The Celebrity Poker Tour will host a $50,000 tournament this Saturday, August 31, as a new range of stars line up for the fourth iteration of the show.

The tournament will be shown on the PokerGO subscription service, and also streamed live on the official Celebrity Poker Tour YouTube channel.

Basketball stars Dwight Howard, JaVale McGee, Kendrick Perkins, and Mario Chalmers will star in the event, along with other sports figures and social media personalities, including the winner of the last event, Bryce Hall.

It is not known whether she has any experience, or interest in poker.

Haliey Welch, better known as “Hawk Tuah Girl” after her explicit comment during a vox pop interview that went viral this year, will also be joining the lineup. It is not known whether she has any experience, or interest in poker.

The response to her inclusion was a mixed bag, with some users on X finding it amusing and others questioning her status as a ‘celebrity.’ Since going viral, Welch has partnered with a clothing brand, established her own company, and even thrown out the first pitch at a New York Mets game.

Given the status of most poker celebrities, however, Welch’s inclusion was perhaps best summed up by poker writer Barry Carter: