It was a full house for the 16th Annual Havens Poker Night at Veteran’s Hall last Friday night. The sold out event on Jan. 19 hosted around 150 players plus 70 non-playing guests, said event organizers. In addition to the card games, the evening featured Top Dog hot dogs, Arthur Mac’s pizza, and Chef Dorsey hors d’oeuvres. Oakland United Beerworks had beers on tap. Event organizers say the event netted approximately $53,500 for the elementary school. Past donations have funded Chromebooks for classrooms and staff, professional development, playground equipment, and infrastructure improvements.
Sponsors included Robert Dorsey Catering, BodyFit BFT, HDR, Friiway, Ensemble Capital, Oakland United Beer, Grubb /Lisa Chan-Carnazzo, LTG Construction, Ameriprise, Arthur Mac’s (pizza)
The Wildwood Crab Feed and Beach Pancake Breakfast raise funds for their respective elementary schools.
Roger Tsai, event organizer, listens on stage as the rules are explained to the full house 
Cindy from HDR, one of the event sponsors, shows off a Yeti mug giveaway 
Matt from HDR pours beer donated by Oakland United Beerworks 
Chef Robert Dorsey puts the finishing sauce on some of the passed hors d’oeuvres 
A table of poker players cheers one another 
Mingling in the room off the main hall 
A table of players donning colorful casino visors 
A player relaxes before the next hand 
Roger Tsai with a friend 
Judy Lin learns poker at the beginner’s table 
Doug White 
Erin Shultz with a stack of chips at the beginner table 
TJ Won 
Melissa Clark and Jeff Hoffman are the final two players 
Melissa Clark, one of the final two, checks her cards as her friends look on 
Jeff Hoffman, Havens TK parent, is this year’s winner