representing the online poker room during the charity tournament. The event, Operation: All In, will be a No Limit Hold'em tournament that will feature professional poker players, celebrities and a few mixed-martial-arts fighters. The charity event will benefit injured soldiers.

Ian has been making a name for himself in the poker world. He participated last year in VH1's Rockstars of Poker and finished in first place. He beat Sully Erna, Godsmack fame, who has been seen playing in various events including the WSOP. Ian won a seat in the Aruba Poker Classic tournament from UltimateBet. During the Aruba Classic, Ian learned even more about poker and hopes to apply what he has learned to win the Operation: All In.

"We're thrilled to be a part of this worthy charity poker tournament," stated UltimateBet.com spokesperson George MacLean. "And there's no better celebrity poker player to represent us at the tables than Scott Ian."

The event will begin at 1pm and will have enough seats for 150 players. The buy-in for the event is $550 and will have a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000. The Xtreme Couture GI Foundation will receive all additional funds earned during the event.