On November 5th, 2007, the Detroit Red Wings are sponsoring the first Hockeytown Hold’em Tournament at Motor City Casino. The NHL team is the latest to use poker as a fun way to raise money for their charity.

The Detroit Red Wings Foundation will be the benefactor for this event, which requires a $500 donation to enter. Team members Nicklas Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg and others will be playing in the event.

First prize will be a road trip to a game where you will travel with the team on the Wings’ Red Bird II. Second prize is a posh suite to a Wings’ home game, and third place gets game tickets and a meet and greet with some of the players. There will be a cocktail reception prior to the tournament where entrants can bid on playing next to team players. The pre-tournament party starts at 4:30 pm and the action will begin at 6:00 pm.