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Celebrities Shoot For A Cure with Betfair Poker
TORONTO, ON - August 17, 2009, - On August 22nd, 2009, Betfair Poker will host its Free Million Dollar Game Canadian Final. A highlight of the festivities will include a celebrity/media challenge live in The Score television studios at 12:00pm. Local media personalities will be joined by some of the NHL's young guns including: Sam Gagner and Rob Schremp (Edmonton Oilers), Kyle Quincey (Colorado Avalanche), Nazem Kadri (1st round pick Toronto Maple Leafs) to face off for a first prize of $5,000 to be donated to Shoot For A Cure in the winner's name, along with a trophy and bragging rights!
Betfair Poker's Free Million Dollar Game Canadian Final, which is a free event to enter, will feature 18 players from across Canada competing for the chance to represent Canada at the World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair, in London, England. The Canadian winner will then play off against 17 other players from around the world for a MILLION DOLLAR FIRST PRIZE - the biggest first prize ever to be given out for a free to enter tournament.
Betfairpoker.net has been a big supporter of the Shoot For A Cure campaign, and recently helped to raise $25,000 for the charity this past spring. "We look forward to announcing the details of our expanded relationship with Shoot For A Cure at this event. We are happy to support such a great initiative," says Richard Bloch, Head of International Public Relations for Betfair Poker.
About Shoot For A Cure
Shoot For A Cure is a fundraising campaign of the Canadian and American Spinal Research Organization. It is directly focused on and led by the hockey community. Shoot For A Cure seeks to raise funds for spinal cord research, to raise awareness of spinal cord injuries in sport and to promote prevention of neurotraumatic injuries through sporting events, the sports community, sponsorship, donations and the Play It CoolTM program.
About Betfair
Betfair is the world's biggest online betting community and pioneered the first successful betting exchange in 2000. Driven by cutting-edge technology, Betfair enables customers to choose their own odds and bet even after the event has started. The company now processes over 15 million transactions a day from over 2 million registered customers. Betfair has twice been named the UK's 'Company of the Year' by the Confederation of British Industry and remains one of the only betting companies to win a Queen's Award for Enterprise, being recognised for Innovation in 2003 and most recently for International Trade in 2008.
For more information, please contact:
Kerry Goulet,
Director of Hockey Operations for Shoot For A Cure
Tel: 416-828-2929 E: goulet29@29sports.com
