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Nancy Cartwright, the Emmy award-winning actress, Honorary Mayor of the North San Fernando Valley, and the voice of Bart Simpson, is hosting the 2nd Annual Monte Carlo Night at her home in Northridge, CA on Saturday, September 29. At this event will be a Texas Hold’em tournament where players will have a chance to win a seat to a World Series of Poker satellite.

The buy-in to this special event (tournament included) is a tax-deductible $500 donation. The proceeds of this event will be benefiting the Devonshire Police Activities League Supporters (PALS) Youth Center for at-risk children.

The event’s emcee will be the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, Tom Kenny, who will be introducing different music performances and comedy and special guests. Celebrities such as Brad Garrett, Chris and Danny Masterson, Patrick Cassidy, Chris Slade, Laura Prepon, Marisol Nichols and Bruce Davison are some of the expected guests. Poker professionals Johnny Chan, Todd Brunson, T.J. Cloutier, Steve Dannenmann, Jamie Gold, Jennifer Harman, Susie Isaacs, Kenna James, Mary Jones, Mel Judah, Liz Lieu, Daniel Negreanu and Marco Traniello are also expected to make an appearance.

Besides the poker tournament, guests will also be treated to a variety of activities such as pool, pinball, a Wii challenge and a live auction. A gourmet dinner and dessert, the Aha Toro Tequila Bar, a Martini bar, the "Zino Platinum" Smoking Lounge, and a night of dancing under the stars will also be on the agenda for the evening’s activities. For those who do not wish to participate in the poker tournament can simply pay a $250 entry fee.

The event is open to the public; however, space in the poker tournament is limited. Therefore, it is suggested that for those who wish to play to sign up early. For additional information and to register for this event, visit the devonshire-pals.org