Big names aplenty — together with actor Cuba Gooding Jr., Real Housewives of Miami stars Lisa Hochstein and Adriana De Moura, and Grammy-nominated jazz extraordinaire Elew (AKA Eric Lewis) — are taking part in within the All In Celebrity Charity Poker Night benefitting Silent Victims of Crime. It’s occurring on Saturday, March 11, at Nobu Miami Beach.
Silent Victims of Crime supplies mentorship and higher-education applications for youngsters with incarcerated dad and mom. One hundred % of the proceeds from the occasion will profit its mission. Also, the first-of-its-kind occasion is a lift to maintain the nonprofit sturdy as its beloved founder, Paulette “Tinkerbell” Pfeiffer, strikes towards retirement, fingers off the reigns, and focuses extra on legislative measures expensive to the trigger.
“She is such an unbelievable lady. She’s 77 years previous, and she or he’s been doing this for 27 years,” Julian Johnston, advisory board member for Silent Victims of Crime, tells New Times. “When I realized she was retiring, I wished to assist do an occasion to maintain this going sturdy, and we are able to take care of the 160 children which might be nonetheless in our program.”
The Texas Hold ’em event format will characteristic eight to 9 beginning tables with eight gamers at every. Buy-in for the event runs $5,000, and prize packages — valued within the $23,000 to $51,000 vary — might be awarded to the highest three finishers. The high prize contains tickets to the 2023 Country Music Awards, an authentic artwork piece, an E11even vodka package, entry to a World Poker Tour occasion, and the choice of both a luxurious villa keep in Mykonos or VIP tickets to the ultimate spherical of the Masters.
Beyond poker and a Nobu-curated unfold, many different celebs are slated to make appearances, together with Gloria and Emilio Estefan, artist Romero Britto, Super Bowl LVI champion and Los Angeles Rams star Brandon Power, and Peter Miller, host of Discovery Channel’s Unchartered Waters.
Elew will carry out through the poker event’s intermission, and there might be a particular present from world-renowned mentalist Lior Suchard. Suchard, who has carried out in 80 nations and has appeared on Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, The Late Late Show with James Corden, and Live with Kelly and Ryan, has a number of methods up his sleeve for the occasion.
“I might be making ready some huge surprises,” Suchard tells New Times. “Let’s simply say that there might be some one-on-one bets with me, and if I win, they should donate more cash to the charity. I’ll even be making an enormous prediction [related to the Orlando Magic versus Miami Heat game that evening] that may definitely get everybody’s consideration. I all the time end my performances with optimistic ideas and positivity, and, on this case, it is all about serving to kids.”
All In Celebrity Charity Poker Night. 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at Nobu Miami Beach, 4525 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; allincharitypoker.org. Tournament entry prices $5,000, and tickets price $1,000.