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A new charity online poker tournament has been announced and has set an ambitious target to break a record for competitors.

No Surrender Charitable Trust has teamed up with William Hill Poker for the event, scheduled to take place on June 26th.

The online poker tournament hopes to attract over 1,000 players and has an expected prize fund of more than $30,000 (£18,311), which includes a $10,000 VIP trip to Las Vegas.

Entry to the competition is set at $40, with $20 re-buys on offer.

Marc Maley, trustee of the No Surrender Charitable Trust, said he expects "some celebrity players" to take part together with some "well-known pro's who'll have bounties on them".

He added: "It would be great to break the World Record for an online tournament, which stands at 35,000 players, took nine hours to play out and more than 8,750 hit the money, but realistically, we'd settle for a tenth of that number and set a new British Record."

The National Hockey League (NHL) in the US is teaming up with Pokerstars.net for a charity poker tournament to tale place on June 17th in Las Vegas.

A number of current NHL stars will grace the tables alongside other celebrities and poker professionals.