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I was surprised at the chocolate-covered poker chip. Nice swag, but I thought it was a really light poker chip for about five minutes.
duncan228's obssession grows
Same obsession. The name isn't parker228.
CELEBRITIES ATTENDING
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/loc...winner100.html
It's a sure bet Eva's Heroes is a winner
Michael Quintanilla
By the hundreds, from across Texas, New York, California and Sin City itself (that would be Las Vegas), they came with their game faces on — that hungry whatever-happens-here (that would be Helotes) -stays-here look.
Tony Parker wore it. So did his wife, Eva. And their celebrity pals. Ditto for their San Antonio friends, too, all who had a uva time in H-town at the Tony & Eva Parker Celebrity Casino Night: glitz, glamour and gambling for Mrs. Parker's nonprofit Eva's Heroes, founded two years ago to help developmentally disabled children and young adults.
Red Carpet Ride: As an estimated 1,200 guests jammed into the Lone Oak Ballroom lobby of Pedrotti's North Wind Ranch (a glorified banquet hall), a small gathering of Hollywood celebs from the tube and film donned their best poker duds (women in Stuart Weitzman stilettos, Tina Tarantino gems and body-hugging sheaths; men in relaxed denim and tuxedo jackets).
The Set-Up: For $100 a pop, guests dined on 345 pounds of tenderloin (filet mignon wrapped in bacon), 384 pounds of chicken breast (with mushroom sauce), 500 pounds of potatoes (twice baked), 300 pounds of green beans (in a heavy cream sauce) and 240 pounds of salad and received $2,000 in chips for casino games that included blackjack, roulette, craps, slots and the money wheel. For $300, guests got the above in addition to $10,000 in chips for the Texas Hold 'Em tournament that included 276 players.
Celeb Watching: San Antonio's own Ricardo Antonio Chavira of “Desperate Housewives,” Jennifer Morrison (“House”), Adam Rodriguez (“CSI: Miami”), David Zayas (“Dexter”), Leeann Tweeden (“Poker After Dark”), Katie Chonacas (“Righteous Kill”), poker pro and the night's emcee Phil muth, known as the “Poker Brat,”and Spurs B-ballers Tim Duncan and Sean Elliott.
S.A. Notables: Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, former city councilman and mayoral hopeful Julian Castro, local film producer and actor Jesse Borrego and U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez. “Being a fiscal conservative,” Gonzalez said with his best poker face, “I remained in the game for an inordinate amout of time.” How much did he lose? “Everything,” he said. “I'm rebuilding as we speak.”
Props to the Alamo City: “San Antonio has such a great heart,” said Longoria-Parker. “Anytime there's a chance for the community here to get involved, everyone in San Antonio steps forward and tonight is proof of that. I'm hoping that we'll raise $200,000 to $250,000 for a bigger staff and more programs for the children.”
Eva-lasting Love: Throughout the Texas Hold 'Em tourney, Eva at table 13 and Tony at table 27 visited each other constantly and whispered words of poker encouragement. Clearly the honeymoon isn't over for these two as they hugged and snuggled. At one point Tony stood behind his wife with his hand on her shoulder as she nuzzled her cheek on his palm.
Working the room: Talk about being the host with the most. Parker graciously thanked guests, personally stopping at just about every table (27 in all) to meet, greet and chat up poker players.
Brush with celebrity: Janie Garcia, a 44-year-old tatooed claims adjuster with USAA, sat next to Longoria-Parker during the tournament. But win or lose, she didn't really care because she had the best seat in the house. Her husband, Rudy, was also pretty lucky. He sat next to former Spurs superstar Elliott.
It was pretty cool last night, I didn't play poker, but I fared pretty well on the roulette table.
Phil muth ran the live auction, as well as emceeing the poker tourney. Tim was there in his usual Addidas tee and UFC hat, Tony and Sean were there. But the funny thing was that I didn't see Eva, I knew she was there, because she made an announcement on the P.A., but I guess she just blended in with the crowd too well.
It was a pretty good time, if they do this again next year, Ill go again. It was money spent on a good cause.
Thanks for the info KEDA. Glad you had a good time.
I assume you didn't have a camera with you but I have to ask. Any pics?
They wouldn't let cameras in the poker room, so I didn't bother taking my camera.
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