Big Slick Celebrity Poker Tournament & Party
Kansas Citians will be laughing their #@*% off the weekend of July 19th and 20th when Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis come back to Our Town for the Big Slick Celebrity Poker Tournament & Party. The weekend will benefit Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics and will feature a Celebrity Wiffle Ball Tournament, a Texas Hold ’em Poker Tournament and the Big Slick Party and Live Auction.
Also featured in the July 13th issue of The Independent
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| Paul Rudd playing air hockey with a Children’s Mercy Hospital patient. |
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| Johnny Knoxville and Paul Scheer enjoyed their day at Children’s Mercy Hospital. |
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| Rob Riggle brought a smile to a patient’s face. |
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| Jason Sudeikis challenging a patient to a game of Connect Four. |
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| Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis, hosts |
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