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NASCAR and World Poker Tour Unite for Charity Poker Tournament
The annual NASCAR Foundation’s Betty Jane France Memorial High Speed Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament will be moving online for 2021, hosted by the World Poker Tour’s ClubWPT™ on January 11th. Phil Hellmuth, Maria Ho, Michael Rooker, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex, Jr, and Brad Keselowski will participate in the virtual poker tournament to raise funds for charity.
The six player final table will include two NASCAR drivers, one poker pro, one celebrity and two qualifiers. Money raised will benefit The NASCAR Foundation’s Speediatrics Children’s Fund, and the top 3 finishing drivers in the tournament will see $25k, $15k and $10k respectively going to the charity of their choice.
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