The Legends of Poker took off with a star-studded celebrity event at the Bicycle's brand new Event Center. Celebs included professional athletes, actors and some of poker pros including, Camryn Manheim, Suzanne Todd, Phillip Palmer, Ken Davitian, Budd Friedman, Willie Garson, Kelli Gates, Annie Duke, Jamie Gold, Joseph Reitman, Tony Denison, Mike Lansford, Steve Mittleman, Sara Rue, Men "The Master" Nguyen, Van Nguyen, J.K. Simmons, Phillip Palmer, Amir Vahedi, Karri Turner, Damion Marzett, Brett Faryniarz, and Dwight Stones, comedians Michael Colyar, Norby Walters and James Pickens Jr. of Grey's Anatomy.
"We've already had an amazing poker facility here for a long time," said Bicycle Casino Director of Marketing and organizer of the Celebrity Event, Kelley O'Hara, "but with this newly-expanded and luxurious Event Center, we now step to the head of the class for not only Southern California, but the country. This grand Event Center is now the home of our Legends of Poker tournament, our World Poker Tour televised events, and numerous other first-class, large-scale poker tournaments and special events held here throughout the year. And what better way to launch this amazing facility than with the Legends of Poker 2009."
Professional poker player Annie Duke won this fabulous charity event!









