Poker, celebrities and a couple of good causes all culminated in a great summer evening under the stars outside Caffe Primo on Sunset at the 3rd Annual Celebrity Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament. Hosted by “Knight Rider” star, Yancey Arias and Caffe Primo owner, Tony Riviera, the event benefited The Lives to Save Foundation and the Primo Foundation for Children’s Hospital.
The Primo Foundation
Partnered with Charlton E. Lui, Tony Riviera established the Primo Foundation in order to donate to children’s causes by forming partnerships with local and national charitable organizations. The Primo Foundation’s fundraising events and food and resource donations help support these organizations, charities and families in need.
Dedicated to serving the needs of sick and underprivileged children, not only in Los Angles, but throughout the country, The Primo Foundation donated 100% of their proceeds to the Children’s Miracle Network, which uses state of the art care, life saving research and preventative education for children year round, in every community across the U.S. and Canada. Treating 17 million children for every disease and injury imaginable, The Children’s Miracle Network helps to ensure children receive the specialized care they need.
The Lives to Save Foundation
Actor Yancey Arias created this foundation with Jeff Wolman from Wolman Wealth Management in order to raise awareness, prevention and support to families devastated by natural disasters. All contributions help affected families by donating food, supplies and homes. Yancey is also a community service worker affiliated with the OC Sheriffs Department as a Professional Service Reserve.
As The Dealer Dolls dealt the Celebrity Poker Challenge, over $20,000 in prizes were awarded to the players who included actors and actresses Mekhi Pfeiffer, Natalie Yco, Norby Walters, Joseph D. Reitman, Kelly Hu, David Lipper, Sunkrish Bala, Sydney T. Portier, Lorielle New, Anna Arias, Brooke Barlow, Beatrice Rosen, Bar Taly, Sean Keanan, Coley LaFoon, Patrika D’Arbo, James Lesure, Elijah Kelley, Christel Khalil and Clifton Collins Jr., as well as fighter Danny Music and pro poker player Annie Duke and more!
Event Sponsors
The 3rd Annual Celebrity Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament was sponsored by Caffé Primo, Pama, Peroni, Mata Hari Absinthe, Body Language Sportswear, Aqua Luca, Pinot Noir, Black Pearl Records, Hypnotiq, 944 Magazine and Kimberly Howard Jewelry.
Other sponsors included New Poker and Darafeev. New Poker continuously creates new, entertaining and lucrative poker games for players and their gaming partners, via casinos, legal Internet gaming organizations and other outlets. Darafeev, offers the world’s finest custom-made game room furniture, including barstools, spectator chairs, benches and game chairs and tables constructed with a combination of Old World craftsmanship and state-of-the-art engineering. One of the great prizes was a poker table by Darafeev designed by Yancy Arias.
