Written by Tim Lavalli
 NEWS/Tuesday, 06 November 2007

The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas will host Motley Crue singer Vince Neil's third annual Off The Strip Poker Tournament inside The Joint on Saturday, November 3, 2007. Celebrities, poker pros and Las Vegas' hottest dancers will join Neil for a wildly entertaining evening. Last year's tournament raised more than $170,000 to benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, an organization which has raised more than $235 million to support innovative cancer, leukemia, and AIDS research.

I covered this event last year and I have to say of all the celebrity/charity events offered in Las Vegas, this one is truly unique. A few dozen professionals will show up to play as well as a wide range of rock and roll friends of Vince Neil. The entire bash is co-hostessed by Tera Patrick and Taylor Wane. For both of these adult film superstars, this is a return engagement. Patrick and Wane co-hosted the event last year and provided an “atmosphere” not often found in poker rooms in Las Vegas or anywhere else.

Seating for the no-limit Texas hold 'em tournament is limited to the first 150 entrants. The tournament buy-in is $500, plus a $50 entry fee. Re-buys and an add-on will be offered during play. Players will vie for a guaranteed cash prize pool of $50,000, and payouts will be made to the final table of ten.

Tournament participants and members of the public are invited to visit The Joint throughout the day to bid on an amazing collection of unique memorabilia from the worlds of music, sports and entertainment, up for silent auction. Beginning at 3:00 p.m., Vince Neil will host a special cocktail party, followed by a one-of a kind live charity auction. Tournament play will then commence at 4:00 p.m. or whenever the players and “friends” actually wander to their seats.

This is a fun and very entertaining event, which is becoming an annual highlight of the growing and successful Las Vegas charity poker scene.