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Celebrities to gamble in KC for a good cause

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Actors Paul Rudd, Rob Riggle and Jason Sudeikis are playing cards in Kansas City for a good cause.

They’ll be attending this weekend’s 4th Annual Big Slick Celebrity Poker Tournament and Party to benefit the Cancer Center at Children’s Mercy. Last year’s event raised more than $500,000.

The actors also will get some time Friday morning with a small group of Children’s Mercy patients.

Other celebrities scheduled to attend this year include Wilmer Valderrama of “That 70’s Show”; Angela Kinsey of “The Office”; Damon Wayans, Jr. of “Happy Endings”; Sarah Chalke of “Scrubs”; Kevin Pollack of “A Few Good Men” and Olivia Wilde of “House, M.D.”

Tickets for the event start at $75.

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