Poker Tournament

The Congressional Award hosted its 2nd Annual Chiefs of Staff Poker Tournament on July 25, 2007. Held at the Washington Regency Hyatt with a spectacular view of the Capitol, the Tournament was attended by over 100 players. Representatives from dozens of companies including Daimler Chrysler, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Freddie Mac, Sprint Nextel, Yahoo! and many others attended this year. The Poker Players Alliance and Ebay sponsored the event.

Guests enjoyed an evening of poker, blackjack, and roulette. Mike Mullen, of the National Association of Broadcasters, won a stay at Cap Juluca, an award winning resort in Anguilla, British West Indies, as the first place prize recipient.

The Congressional Award is grateful to all the Chiefs of Staff, sponsors and players who attended this year’s tournament. We look forward to seeing you again next year!

Pictures from the event:

Rich Buckley of AstraZeneca introduces himself to fellow players as the Tournament begins.	Daniel McElhatton of Congresswoman Schwartz’s office, Patrick McLain of GlaxoSmithKlein and Raga Elim of Rio Tinto enjoy the first round of the Tournament.
Board Member Kathy Didawick, seated to the left in white, makes it to the final table sponsored by Pokers Players Alliance.	The first place prize winner, Mike Mullen, of the National Association of Broadcasters and Congressional Award National Director, Erica Heyse.

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