The celebrity list ranged from Jennie Garth of 90210 fame to former UFC champion Chuch Liddell.
Tyler Posey, most famous for his role in Teen Wolf, won $40,000 in the Poker Central Charity Shootout this past weekend. Mr. Posey, who was competing against a collection of professional and celebrity players, was playing for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The Poker Central Charity Shootout took place on Saturday at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel. Poker Central’s Twitch channel streamed the event live to the world. The Poker Central Charity Shootout will broadcast on television later this month, sometime before Christmas.
Poker Central bills itself as the world’s only 24/7 Poker TV network. The Big Game, Winning Poker, Primetime Poker News, and Face the Ace are some of the popular shows on the network. When brick-and-mortar tournaments happen, Poker Central showcases the events.
The production also streams online video of poker content on Twitch, the live streaming platform now owned by Amazon.
Poker Central Charity Shootout Competitors
The professionals on hand for the charity poker event included Daniel Negreanu, Maria Ho, and Phil Hellmuth Jr. Several celebrities played in the event, including skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and former UFC champion Chuck Liddell. Jennie Garth of Beverly Hills 90210 fame and Jackie Cruz of Orange Is The New Black were competitors, too.
A player who won a place at the table through Zynga also competed in the Poker Central Shootout. Jennifer Maddox, a sales coordinator from Vancouver, Washington, won her way into the event through a Zynga Poker sweepstakes.
Heads-Up Poker Event
The Poker Central Charity Shootout was a heads-up event with succeeding rounds of play. The finls featured Tyler Posey versus Tony Hawk. Tony Hawk took home $20,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for his second-place finish, while Chuck Liddell earned $10,000 for the St. Jude Foundation for finishing third.
After winning the event, Tyler Posey chose to play against Phil Hellmuth in a heads-up event for the chance at more charity money. After a back and forth contest, Tyler Posey defeated Phil Hellmuth in heads-up action. Mr. Hellmuth took the loss in stride, and their match-up was considered the most entertaining match of the night.
Tyler Posey’s Cause for Cancer Research
In a later interview with broadcasters Ali Nejad and Maria Ho, Tyler Posey said the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was important to him, because his mother and aunt both died of breast cancer.
In other heads-up action, Maria Ho defeated Tony Hawk. The victory meant $10,000 would go to the Malala Fund, which helps girls in the Southern Hemisphere receive a proper education. Daniel Negreanu defeated Chuck Liddell to earn $10,000 for the St. Jude Foundation.
About Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf is a television series which airs on MTV, which is based on the 1985 hit movie of the same name. In the series, Tyler Posey plays social outcast Scott McCall, who must learn to cope with being a werewolf while attending an average American high school. The series, which was renewed for its sixth and final season in 2016, has been a critical and commercial success.
Mirage Casino Lawsuit
Tyler Posey is not the only Teen Wolf actor who has been in the news for events that took place at a Las Vegas Strip casino. In November 2015, former Teen Wolf actor Cody Saintgnue sued the Mirage Casino lawsuit for the way he was treated by the casino’s security staff.
Mr. Saintgnue claimed he and his friends went to the Mirage for a celebratory night out. He alleges that the casino management tried to entice him to join the VIP section (for a fee). When he declined, he was asked over by a fan to the VIP area, then later billed as if he was a VIP.
Cody Saintgnue claims he was assaulted when he refused to pay his bill. A videotape of his confrontation with security later was released by TMZ, which shows Cody Saintgnue’s head being slammed against the wall when he tried to use his smartphone to record casino security. The lawsuit has yet to go to trial.
