Jerry Yang took a lot of flack at the poker tables when he won the 2007 World Series of Poker main event, partially for his faith and partially for his lack of “poker pro image.” In fact he seemed to disappear from the poker world for a while, not living up to the “face of poker” role that is expected of WSOP champs. But the one thing people can’t say about Jerry Yang is that he doesn’t have a big heart.
Yang has been involved in poker events here and there since he won the WSOP, and just about every one of them has been a charity event. His record holds true next Saturday, May 22th, when he will play in a poker tournament to benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation, sponsored by Moon bingo.
The event will be held in the casino Diamond Jim of California around 1:30 p.m for $50.00 + $ 15 with re-buys available during the first 1 hour and 40 minutes of play. During the game Yang is going to rotate through all the tables so that everyone has a chance to play and have some face time.