Peter Eastgate's Eco-Friendly Poker Table Auctioned at World Series of Poker for Friends' of Eastgate Charity

Toms River, NJ, July 31, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Eric Harkins, President of IMPDI was highest silent auction bidder for EGM Green Poker Tournament Table gifted by Peter Eastgate, 2008 WSOP reigning champion with proceeds going to his charity, Friends of Eastgate. An organization that helps children world-wide. www.friendsofeastgate.com

The table was awarded to Eastgate by founder Eric Hansel EGM Green www.egmgreen.com. EGM Green also designs and manufactures the world's only eco-friendly casino tables and furniture and provides LEED consulting services and a full suite of green consulting, including Wind, Solar, Co-generation, and Geothermal audits and implementation for casinos, hotels, spas and homes.

The remarkable EGM Green Poker table was housed at the WSOP History booth from July 2-5 2009 and during that time this unique table has become a one-of-a-kind piece of World Series of Poker History. Thirty-six of the biggest names in the history of poker signed the table that is now owned by Harkins and certain to be a collector’s dream poker item.

Harkins is President of St Louis Based Company IMPDI Image Masters Photography & Digital Imaging (IMPDI Worldwide), well known around the world for 'on location' gaming, hotel & resort photography, teams up with Harrah's Entertainment & ESPN for a 7th year covering the World Series of Poker for digital media, print & magazine use. IMPDI is synonymous with Poker imagery having covered major tournaments since 1999. Photo history includes years 2003- 2009 of the world's richest sporting event in history, the World Series of Poker.

2009 WSOP 500 piece Official Poker Chip Set Autographed

EGM Green founder, Eric Hansel also gave the visitors to the WSOP History booth an additional incentive to visit the booth by donating an official 500 piece World Series of Poker black leather cased poker chip set. This set will also be a one-of-a-kind as it has most of same poker elite as the EGM Green poker table. Ted “Lucky” Leahy from Sugar Hill, GA name was drawn from a field of hundreds that signed up to win this WSOP official set.

Champion Player Autographs included:

1. Peter Eastgate
2. Annie Duke
3. Dennis Phillips
4. Dan Heimiller
5. Joe Hachem
6. Greg Raymer
7. Montel Williams
8. Humberto Brenes
9. Mel Judah
10. Howard Lederer
11. Phil Hellmuth, Jr
12. Marcel Luske
13. TJ Cloutier
14. Victor Ramdin
15. Tom McEvoy
16. John Spadeveccia
17. Dewey Tomko
18. Mike Caro
19. Pamela Brunson
20. Gabe Kaplan
21. Chris Moneymaker
22. Hoyt Corkins
23. Andy Bloch
24. Barry Greenstein
25. Susie Isaacs
26. Marsha Waggoner
27. Jim Bechtel
28. Jack Effel, WSOP Tournament Director
29. Scotty Nguyen
30. Rene Angelil
31. Kathy Liebert
32. Layne Flack
33. Mark Seif
34. Amir Vahedi
35. Karina Jett
36. Matt Savage former WSOP Tournament Director

Contact Eric Han www.egmgreen.com
201.927.3526

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