Happy House News

August 2006 - Happy House Does Poker Party!

Happy House had a big Poker Party at Nancy Cartwright’s renovated home on the evening of August 26th. The well-attended event was part open house, part fundraiser for Happy House booklets and a great time for both players and those just there to watch the fun and enjoy the barbeque.

Following a couple of hours of mingling and chatting in the new patio area, the players sat down to some “serious” no limit Texas Hold ‘Em. The top prize would be a $1,000 seat in the big PALS Monte Carlo night tourney on September 30th which has as its top prize a $10,000 seat in the 2007 main event at the World Series of Poker! Roughly 30 players competed for the top six prizes. The players ranged from seasoned tournament players to rank beginners but all had a great time as the professional dealers moved the games along swiftly, punctuated later in the evening by the raffle drawings.

By midnight the players were down to the final table and eliminations came quickly. The final six, all prize winners, were Marty Sherman, John Futris, Scott Bailey, Kenton Gray, Sue MacFarland and Rachel Cleverly, who - along with her Chihuahua Jack, snoozing in her sweatshirt - was the grand prize winner.

The night was a wonderful success and Nancy and Rose Goss would like to thank tournament directors Glenn Poole and John Futris and the entire volunteer group for working so hard to make this a smashing event!