Tampa poker tournament benefits pediatric center

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The third annual Vincent Lecavalier Texas Hold Em Celebrity Poker Tournament comes to Tampa.

Thousands of poker enthusiasts are expected to attend the benefit Thursday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Proceeds go toward a pediatric cancer and blood disorders center, named after the Tampa Bay Lightning All-Star center. It's scheduled to open next fall at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg.

Among the celebrities planning to attend are Stacey Gardner of TV's “Deal or No Deal” and comedian-actor Michael Ian Black.

The tournament winner goes home with $10,000.