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HEADLINE: Robin Tunney Wins PokerRoom.com Celebrity Poker Showdown at Hollywood Style Lounge

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During the presentation of the grand prize package, PokerRoom.com spokesperson Glenn Cademartori announced that Tunney would receive a buy-in for the "World Series of Poker" main event worth $10,500 and a spot on Team Poker Room.com, a group of more than a hundred up-and-coming poker players who compete at some of the most prominent poker tournaments, including the World Poker Tour Finals. Team members duke it out for available spots at tournaments, but also learn from each other by comparing strategies and their experiences.

Several Team PokerRoom.com members participated in this exclusive event in Hollywood Hills, rubbing elbows with many celebrity poker players. The celebrity poker showdown was hosted by Jim Davenport, a 25-year-oldUniversity of Southern California graduate from Newport Beach, California,who became a professional poker player in March 2006 after receiving an endorsement package valued at $250,000 from PokerRoom.com. Davenport conducted card clinics with celebrities during the day at the undisclosed Hollywood Hills Style Lounge location.

"It was a great tournament that everyone enjoyed, and Team PokerRoom.com was able to support a worthy cause in the process that benefited the Youth AIDS organization," said Cademartori. "Plus we had a great ending that no one could have predicted. Tunney could be a good player, and she was enthusiastic about her win. We look forward to seeing her play at the' World Series of Poker' with the rest of the team. Poker takes skill and determination, and players need to continuously improve both of those areas to be successful."

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