Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ ACM) - As a part of the Week
Vegas Goes Country, the Academy of Country
Music announced their plans for the 1st Annual Charity Poker Tournament today. The event will be benefiting the Academy of Country
Music Charitable Fund.
Big & Rich will host the event on Monday, May 14, 2007 with co-host Two Foot Fred at 2:00pm in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Academy of Country Music Charity Poker Tournament is an exclusive event that will help continue the week long celebration in Las Vegas. The MGM Grand will not only be home to the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, but it will also host the tournament. The 1st place winner could receive up to $10,000 and other cash prizes will be awarded to the top ten players. With a maximum of one hundred participants during the tournament, a portion of their buy-in will go to the Academy of Country Music Charitable Fund.
"We are thrilled to be a part of the 1st ever ACM Charity Poker Tourney," says Big Kenny. "We hope to see some big winnings come out of this throw down as we have spent some major time at these tables, so get ready for some Big & Rich fun."
John Rich continues, "We are here for the party, and the ACM's sure know how to throw one. And having us host the inaugural tournament is both an honor and privilege to rack up some chips for charity, watch out, we are here to make some big bucks."
To register for this year's Academy of Country Music Charity Poker Tournament please visit www.acmcountry.com. Registration fee is $375.00, with portions of the proceeds benefiting the Academy of Country Music Charitable Fund. You must be 21 years of age or older to participate.
The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC, an artist and industry-driven organization, exists to produce a world-class network television awards show, and its associated events, to provide the financial resources to ensure the on-going philanthropic work of its Charitable Fund. Academy of Country Music Charitable Fund promotes and supports music education and humanitarian programs that transform the human spirit. Through its charitable donations, the ACMCF works towards two main goals: encouraging Learning Through Music and Healing Through Music. The Academy, which is comprised of more than 4,500 professional members and more than 40,000 associate members, was established in 1964 and is headquartered in Encino, Calif.
For more information on the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS and the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC, please visit www.acmcountry.com. For more information on the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC CHARITABLE FUND, please visit www.acmcf.org.
