Super Bowl Weekend Features Celebrity Poker Tournament

With the Super Bowl set for next Sunday, February 1, football fans across the U.S. will be getting together with friends and family to enjoy Super Bowl parties. Perhaps one of the biggest such parties scheduled is a 3-day bash called the "All In Super Bowl Oasis & Ultimate Tailgate Party" that includes a charitable poker tournament and live music featuring the band "The Roots."

Hosted by All In Magazine on behalf of their All In Cause charitable organization, in conjunction with Phil Ivey's coaching and training site, Ivey League, the celebrity poker tournament is set for Saturday, January 31. A bunch of stars from the world of poker, sports and Hollywood are set to take seats at "Celebrity Night at the Tables."

Ten-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Ivey and WSOP Main Event champs Chris Moneymaker, Jamie Gold and Phil Hellmuth are scheduled to attend, as are MLB pitchers Trevor Bauer, CJ Wilson and the ageless Jamie Moyer, who finally hung up his glove and retired. NFL great John Elway and Olympic medalists Amy Van Dyken and Apolo Ohno, along with Hollywood stars George Clooney, Shannon Elizabeth, Cindy Crawford and Danny Masterson will also likely be seated and competing.

The shindig will take place in Paradise Valley, Arizona at the All In Oasis beginning Friday night, January 30 with a party hosted by Rolling Stone Magazine where "The Roots" will provide musical entertainment. The $1,000 buy-in charity poker tournament is set for Saturday, January 31 in the afternoon and evening. The Super Bowl viewing party is, of course, on Sunday, February 1.

Some of the prizes available to be won include: the "Phil Ivey Experience for 4" that consists of private poker lessons at the superstar's home in Las Vegas and an evening partying with Phil and his entourage at a nightclub ($100k value); a trip for 12 in the private Gulfstream Jet of Enrique Iglesias along with VIP access and a penthouse at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas ($37k); attendance for 2 at the WPT Championship that includes a private dinner and seating with hosts Vince Van Patten and Mike Sexton (priceless); and a 7-day vacation for 10 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico ($24.5k).

The All In Oasis is a private estate on 4.7 acres at the foot of Camelback Mountain that features a lake and waterfalls. Click here to purchase tickets for the poker tournament. For info regarding the parties on Friday and Sunday, write to baxter@allinmagazine.com.