VH1 Classic Rock and Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament Featuring Sully Erna and other Rock Stars

Two players from UltimateBet will have the chance to play poker against the likes of Sully Erna from GODSMACK, DAMAGEPLAN and Vinnie Paul from PANTERA and even Dusty Hill from ZZ TOP in a poker match in VH1 Classic Rock n'Roll Celebrity poker tournament.

The tournament will be broadcast on VH1 Classic on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at 10:00 p.m. EDT. DAMAGEPLAN and Vinnie Paul from PANTERA said that they are joining the poker tournament with the goal of winning it. The prize for the event is around $2,500, which includes round-trip airfare, hotel reservations and even transportation fees to Las Vegas and an allowance of $150.

The tournament was televised in front of an audience with about 150 observers in Las Vegas from October 31st to November 3rd. Sully Erna from GODSMACK commented that players could try to kick him out of the tournament. All of the monetary winnings will be given to the charity of choice of the champion of this year's tournament.

The champion will also receive a free trip to Aruba for the UltimateBet Poker Classic. Players that are kicked out of the poker tournament will enter a green room and be interviewed by Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak, 2 of the most famous poker players today. They will also benefit from the coaching session conducted by Phil Laak.

In addition, they will have the opportunity to join a poker tournament in the Green Room, where the prize is a Cruise to Alaska. The televised poker event will be hosted by Phil Helmuth, who will be joined by rock star poker players like Sully Erna, Vinnie Paul and others.

March 26, 2007
John Tucker