August 12, 2009 (London, UK) – Satellites to the £ 500 Jamie Gold Charity Tournament as well as Sit-n-Go tournaments will run at the Casino at the Empire during Poker in the Park.

Sit-n-Go Satellites to the £ 500 Jamie Gold Charity Tournament will run all day Thursday, August 13 -- allowing players the opportunity to qualify through a 10-man £ 50 satellite.

The tournament which aims to raise money for The Jamie Gold Foundation’s numerous charities, will be co-hosted by 2008 WSOP Main Event winner Peter Eastgate and will commence at 7.30pm on Thursday, 13^th August at The Empire’s Shadow Lounge.

Although the tournament buy-ins will go towards the Jamie Gold Foundation, there have been a number of generous donations to the prize pool including an EPT seat worth £ 5,200, donated by PokerStars, as well as a seat to the Unibet Open, worth £ 3,000. For the full list of prizes available visit:  http://www.pokerinthepark.com/jamie-gold-charity-tournament.html

The Empire will also be hosting £ 50 Sit-n-Go tournaments running all day Friday.

If you would prefer to buy into the Jamie Gold Charity Tournament directly, visit http://www.pokerinthepark.com/jamie-gold-charity-tournament.html for instructions.

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For more information contact:
Melissa Ross
Lyceum Media
Melissa@lyceummedia.com
+44 (0) 207 976 6469 

ABOUT POKER IN THE PARK
2009 will mark the third anniversary of Poker in the Park. Held August 13 & 14 in Leicester Square, the event draws 15,000 poker enthusiasts to participate in fun, free poker tournaments and enhance their poker skills through free poker lectures taught by the biggest pros in Europe.