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Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament Fundraiser Results

Hong Lok Center Oakland, CA
Sept. 14, 2007


Texas Hold'em Awards

Place Name Prize
Grand Prize Henry Tan One night @ Atlantis Resort – Reno, + Spa certificate; + $100 visa gift card + $50 Gourmet Chocolates
2nd Place Joe Cedro 4 Warrior Tickets, Mezzanine Suite + $50 visa gift card
3rd Place Robin Morris Beauty Spa/Weight loss treatment Le’ Sanctum Spa, Pac Ren Center
4th Place Scott Miyamoto 2 Warrior Tickets Mezzanine Suite + Free chiropractic consultation, exam and adjustment
5th Place Janee Marlan South African Necklaces + Cache Creek Buffet tickets for 3
5th Place Peter Grube Reader’s Gift basket
7th Place Jennifer Cates Giants Tickets (2) + VIP parking
8th Place Terry Bautista Oakland Museum Passes (4) + Best Buy gift certificate + Champa Garden gift certificate
9th Place Manya Morris Philippine Textile + Shang Dong gift certificate
10th Place Bryan Ashton Philippine Textile + Olive Garden gift certificate
11th Place Carl Pasqual Philippine Basket + Phnom Penh gift certificate

Karaoke Challenge Awards

Place Name Prize
1st Place Jen Diaz Phnom Penh gift certificate ($30) + $50 visa gift card
2nd Place Isa Chu Indonesian Textile + I-Tunes gift certificate ($30)
3rd Place Roseli Ilano ITunes gift card ($25)
4th Place Geraldine Alcid Pearl Bracelet
5th Place Lisa Rockefeller Pearl Bracelet
6th Place Evelyn Sanchez Designer Card Set & Poetry Book















Other Awards
First to Bust:
Isa Chu
Worst Poker Face:
Scott Miyamoto
Best Hand:
Jen Cates
Biggest Bust:
Ernie Estoy
Best Dressed:
Dennis Bantugan

FAA and Friends would like to thank all the vendors and individual donors who have donated prizes and refreshments towards today’s Filipino WWII Veterans Equity Campaign fundraiser.

Atlantis Casino, Resort and Spa
Geline Avila
Dennis Bantugan
Terry Bautista
Cache Creek Casino and Resort
Supervisor Keith Carsen
Lillian Galedo
Champa Garden
Dr. Darran Hamm
Roseli Ilano
Katie Joaquin
Le Sanctum Spa
Jennifer Leong
Ellie Luis
Mrs. Macapinlac
Supervisor Alice Lai Bitker
Oakland Museum
Barbara Olds
Phnom Penh
Shan Dong
Lisa and Robert Rockefeller
Lolan Sevilla
Andrea Tacdol and Ben Ibarra
Thanks to Family Bridges for use of the Hong Lok Center

FAA and Friends would like to thank the Volunteer Committee for their time and help to see this event’s success.

Geraldine Alcid, Juan Angeles, Dennis Bantugan, Rob Bonta, Chris Cara, Lillian Galedo, Kennedy Helm, Ben Ibarra, Roseli Ilano, Katie Joaquin, Dexter Ligot Gordon, Judith Olais, Colin Rajah, Lisa Rockefeller, Lolan Sevilla, Andrea Tacdol

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