Celebrity Poker Tournament Returns for 3rd Year

Tournament to be held September 3rd and includes first time bracelet winner and 2008 World Series of Poker POY Erick Lindgren

Spokane, Wash. – Dan Dickau along with Northern Quest Casino in association with Northwest Sports & Entertainment, is pleased to announce the 2008 Northern Quest Casino Dan Dickau Celebrity Poker Tournament.  This third year event will take place at 7:00 pm on September 3rd, in the Casino’s Main Ballroom. This experience is open to the first 100 paid entrants plus approximately 20 celebrities from the basketball world, mixed with three world championship poker players. Entry is $500. Each participant will receive one seat into the tournament, two tickets to the celebrity poker reception before hand, a gift bag with a minimum retail value of $200, and two premier seats to the 2008 Northern Quest Casino Spokane All-American’s Charity Classic game to be on the Campus of Gonzaga.

The year marks the third time this event has been held, with each of the past two events being a major success. The 2008 Dan Dickau Celebrity Poker Tournament will include Dan himself, along with around 20 other celebrities, including current NBA players and Gonzaga University alumni.

Also scheduled to participate for the third consecutive year is the 2004 World Poker Tour Poker player of the year Erick Lindgren.  Erick, just completed an amazing run in the 2008 World Series of Poker, that included a 3rd place finish in the Horse event ($781,440), 4th Place No-Limit 2-7 Draw ($156,151), and a first place in the Mixed Hold-em ($374,505) and more importantly his first ever Bracelet.  At the time of this press release, Erick is in the lead for the 2008 World Series of Poker player of year honors.  He has earned a total of $1,348,528 during the WSOP run this past month.

Also scheduled to appear are two other stars from the world of professional poker. WPT’s Mirage Poker Showdown Champion Gavin Smith. Also attending will be Josh Arieh, the 3rd place finisher from the World Series of Poker main event and owner of two WSOP bracelets.

The event kicks off at 5:45 pm with the celebrity poker reception. With all the players being seated by 6:55 pm, the first hand of the tournament will be dealt at 7 pm. Winning prize include a 50” plasma flat panel HDTV, first place trophy, Dan Dickau signed jersey, and 2 tickets to see the GU in Spokane. Prizes will be given to the top 20 players in the event, and include other electronics, trips, and tickets to the Comcast Battle in Seattle.

For more information and if you want to join the tables you can fill out the poker entry form found on the event website: www.dandickaubasketball.com.

WHAT: 3rd Annual Northern Quest Casino Dan Dickau Celebrity Poker Tournament
                   
WHEN: September 3, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd, Airway Heights, WA 99001   
   
CONTACT: Adam Baker, NW Sports, Cell: 480-695-2731, E-mail: adam@northwestsports.org
                               
WEBSITE:  www.dandickaubasketball.com