Tony & Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night

[duncan228]

http://evalongoriafan.net/2008/07/01/calendar-tony-eva-parker-celebrity-casino-night/

Tony & Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night

FIRST ANNUAL TONY & EVA PARKER CELEBRITY CASINO NIGHT
TO BENEFIT EVA’S HEROES - Hollywood, Local Celebrities Join Together in San Antonio to Support Eva’s Heroes -

SAN ANTONIO - (July 1, 2008) - Eva Longoria Parker announce today the First Annual Tony & Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night Benefiting Eva’s Heroes, to take place on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Pedrotti’s North Wind Ranch. The event, complete with a number of Hollywood and local celebrities, including San Antonio’s own Spurs players, will be a fundraiser benefiting Eva’s Heroes, the actresses’ non-profit organization.

The Tony & Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night will be the first of its kind for the organization, which completed its Inaugural Celebrity Golf Tournament in October 2007.

The Celebrity Casino Night will be one of glitz, glamour and exciting casino games. Guests will feel like they just stepped into a Las Vegas Casino with roulette and blackjack tables in every corner. In addition, there will be a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament that will begin at 6:30 p.m. A silent auction will take place during the event to raise additional proceeds for Eva’s Heroes.

Tickets for the Tony and Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night will be available for purchase starting Monday, July 7, 2008 by visiting www.evasheroes.org or by calling 210.694.9090.

WHEN: Saturday, August 9, 2008
Doors Open - 5:30 p.m.
Cocktails and Dinner - 6:00 p.m.
Poker Tournament - 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Pedrotti’s North Wind Ranch
13715 FM 1560N
San Antonio, TX 78023

COST: $100 for Dinner & Casino
$300 for Dinner and the Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament

Tickets will be available for purchase by visiting www.evasheroes.org or by calling 210.694.9090 beginning on Monday, July 7, 2008.

CONTACT: Lisa M. Martin - Missy Rodriguez
Creative Civilization Creative Civilization
(210) 227-1999 ext. 129 / (210) 227-1999 ext. 130
(210) 381-2206, Cell / (210) 710-2622, Cell

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I wonder if I can get ham at the silent auction.

[tlongII]

I'm expecting Jim to enter this.

[ashbeeigh]

Tickets will be available for purchase by visiting www.evasheroes.org or by calling 210.694.9090 beginning on Monday, July 7, 2008.




Lies!! Her website is down. I bet they're getting ready for the big launch on july 7th.

[KEDA]

I wonder if I can get ham at the silent auction.

Actually Im packaging it as a complete dinner, but yeah, you can.

Just be the highest bidder and you are in like a pork egg roll!

[mrcoon29]

CONTACT: Lisa M. Martin - Missy Rodriguez
Creative Civilization Creative Civilization

That's the marketing/creative design team that the Spurs just dropped.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Just be the highest bidder and you are in like a pork egg roll!

Says the pig fondler.

[KEDA]

Says the pig fondler.

THATS ME!!!!

Nothing like grabbing a pigs ass and putting my special glaze all over it!!!

[spurschick]

Lies!! Her website is down. I bet they're getting ready for the big launch on july 7th.


http://www.evasheroes.org/casinonight.html

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Is Barkley going to be there?

[MannyIsGod]

Interesting.

[duncan228]

Duncan's going. :)

http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/23/celebrities-make-way-to-san-antonio-for-first-annual-tony-eva-parker-celebrity-casino-night-hollywood-local-celebrities-join-together-in-san-antonio-to-support-evas-heroes/

CELEBRITIES MAKE WAY TO SAN ANTONIO FOR FIRST ANNUAL TONY & EVA PARKER CELEBRITY CASINO NIGHT
Hollywood, Local Celebrities Join Together in San Antonio to Support Eva’s Heroes

Eva Longoria Parker will welcome several celebrity friends as she hosts the First Annual Tony & Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night, to take place on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Pedrotti’s North Wind Ranch.

The event has attracted a number of Hollywood and local celebrities, including San Antonio Spurs player Tim Duncan, House star, Jennifer Morrison, Sean Elliott and Willie Garson, also known as “Stanford” in the recent box office hit, Sex in the City. Also joining the fun in support of Eva’s Heroes are actors Adam Rodriguez, CSI:Miami, David Zayas of Dexter and World Series of Poker star, Phil Hellmuth.

The Tony & Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night will be the first of its kind for the organization, which completed its Inaugural Celebrity Golf Tournament in October 2007.

The Celebrity Casino Night will be one of glitz, glamour and exciting casino games. Guests will feel like they just stepped into a Las Vegas Casino with roulette and blackjack tables in every corner. In addition, there will be a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament that will begin at 6:30 p.m. A silent auction will take place during the event to raise additional proceeds for Eva’s Heroes.

Tickets for the Tony and Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night are available for purchase by visiting www.evasheroes.org or by calling 210.694.9090.

COST:

$100 for Casino

$300 for Casino and Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament

WHEN:

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Doors Open - 5:30 p.m.

Cocktails and Dinner - 6:00 p.m.

Poker Tournament - 6:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Pedrotti’s North Wind Ranch
13715 FM 1560N
San Antonio, TX 78023

[Buddy Holly]

I would go just for Miss Morrison. I like House and well, she's cute.

[DPG21920]

I am assuming it is open to everyone?

[DPG21920]

I would pay 300 for charity and a chance to play cards with Tim and Tony. Sounds like fun and a great cause.

[spurschick]

I am assuming it is open to everyone?

It is.

[Sec24Row7]

What is the tournament structure?

[duncan228]

If anyone was really thinking of going, you need to register by tomorrow, August 6. Registration form is on Eva's site.


http://www.evasheroes.org/casinonight.html


GENERAL INFORMATION

Casino Games and Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament by Casino Fun, Inc.

Casino
Games include Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Slot Machines and Money Wheel
$100 per person or $1,000 for reserved dinner table (seats eight).
Includes buffet dinner and $2,000 in chips for all casino games.
Additional casino chips may be purchased throughout the evening: $10 for $1,000 in chips or $20 for $3,000 in chips
Casino games run from 6:30pm - 9:30pm.
Players may cash in remaining chips for tickets for prize drawings.

Poker Tournament
$300 per person.
Includes buffet dinner, $10,000 in chips for the tournament and $2,000 in chips for all casino games.
Tournament will run approximately 4 hours.
Each table will seat 9 players plus the dealer.
Trophies and prizes awarded to the top 9 finalists.
GRAND PRIZE - a seat in the 2009 World Series of Poker Tournament in Las Vegas.

Rebuys & Add-Ons available in the first hour.


POKER TOURNAMENT PRIZES INCLUDE:
GRAND PRIZE - a seat in the 2009 World Series of Poker Tournament in Las Vegas

LIVE AUCTION
One seat at the Aruba Poker Classic 2008 (September 27 - October 4),
includes a head-to-head poker game and lesson with Phil Hellmuth in his personal suite in Aruba


CELEBRITIES ATTENDING
(as of 8.5; subject to change)

Eva Longoria Parker (Desperate Housewives)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Desperate Housewives)
Katie Chonacas (Righteous Kill, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans)
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
Sean Elliott (San Antonio Spurs)
Willie Garson (Sex and the City)
Phil Hellmuth (11-Time World Series of Poker Winner)
Jennifer Morrison (House)
Adam Rodriguez (CSI:Miami)
Leeann Tweeden (Host of Poker After Dark)
David Zayas (Dexter)
and more...

[Brutalis]

Tim Duncan is the last person I'd want to see at a poker table.

[KEDA]

Updated list of superstar guests!

CELEBRITIES ATTENDING
(as of 8.5; subject to change)

Eva Longoria Parker (Desperate Housewives)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Desperate Housewives)
Katie Chonacas (Righteous Kill, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans)
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
Sean Elliott (San Antonio Spurs)
Willie Garson (Sex and the City)
Phil Hellmuth (11-Time World Series of Poker Winner)
Jennifer Morrison (House)
Adam Rodriguez (CSI:Miami)
Leeann Tweeden (Host of Poker After Dark)
David Zayas (Dexter)
Billy Woodward (Honeybaked Ham)
and more...

[LuvBones]

So who's signed up to go? And can you actually mingle with any of these celebrities??

[duncan228]

So who's signed up to go? And can you actually mingle with any of these celebrities??

It seems like you will be able to mingle. I don't know if anyone here is going. I thought some of our ST poker players might go, it's a good cause.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Updated list of superstar guests!

CELEBRITIES ATTENDING
(as of 8.5; subject to change)

Eva Longoria Parker (Desperate Housewives)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Desperate Housewives)
Katie Chonacas (Righteous Kill, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans)
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
Sean Elliott (San Antonio Spurs)
Willie Garson (Sex and the City)
Phil Hellmuth (11-Time World Series of Poker Winner)
Jennifer Morrison (House)
Adam Rodriguez (CSI:Miami)
Leeann Tweeden (Host of Poker After Dark)
David Zayas (Dexter)
Billy Woodward (Honeybaked Ham)
and more...

A superstar could likely get a working phone.

[BigBeezie]

I would go just to meet Leann Tweeden. She is hot hot hot!

[duncan228]

http://allinmag.com/index.php/online-poker/poker-news/ultimatebet-to-sponsor-eva-longorias-charity-event/

UltimateBet to sponsor Eva Longoria’s Charity Event

Online poker site UltimateBet on board as sponsor of casino night to benefit Eva Longoria’s charity organization

UltimateBet today announced the sponsorship of the first annual Tony and Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night benefiting Eva’s Heroes. Founded by Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, Eva’s Heroes is dedicated to enriching the lives of those with developmental challenges and helping children and young adults with special needs to integrate and flourish in society.

“I’m incredibly excited that the popularity of poker is able to help such an important cause and I’m unbelievably honored to be associated with this charity,” stated UltimateBet pro Phil Hellmuth who is on board to emcee the event.

The celebrity poker tournament gets underway on August 9th at Pedrotti’s North Wind Ranch in San Antonio, Texas. The $300 buy-in tournament includes a buffet dinner, $10,000 in chips for the Texas Hold’em tournament and an additional $2,000 in chips for all other casino games. The winner of the poker tournament will leave with a seat in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event in Vegas, donated to Eva’s Heroes by UltimateBet.

To help raise additional money for Eva’s Heroes, UltimateBet has also donated an Aruba Poker Classic prize package to the casino night’s live auction. The prize package includes a seat in this year’s Main Event plus a head-to-head poker game and a lesson with Phil Hellmuth in his personal suite in Aruba. The 2008 Aruba Poker Classic gets underway on September 27th and several celebrities have already confirmed their attendance including actor Don Cheadle and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian.

With some of the biggest stars of television and sports slated to attend the charity poker tournament, Access Hollywood, Extra and Entertainment Tonight are expected to cover the event. Already confirmed are Eva Longoria, Tony Parker, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Katie Chonacas, Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott, Willie Garson, Jennifer Morrison, Adam Rodriguez, Leeann Tweeden and David Zayas.

More information on UltimateBet’s sponsorship is available at http://www.evasheroes.org/casinonight.html.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I was surprised at the chocolate-covered poker chip. Nice swag, but I thought it was a really light poker chip for about five minutes.

[BacktoBasics]

duncan228's obssession grows

[duncan228]

duncan228's obssession grows

Same obsession. The name isn't parker228. :)


CELEBRITIES ATTENDING

Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)

[duncan228]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/its_a_sure_bet_evas_heroes_is_a_winner100.html

It's a sure bet Eva's Heroes is a winner
Michael Quintanilla

By the hundreds, from across Texas, New York, California and Sin City itself (that would be Las Vegas), they came with their game faces on — that hungry whatever-happens-here (that would be Helotes) -stays-here look.

Tony Parker wore it. So did his wife, Eva. And their celebrity pals. Ditto for their San Antonio friends, too, all who had a helluva time in H-town at the Tony & Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night: glitz, glamour and gambling for Mrs. Parker's nonprofit Eva's Heroes, founded two years ago to help developmentally disabled children and young adults.

Red Carpet Ride: As an estimated 1,200 guests jammed into the Lone Oak Ballroom lobby of Pedrotti's North Wind Ranch (a glorified banquet hall), a small gathering of Hollywood celebs from the tube and film donned their best poker duds (women in Stuart Weitzman stilettos, Tina Tarantino gems and body-hugging sheaths; men in relaxed denim and tuxedo jackets).

The Set-Up: For $100 a pop, guests dined on 345 pounds of tenderloin (filet mignon wrapped in bacon), 384 pounds of chicken breast (with mushroom sauce), 500 pounds of potatoes (twice baked), 300 pounds of green beans (in a heavy cream sauce) and 240 pounds of salad and received $2,000 in chips for casino games that included blackjack, roulette, craps, slots and the money wheel. For $300, guests got the above in addition to $10,000 in chips for the Texas Hold 'Em tournament that included 276 players.

Celeb Watching: San Antonio's own Ricardo Antonio Chavira of “Desperate Housewives,” Jennifer Morrison (“House”), Adam Rodriguez (“CSI: Miami”), David Zayas (“Dexter”), Leeann Tweeden (“Poker After Dark”), Katie Chonacas (“Righteous Kill”), poker pro and the night's emcee Phil Hellmuth, known as the “Poker Brat,”and Spurs B-ballers Tim Duncan and Sean Elliott.

S.A. Notables: Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, former city councilman and mayoral hopeful Julian Castro, local film producer and actor Jesse Borrego and U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez. “Being a fiscal conservative,” Gonzalez said with his best poker face, “I remained in the game for an inordinate amout of time.” How much did he lose? “Everything,” he said. “I'm rebuilding as we speak.”

Props to the Alamo City: “San Antonio has such a great heart,” said Longoria-Parker. “Anytime there's a chance for the community here to get involved, everyone in San Antonio steps forward and tonight is proof of that. I'm hoping that we'll raise $200,000 to $250,000 for a bigger staff and more programs for the children.”

Eva-lasting Love: Throughout the Texas Hold 'Em tourney, Eva at table 13 and Tony at table 27 visited each other constantly and whispered words of poker encouragement. Clearly the honeymoon isn't over for these two as they hugged and snuggled. At one point Tony stood behind his wife with his hand on her shoulder as she nuzzled her cheek on his palm.

Working the room: Talk about being the host with the most. Parker graciously thanked guests, personally stopping at just about every table (27 in all) to meet, greet and chat up poker players.

Brush with celebrity: Janie Garcia, a 44-year-old tatooed claims adjuster with USAA, sat next to Longoria-Parker during the tournament. But win or lose, she didn't really care because she had the best seat in the house. Her husband, Rudy, was also pretty lucky. He sat next to former Spurs superstar Elliott.

[KEDA]

It was pretty cool last night, I didn't play poker, but I fared pretty well on the roulette table.

Phil Hellmuth ran the live auction, as well as emceeing the poker tourney. Tim was there in his usual Addidas tee and UFC hat, Tony and Sean were there. But the funny thing was that I didn't see Eva, I knew she was there, because she made an announcement on the P.A., but I guess she just blended in with the crowd too well.

It was a pretty good time, if they do this again next year, Ill go again. It was money spent on a good cause.

[duncan228]

Thanks for the info KEDA. Glad you had a good time.

I assume you didn't have a camera with you but I have to ask. Any pics? :)

[KEDA]

They wouldn't let cameras in the poker room, so I didn't bother taking my camera.