Montel Williams has become known for his love of poker as well as for his tireless charity work, and on March 13th these two passions will come together for the Montel Williams MS Foundation Gala and Pro-Celebrity Poker Challenge.

The event will take place in New York City at 5:30 pm, where participants will enjoy a fun filled evening of poker, dancing, dining and entertainment. The Theme of the night will be a Roaring '20s speakeasy and the Honoree of the event will be Billy Tauzin, the CEO of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) - an organization dedicated towards, among other things, continuing innovative research for the treatment of MS. Montell Williams is PhRMA's national spokesman.

Many celebrities and poker players are expected to attend this event including Jamie Gold, Annie Duke and Freddie Deeb, just to name a few.

Space for this very worthy charity tournament is limited, so poker players must pre-register by March 10, 2008.

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