Snowboarders to Participate in Charity Poker Tournament

The Hard Rock Poker Lounge in Las Vegas will be hosting the Protect Our Winters All-In Texas Hold’em Charity Poker Tournament that was put together by Jeremy Jones and Ollie Pop Bubblegum. The event is offering the winner a seat to a 2009 World Series of Poker event and many in the snowboarding industry are signing up to try their luck.

The event is set to take place on January 27th at 6pm. The buy-in for the event is $150 and proceeds from the buy-in will go to Protect Our Winters (POW), which is the snow industry non-profit that raises awareness about the global warming crisis.

Full Tilt Poker is playing the role of Tournament Grand Prize Sponsor by making a large cash donation to POW and will be on site during the event. POW will also be recognizing those in the industry who have made changes to create a sustainable business model by using earth friendly products as well as changes.

Included on the guest list are:  Jeremy Jones- Activist/ Icon Backcountry Snowboarder and Founder of Protect Our Winters, Scott Ian- Guitarist for Anthrax, Trevor Graves , Aaron Biitner ,Jared Bevens , Joni Malmi , Phil Helmuth , Neil Korn , Trishelle Cannatella , Chanelle Sladics , Marius Otterstad , Seth Morrison ,Mark Carter , Dave Duncan , Sean Sullivan ,Zach Dalton ,Andre Cameron ,Jesse Brown ,Kim Hermon ,Todd Brunson ,Anjela Brunson ,Erica Schoenberg ,Roy Winston and Jason McNabb.