Sports Star to Host Charity Poker Event

The Phoenix Suns player Shawn Marion will be hosting a poker event at the end of next month to bring in the bucks for charity. The event, titled the Hearts and Helmets poker event, will allow poker players to mingle with a number of sports stars from the Suns and the San Antonio Spurs. There will be gold medalists from the Olympics and TV and movie celebrities on hand as well. The money collected at $1,000 a player will go to a number of charities, such as the Jerome Bettis: Bus Stops Here Foundation and the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation.