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The list of celebrities slated to attend the upcoming Raise Your Hand for Africa charity poker tournament is huge. World Series of Poker bracelet record holder Phil Hellmuth has announced that 2011 Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, and recording artists, Pink, Akon and Tobey Keith are all scheduled to headline the event.
“Craziest list of celebrities ever!” he proclaimed on his Twitter page Wednesday morning.
The poker tournament will be hosted by Hellmuth, Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings and Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals.
A number of top NFL players will be on hand to participate.
Raise Your Hand for Africa is a Texas Hold'em tournament benefiting the Starkey Hearing Foundation and PROS FOR AFRICA. The tournament takes place Saturday, February 19th at The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. The partying begins that Friday.
Starkey Hearing Foundation has helped hundreds of thousands to hear better.
The organization’s mission: “Change the social consciousness of hearing and hearing matters through education and research while providing the gift of hearing to those in need around the world.”
The list of “Invited Guests” is as follows (note that this does not necessarily mean all of these individuals will show up)
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Don Cheadle, Actor
Annie Duke, Poker Pro
Norman Epstein
Lou Ferrigno, Actor
Larry Fitzgerald Jr, Cardinals
Phil Hellmuth, Poker Pro
Sam Moore, Musician
Ed Moses, Olympics
Adrian Peterson, Vikings
Gabe Saporta, Musician
Jordin Sparks, Musician
Verne Troyer, Actor
Roy Williams, Bengals
Akon, Musician
Peter Alexander, NBC
Alan Ball, Cowboys
Jim Belushi, Actor
Bernard Berrian, Vikings
Chris Canty, NY Giants
JC Chasez, Musician
Mark Clayton, Rams
Chace Crawford, Actor
Jay Cutler, Bears
Keith David, Actor
Karlos Dansby, Dolphins
Vontae Davis, Dolphins Vernon Davis, 49ers
Darnell Dockett Cardinals
Brody Eldridge, Colts
Dwight Freeny, Colts
Carey Hart, MotorCross
Paige Hemmis, Actor
Steve Hutchinson, Vikings
Steve Jackson, Rams
Larry Johnson, Redskins
Dhani Jones, Bengals
Davy Jones, Musician
Toby Keith, Musician
Nick Lachey, Musician
Ron Livingston, Actor
Benji Madden, Musician
Joel Madden, Musician
Barry Manilow, Musician
Mario Manningham, NY Giants
Dan Marino, Dolphins
Brandon Marshall, Dolphins
Steve Martin, Actor
Dave Mason, Musician
Marlee Matlin, Actor
Joe Mauer, Twins
Gerald McCoy, Buc's
Omar Miller, Actor Vanessa Minnillo, Actor
Justin Morneau, Twins
Frankie Muniz, Actor
Chinedum Ndukwe, Bengals
Terrence Newman, Cowboys
Kelly Osbourne, Musician
Donny Osmond, Musician
Marie Osmond, Musician
Shawn Pyform, Actor
Sidney Rice, Vikings
Nicole Richie, Actor
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
Kelly Rowland, Musician
Ashley Simpson-Wentz, Musician
Chris Smith, Redskins
Kevin Sorbo, Actor
Tony Schleffler
Jason Taylor, Jets
Brian Urlacher, Bears
Delanie Walker, 49ers
Pete Wentz, Musician
Roy Williams, Cowboys
Pink, Musician
Chris Crocker, Bengals
Bryant McKinnie, Minnesota Viking
AND MANY MORE...
