Annie Duke and Howard Lederer to Host Child Rescue's Charity Poker Night

International Media Mogul Sumner Redstone and professional poker players Annie Duke and Howard Lederer are teaming up to host a special charity poker event raising funds and awareness for Child Rescue Association of North America, a not for profit organization dedicated to eliminate the child commercial sex industry in the United States and Canada. The charity poker gala will take place on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010, at Bicycle Casino in California. The tournament will be preceded by a Red Carpet reception scheduled at 7:00 pm.

The event will be emceed and directed by Guest Celebrity Tournament Director Dianna Donofrio-Trigatzi. Dianna worked as Satellite Director for the 2005 World Series of Poker and as Pay Out Manager for the 2006 WSOP. She also organized the first Legends of Poker Tournament, which is still one of the biggest poker tournaments in California. Dianna is currently the Nevada State Director of the Poker Players Alliance and actively uses her talent and poker knowledge to organize poker charity galas.

The buy-in for the event is $200 + $40. Prizes include items such as a hand crafted guitar signed by national music artists Nick Hexum of 311, Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional, Third Eye Blind, and Neon Trees along with a trip for 2 to Costa Rica, and much more. Entries into the Bicycle Casino's November main event will also be one of prizes for someone at the final table. Additionally to the poker tourney, the event will also feature a live and silent auction.

Joining Sumner Redstone, Annie Duke, and Howard Lederer, the event will bring poker pros and Hall of Famers Mike Sexton, Linda Johnson, Jan Fisher, Ali Nejard, Nolan Dalla, Alan Cunningham, Chad Brown, Yosh Nakano, Marsha Wagoner, Melissa Hayden, Lupe Soto, Gina Hecht, and Brian Herowitz among others. Hollywood celebrities and other sports and entertainment personalities will be announced soon.