Queens of Hearts

They’ll win your hearts, steal your blinds and bluff fearlessly, as the 2007 Queen of Hearts Team is gears up for the World Series of Poker.

Packed with a powerhouse list of famous women poker pros, celebrities and noted executives, is set to marshal their prodigious talents on behalf of two great causes at this year’s World Series of Poker. Raising funds for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Campaign and the Nevada Cancer Institute, Official Community Relations Partner of the World Series of Poker.

Lisa Tenner, co-captain and founder of the Queen of Hearts Team, today announced that she will share the captaining duties with actress and talented poker player Mimi Rogers.

They will be joined by another TV and film star, Jennifer Tilly (who returns to the team for her second year,) along with such female poker luminaries as J.J. Liu, Vanessa Rousso, Jennifer Leigh, Clonie Gowen, Isabelle Mercier, Mary Jones and Susie Isaacs.

Also aboard are poker journalist Lisa Wheeler, high powered real estate broker Elizabeth Shepherd, attorney and Florida magistrate Mary Magazine, the president of luxury watchmaker Corum USA Stacie Orloff, and accomplished amateur champions Anne Spinetti and Mylene Leitner.

"We are sponsored this year by the Poker Players Alliance, which has provided the first donation to the team and the charities," said Tenner, known in poker as the leading creator, packager and marketer of unique poker events.

"Thanks to our sponsor and this great group of women who have accumulated individual winnings well into the millions, our Team expects to exceed its 2006 total."

Each of the Queen of Hearts team members will play in the World Series of Poker Ladies’ No Hold’em Event June 10-11 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, an event that was won in previous years by Jones (2006), Tilly (2005) and Isaacs (1996 and 1997). The players will also commit funds from any winnings in the Ladies event. Funds raised by the Queen of Hearts Team will benefit the Las Vegas Office of the American Heart Association and Nevada Cancer Institute.

Noted Tenner: "In our second year, we are proud to add Nevada Cancer Institute whose research and care benefit everyone."

"It is truly an honor to be associated with this incredible group of women, playing on behalf of such a worthy causes," said Rogers, who has competed in several World Poker Tour Championships.

"Getting into the money in order to make a financial contribution is important, but even more critical is putting the spotlight on America’s health. Heart disease and cancer are for the most part preventable and we can all do something to reduce the risk. Risk is essential in poker, it isn’t in health."