{"id":793,"date":"2015-05-14T12:38:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T12:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/?p=793"},"modified":"2015-05-14T12:38:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T12:38:03","slug":"mgm-grand-to-host-tiger-woods-celebrity-poker-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/mgm-grand-to-host-tiger-woods-celebrity-poker-tourney","title":{"rendered":"MGM Grand To Host Tiger Woods\u2019 Celebrity Poker Tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"
The MGM Grand<\/strong> is scheduled to host the 4th annual Tiger Woods\u2019 Celebrity Poker Tourney<\/strong> on the 14th of May and expects a number of celebrities and professional poker players to be in attendance. The event which is popularly known as the \u201cTiger Jam<\/em>\u201d is a charity poker event that raises funds for the Tiger Woods Foundation<\/a> that assists low income students with scholarships that help them enroll and complete college. <\/p>\n Tiger Jam<\/strong> was launched way back in 1998 and since then has raised over $17 million dollars and helped hundreds of students to have a better education. <\/p>\n The Tiger Jam charity event was not held for a few years as Tiger Woods was going through a trying time in his personal life and wanted to stay out of the media as much as possible.<\/p>\n Now that the superstar golfer has settled his personal issues, he is once again looking to raise funds for his charity. The event will be attended by a number of well known poker players such as Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Mike Sexton and Phil Hellmuth<\/strong> who will also be the emcee of the evening. Below is a video from last years event atteneded by some top poker pros and celebrities.<\/p>\n The event runs for two consecutive days and will feature \u201cworld-class golf, high-stakes poker, gourmet cuisine and exclusive VIP experiences<\/em>\u201d based on a press release. The event which has a limited seating capacity has already been sold out. Some of the prizes on offer include Pro-Am playing spots in premier PGA TOUR<\/strong> events and a round of golf with Tiger Woods. <\/p>\n Tiger Woods has been immensely proud of his foundation and the assistance that it has provided for students all across America. Woods was also a recipient of a scholarship that helped him with his education and finds it only fitting to help others with their education. <\/p>\n Speaking about his foundation, Woods once said <\/p>\n I\u2019m proud that our work is making a real difference for our students. Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty, and we see this every day in the work we do. Almost 90% of our college scholars are first in their families to graduate, which is a game changer for those families. I\u2019m very proud of that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n