Celebrities Set To Turn Out In Force For Ed Asner's Charity Poker Event
Emmy-award winning actor Ed Asner is hosting the 8th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Celebrity Poker Tournament on August 29 and you can watch the live stream right here at PokerNews on August 29 from 5:00 p.m. PST.
Previous star-studded editions of this charity poker tournament have taken place at a live venue, but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put paid to those plans this year. The charity is collaborating with Faded Spade to ensure the event can still go ahead, so dozens of celebrities are taking to the Faded Spade virtual felt this weekend to help raise money for charity.
More than 250 guests are expected to log in and play poker for this fantastic cause. Some of those guests are the biggest names in entertainment.
Tune in to the live stream to watch the likes of Tom Hanks, Sex In The City star Kim Cattrall, Jack Black, Star Trek legend William Shatner, Harrison Ford, and Mia Farrow take to the virtual felt.
Plenty of the A-list celebrity entrants are also keen poker players. We’re talking about Ben Affleck, Jason Alexander, Don Cheadle, and Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston.
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Celebrities Playing in the Ed Asner & Friends Celebrity Poker Tournament
| Ed Asner | Nick Offerman | Howie Mandel |
| Stephen Moyer | David Arquette | Nicholas Gonzalez |
| Clancy Brown | Tom Hanks | James Cromwell |
| Michael Chiklus | Dylan McDermott | Dave Foley |
| Richard Schiff | Ron Funches | Ben Affleck |
| Vincent D’Onofrio | Daryl Hannah | Brad Garrett |
| William Shatner | Maureen McCormick | Lou Diamond Phillips |
| Jack Black | Holly Robinson Peete | Thomas Gibson |
| B.D. Wong | Brent Spiner | Rob Schneider |
| Matthew Modine | Rosie O’Donnell | Lucy Lawless |
| Anna Paquin | Jason Alexander | William Zabka |
| Greg Grunberg | Mike Mills | Bryan Cranston |
| Kim Cattrall | Tom Arnold | Rosanna Arquette |
| Weird Al Yankovic | Greg Proops | Tom Peterson |
| Don Cheadle | Danny Bonaduce | Steven Weber |
| Darius Rucker | Will Clark | Willie Garson |
| Mia Farrow | Steve Lukather | Randy Rainbow |
| Peter Frampton | Harrison Ford | Adam Goldberg |
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Those reaching the final table will win a poker-related prize, while non-poker player or people who can’t play in this event can tune into the live stream and participate in a silent auction.
All the celebrities playing in this charity event are signing a special jersey that is being auctioned off. The same celebrities are also signing special bounty t-shorts that will be sent out to anyone who busts them from the tournament.
The Ed Asner Family Center is dedicated to helping and assisting individuals with autism, development delays, and other special needs. Ed Asner has a son and grandsons on the autism spectrum so it is a cause close to the acting legend’s heart.
“This is my favorite event of the year. Not just because the dollars go to helping keep the programs of the center running. But, because of the inclusive, ‘leave your ego at the door’ fun of it. It’s unlike any other event that I can think of,” Asner wrote on the event’s website.
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