Celebrities and Sport Stars Playing Poker For Charity
This Poker Tournament Benefiting the Andy Roddick Foundation. (Founded by Roddick in 2001, the goal of the ARF is to improve quality of life and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all children based on three principles: respect for family, education, and morality. All benefiting organizations aid in the development of at-risk children and families, including those that have been abused, abandoned, and neglected. ARF has targeted childrens programs like Kids in Distress, A Safe Haven for Newborns, Childrens Diagnostic and Treatment Center of South Florida, Sun-Sentinels Childrens Fund, Heres Help, Settlement Home and Austin Childrens Hospital. Comprised of seven dedicated unpaid volunteers, the ARF raised $1.3 million charitable funds last year.) 
Big named celebrities played poker with a purpose Friday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, trying their luck at the tables in support of children. The rich, the famous, Hollywood hotshots and future tennis hall of famers, like the Williams sisters, were all out hoping for that royal flush or the big bluff to win that pot. But the big winners Friday night were children in need.