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2008 World Series of Poker(R) Chip Leader Urges Corporate America to Go 'All In' to Fight Multiple Sclerosis
Dennis Phillips, LLC Hosts Charity Auction on eBay With Winner Featured on ESPN Telecast
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LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - October 16, 2008) - Stakes at the Final Table of the 2008 World
Series of Poker® just got a little higher. This year, Chip Leader Dennis
Phillips will host an auction on eBay (www.ebay.com) for a prime logo spot
on his jersey with all proceeds going to the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society.
From October 16-26, 2008, companies and individuals can bid for a logo
placement on Dennis Phillips' jersey, which will be in position as he
competes at the Final Table of the 2008 World Series of Poker. The event
will be broadcast on November 11, 2008 to millions of ESPN households
around the world, as Dennis vies for more than $9 million dollars. The
2008 WSOP final table is expected to be the most-watched night in televised
poker history and is guaranteed to be re-broadcasted at least eight times
across ESPN networks.
Phillips, a long-time supporter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
is from St. Louis, Missouri. He became deeply involved in the fight against
MS when his brother was diagnosed with it over ten years ago.
"Being on the Final Table of the WSOP is an opportunity of a lifetime, but
we hope that this opportunity will one day save someone's life," said
Phillips.
Phillips is currently sponsored by PokerStars.net, and is the odds-on
favorite to win the title of Main Event champion. He already has donated
money to a number of worthy causes since reaching the final table in July,
including The Pujols Family Foundation. He has committed to donate 1% of
his final table winnings to 'Put a Bad Beat on Cancer,' which
PokerStars.net will match in full.
"We are thrilled to be a part of such an exciting promotion that will
ultimately help us continue to move towards a world free of MS," said
Phyllis Robsham, president of the Gateway Area Chapter. "The awareness and
funds raised through Dennis' effort will help us to continue our work for
the over 6,000 people living with MS in our area."
"We are appreciative of Dennis' efforts to encompass charitable endeavors
and wish him and the MS society tremendous success on and off the felt,"
said World Series of Poker marketing and sponsorship director Ty Stewart.
The eBay auction begins on October 16, 2008 at 8 a.m. EST. Sponsor subject
to the official WSOP rules.
About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it
doesn't. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS. In
2006 alone, throughout home office and 50 state networks of chapters, we
devoted nearly $126 million to programs that enhanced more than one million
lives. To move us closer to a world free of MS, the Society also invested
more than $46 million to support 380 research projects around the world. We
are people who want to do something about MS NOW. Join the movement at
nationalmssociety.org.
Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a
difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by
talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS
Society at www.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-344-4867. You may also
contact your local Gateway Area Chapter at www.gatewayMSsociety.org or
314-781-9020.