The 2007 Queen of Hearts Team, a team of women poker pros, celebrities and noted executives, is set to marshal their prodigious talents on behalf of two great causes at this year’s World Series of Poker - raising funds for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Campaign and the Nevada Cancer Institute, Official Community Relations Partner of the World Series of Poker.

Lisa Tenner, co-caption and founder of the Queen of Hearts Team, today announced that she will share the captaining duties with actress and talented poker player Mimi Rogers. They will be joined by another TV and film star, Jennifer Tilly (who returns to the team for her second year,) along with such female poker luminaries as J.J. Liu, Vanessa Rousso, Jennifer Leigh, Clonie Gowen, Isabelle Mercier, Mary Jones and Susie Isaacs. Also aboard are poker journalist Lisa Wheeler, high powered real estate broker Elizabeth Shepherd, attorney and Florida magistrate Mary Magazine, the president of luxury watchmaker Corum USA Stacie Orloff, and accomplished amateur champions Anne Spinetti and Mylene Leitner.

“We are sponsored this year by the Poker Player’s Alliance, which has provided the first donation to the team and the charities,” said Tenner, known in poker as the leading creator, packager and marketer of unique poker events. “Thanks to our sponsor and this great group of women who have accumulated individual winnings well into the millions, our Team expects to exceed its 2006 total. “

Each of the Queen of Hearts team members will play in the World Series of Poker Ladies’ No Hold’em Event June 10-11, an event that was won in previous years by Jones (2006), Tilly (2005) and Isaacs (1996 and 1997). The players will also commit funds from any winnings in the Ladies event. Funds raised by the Queen of Hearts Team will benefit the Las Vegas Office of the American Heart Association and Nevada Cancer Institute.

“It is truly an honor to be associated with this incredible group of women, playing on behalf of such a worthy causes,” said Rogers, who has competed in several World Poker Tour Championships. “Getting into the money in order to make a financial contribution is important, but even more critical is putting the spotlight on America’s health. Heart disease and cancer are for the most part preventable and we can all do something to reduce the risk. Risk is essential in poker, it isn’t in health.”

The Queen of Hearts Team will meet for a reception dinner the night before and get a little coaching from poker champion Phil Laak and from veteran poker player and entrepreneur Mark Tenner.

The team will be cheered on by executives from the Las Vegas office of the American Heart Association. “The Queen of Hearts Team is a royal flush for our National Go Red for Women campaign, “said Tammy Lier, American Heart Association volunteer and 2007 Las Vegas Go Red for Women Committee Chair. “This program provides great visibility to our efforts encouraging women to get check ups and make lifestyle changes that will give them greater longevity. We really appreciate these busy and successful women coming together for our cause.”

Nevada Cancer Institute executives also lauded the effort. “We appreciate the support of the community and of the Queen of Hearts Team,” said Clark Dumont, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs for NVCI. “This financial support will help us in pursuing our mission of preventing, detecting, educating, caring and curing cancer throughout our communities.”

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