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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Duke charity tourney pokes fun at Joan Rivers
By PokerListings.com
Annie Duke will poke a little fun at her Celebrity Apprentice experience next week with a "Sucking out on the Rivers" Charity Poker Tournament.
The tournament will benefit Refugees International, the same charity Annie Dukes raised money for on Celebrity Apprentice, plus it will be cohosted by Frank Marino, a well-known Joan Rivers impersonator.
Marino won't be the only Joan Rivers in attendance either. More than 20 Joan Rivers impersonators will also be playing in the event, and each will have a bounty on his or her head.
"I think that after this poker tournament, the real Joan Rivers will quickly realize that poker players are good-natured people - professional people with respected occupations and families - who really want to change the lives of those less fortunate," Duke said.
"As poker players, we're banding together, not just to prove a point to Joan, but to actually change the world."
Anyone who watched Celebrity Apprentice this season knows there was some animosity between Duke and Rivers.
Rivers made plenty of comments about poker players as well, including calling them white trash and suggesting they're all connected to organized crime.
She managed to draw the ire of plenty of people in the poker world. According to UltimateBet, nearly all the top players in Las Vegas are coming out for the charity tournament to show that a lot of good comes from the poker world.
"Sucking out on the Rivers" will take place May 27. It will kick off with a red carpet ceremony at 5 p.m. and the charity poker tournament will start at 6 p.m.
The charity tournament has a $200 buy-in with rebuys and add-ons available. For more information or to register, call the Hard Rock Poker Lounge at (702) 693-5874.
Comment(s) on this article
Anniesuks May 21, 2009
Annie Duke just cannot seem to let go of Joan Rivers. Now she is using Joan for her charity event. Will Annie never end or if she has any compassion for her fellow humans. Will Annie STHU or better STFU Annie Duke. U R annoying. Go away, nobody wants to hear from you.
YepAnnieDZsuck May 22, 2009
Yes, Annie does suck. One of the biggest skanks out there. Can't stand the woman.
Go away you boring waste.
xrc May 22, 2009
only reason she was on the celebrety apprentace is because shes friends with don cheadle. annie is one of the least accomplished pro poker players to be having as a poster for the game. woo you were 10th in the main event years ago, big accomplishment ha, you won the toc which had a few other people in it. maybe she should stop trying to be a hot poker icon and focus on being a stay at home mom, because the poker results dont seem to be working out for her
AnniesTheBomb May 28, 2009
Got news for all you "nay-sayers" about Annie... I was AT this event and WOW what an event it was! It raised a TON of $$$ for a GREAT CAUSE - sadly, none of you "skanks" could probably afford the buy in of $200. So all you can do is sit on your fat asses and bitch through a computer. The woman is PURE CLASS and it showed the ENTIRE TIME she was there! She is not a "snob" in any way, shape, or form. She treated EVERYONE like royalty.
Too bad you dumb ass idiots that post on here think she is "bad news" - Let me ask YOU - what have YOU done in the world of Poker? Or better yet, what have you done for a CHARITY!?!?
Yes, they made fun of poor Joan rivers... (the funniest one was the fat guy dressed as Joan Rivers... He even SOUNDED like Joan!!!) - it was Hilarious and a REALLY fun evening that raised a lot of awareness and money for a GREAT CAUSE! And I am sure the REAL Joan Rivers would have loved that!
Screw you for not coming down and seeing for yourselves...
(and besides, you missed the FAT JOAN!)
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