It was a mixed group of professional poker players and celebrities that gathered together in the poker room for a No Limit Texas Hold’em charity poker tournament to benefit the V Foundation. Nearly 70 players helped raise close to $28,000 with Grand Sierra Resort donating $5,000 to the fund. Some of the Celebrities in attendance were Trishelle Canatella, Lee Brownstein Jennifer Elise Cox, Sara Underwood, Jeremy London, Erik Aude, Jeff Madsen and Jennifer Tilly.
The V Foundation was founded in 1993 by legendary basketball coach Jimmy Valvano even as he was battling cancer himself. The Foundation has since raised more than $90 million which is used for cancer research grants. Poker players from around the world met up in Reno, NV to help raise even more money for the Foundation through this charity poker tournament hosted at Grand Sierra Resort.