Having teamed up with William Hill Poker who will host the event, the cancer charity hopes to attract more than 1000 players for the first No Surrender UK Poker Classic, boosting funds for the charity which provides an online cancer related social network and a Fellowship which researches into cures for pancreatic cancer.
The No Surrender Charitable Trust was set up by Jason Boas in 2007 who at only 33 was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has since raised an overwhelming £150,000. Despite his situation Jason succeeded in his vision and the No Surrender website continues to bring together young adults to support each other through the emotional distress and upheaval that a life threatening illness brings. A Fellowship in Jason's name researching cures for pancreatic cancer in partnership with University College Hospital London has also been setup.
The online poker event costs $30 to enter with optional $20 re buys, and expects to have in excess of $30,000 in the total prize fund plus a headline prize for two people, to fly Club World with BA to Las Vegas and relax with a 4 night stay at the legendary Bellagio Hotel, right on the famous strip..
“We are always looking for new ways to raise funds and keep within the spirit of the No Surrender Trust, which ultimately is to do it having fun!” said Marc Maley, Trustee of the charity. ‘Jason would have loved this event. As a city trader before he contracted Pancreatic cancer, he was hugely competitive and loved synergy between the city and a game like poker.
It would be great to break the World Record for an online tournament, which stands at 35,000 players, took 9 hours to play out and more than 8,750 hit the money, but realistically, we’d settle for a tenth of that number and set a new British Record,” said Maley. “We expect to have some celebrity players and some well known pro’s who’ll have bounties on them for anyone who knocks them out.”
The tournament starts at 8pm on Friday 26th June 2008. Players can find more information about the tournament by visiting William Hill Poker Club.
* Prize fund is based on securing a minimum of 500 players.
All media enquires, please contact:
Marc Maley (No Surrender) - marc@no-surrender.org +44 (0) 7970 147801
Charlotte Clark (JAM PR) - Charlotte@thinkjam.com +44 (0) 207 324 0086
David Hood (William Hill Poker) - dhood@williamhill.co.uk +44 7803 233689
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