Today's tournament is for the Starlight Foundation Canada. Just one of the Foundations that Playground Poker has partnered with. Earlier today, Playground's Director of Charitable Initiatives said that he was partial to charities that help children, and that is what Starlight does.
Starlight Children’s Foundation partners with experts to improve the life and health of kids and families around the world.
For over 23 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has been transforming the lives of Canadian children who live with serious illness and their families. What makes us unique is that we are there for the entire journey—from the emergency room to recovery.
While in-hospital, Starlight provides distraction, entertainment and relief from the stress and boredom of hospitalization.
When out-of-hospital, Starlight children benefit from our ‘Escapes’ and ‘Wishes’ programs— giving them an opportunity to leave the ‘sick’ behind, create special family memories and return home with a renewed sense of strength and hope.
Starlight is looking to expand to more hospitals and in more communities across Canada. The need is tremendous—and it is only with the generous support of our donors and partners that we will be able to reach and impact these special children, who so greatly benefit from our programs.
The flop read and three players got all in. Michel Bergeron was all in and the shortest of the three stacks with . Jeffrey Herman was the biggest stack and held a better flush draw and a pair holding . John Pisani had the best of it at the moment with for two pair.
"No clubs," said John Pisani, "I don't want no clubs."
The turn was the and the river was the and Pisani won the hand.
"How much did I come here with?" He said as he was scooping the pot, "sixteen hundred."
Joel Mailloux and Keren Dorit Kats were two of the four players to see and check the flop. The turn was the and the action checked to Kats. She bet 4,000 and the remaining players folded until Mailloux check-raised to 8,000.
Kats took a moment, but eventually decided to fold and Mailloux won the pot.
against the 
, giving Katz the double up with a heart flush.
and three players got all in. Michel Bergeron was all in and the shortest of the three stacks with 
. Jeffrey Herman was the biggest stack and held a better flush draw and a pair holding 
. John Pisani had the best of it at the moment with 
for two pair.
and Pisani won the hand.
flop. The turn was the 
and the action checked to Kats. She bet 4,000 and the remaining players folded until Mailloux check-raised to 8,000.