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Queen of Hearts Team raises money for heart and cancer charities

Lisa Tenner, co-captain and founder of the Queen of Hearts Team, today announced that she will share the captaining duties with actress and talented poker player Mimi Rogers. They will be joined by another TV and film star, Jennifer Tilly (who returns to the team for her second year,) along with such female poker luminaries as J.J. Liu, Vanessa Rousso, Jennifer Leigh, Clonie Gowen, Isabelle Mercier, Mary Jones and Susie Isaacs. Also aboard are poker journalist Lisa Wheeler, high powered real estate broker Elizabeth Shepherd, attorney and Florida magistrate Mary Magazine, the president of luxury watchmaker Corum USA Stacie Orloff, and accomplished amateur champions Anne Spinetti and Mylene Leitner.

"We are sponsored this year by the Poker Player's Alliance, which has provided the first donation to the team and the charities," said Tenner, known in poker as the leading creator, packager and marketer of unique poker events. "Thanks to our sponsor and this great group of women who have accumulated individual winnings well into the millions, our Team expects to exceed its 2006 total."

The Poker Players Alliance (www.pokerplayersalliance.org) is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game, ensure its integrity, and to protect poker players' rights. The Poker Players Alliance promotes and protects poker through advocacy work in Washington, D.C., and throughout the nation. Mary Magazine sits on the board of the PPA.

Each of the Queen of Hearts team members will play in the World Series of Poker Ladies' No Hold'em Event June 10-11 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, an event that was won in previous years by Jones (2006), Tilly (2005) and Isaacs (1996 and 1997). The players will also commit funds from any winnings in the Ladies event. Funds raised by the Queen of Hearts Team will benefit the Las Vegas Office of the American Heart Association and Nevada Cancer Institute.

Noted Tenner: "In our second year, we are proud to add Nevada Cancer Institute whose research and care benefit everyone."

"It is truly an honor to be associated with this incredible group of women, playing on behalf of such a worthy causes," said Rogers, who has competed in several World Poker Tour Championships. "Getting into the money in order to make a financial contribution is important, but even more critical is putting the spotlight on America's health. Heart disease and cancer are for the most part preventable and we can all do something to reduce the risk. Risk is essential in poker, it isn't in health."

The Queen of Hearts Team will meet for a reception dinner the night before and get a little coaching from poker champion Phil Laak and from veteran poker player and entrepreneur Mark Tenner.

The team will be cheered on by executives from the Las Vegas office of the American Heart Association (www.Americanheart.org) "The Queen of Hearts Team is a royal flush for our National Go Red for Women campaign, "said Tammy Lier, American Heart Association volunteer and 2007 Las Vegas Go Red for Women Committee Chair. "This program provides great visibility to our efforts encouraging women to get check ups and make lifestyle changes that will give them greater longevity. We really appreciate these busy and successful women coming together for our cause."

Nevada Cancer Institute executives also lauded the effort. "We appreciate the support of the community and of the Queen of Hearts Team," said Clark Dumont, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs for NVCI. "This financial support will help us in pursuing our mission of preventing, detecting, educating, caring and curing cancer throughout our communities."

For more information on The Queen of Hearts Team, contact Tenner and Associates, at www.tennerandassoc.com or call (702) 792 9430.

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