The World Poker Exchange has announced the first round of celebrity
poker heads, including Willie Garson ("Sex and the City")
Nicholas Gonzalez ("The O.C.,") Richard Kind (Bewitched,
"Spin City") and Mimi Rogers (Stone Cold), who will be among
the international celebrities gathering at The Old Billingsgate Market
in London to vie for a $2 million prize at the World Poker Exchange
London Open.
"Our first round of celebrity poker enthusiasts, who are
each accomplished players in their own right, are expected to show
their best poker faces as they go against poker pros who will also
be coming to London in pursuit of the $2 million winner take all prize,"
commented World Poker Exchange Managing Director Haden Ware.
The high stakes gaming event to be staged in London on the banks of
the River Thames features a $2 million guaranteed prize pool and distinctive
cultural, entertainment and dining experiences. A pinnacle of the
four-day event will be a private concert, a separate charity tournament
and VIP Reception featuring South London-based funky pop act Dirty
Vegas, international chanteuse and "Queen of the Nightclub"
Grace Jones, and celebrity club and party DJ Guy Preston.
The London Open will be broadcast as a Bravo primetime TV special
"World Poker Exchange London Open."