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The Poker Central Shootout Gives $85K to Charities

The Poker Central Shootout will give $85,000 to charity after hosting two phases of action at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, reported PokerUpdate.[/URL]

The action will be broadcast on television later this month but was streamed live on Twitch Dec. 3 with broadcasters Ali Nejad and Mario Ho.

The first part of the tournament pitted celebrities and the Zynga qualifier against each other in a six-handed Sit & Go to advance to a heads-up match between the professional poker players. The top three in the first part split $45,000; the winners of the heads-up matches receive $10,000 for their charity.