It's known that North Americans, Canadians in particular, have a passion for hockey. Recently, however, some of the game's elite players have also gotten into poker as their second sport of choice. In the clearest evidence of this trend, players on one National Hockey League (NHL) team will be putting their skates and sticks on ice for the night and will instead be pulling up seats at poker tables to benefit charity.
The gloves are coming off tonight, as the Calgary Flames, headed by longtime poker aficionado Darren McCarty, will be facing over 250 other entrants at the Stampede Casino in Calgary, Alberta. The other players put up $500 apiece to grind it out against their favorite Flames stars in the team's first No-Limit Texas Hold 'em charity tournament.
While charity will be the main winner of the night, one fortunate poker player will win a seat at the 2006 World Series of Poker main event. Despite the friendly nature of the event, the NHL stars can be expected to put up quite a fight. Members of the Flames play poker regularly on team flights in between games on the road. Indeed, earning the right to play for the title of world poker champion is just as exciting for professional hockey players as anyone else.
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