CAPE’s 1st Annual Celebrity Poker Tournament Fundraiser was held on Friday, August 19, 2011 at the W Hotel in Hollywood. Celebrity players included Jamie Chung (THE HANGOVER PART II), Kenneth Choi (CAPTAIN AMERICAN: FIRST AVENGER, Ameriie (Singer Songwriter – “1 Thing”), Amy Hill (50 FIRST DATES), Archie Kao (CSI), Arielle Kebbel (THE VAMPIRE DIARIES), Harry Shum Jr. (GLEE), Ian Anthony Dale (THE EVENT), James Kyson-Lee (HEROES), Janina Gavankar (TRUE BLOOD), Joy Osmanski (FIRED UP!), Kelly Hu (THE SCORPION KING), Leonardo Nam (THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS), Lou Diamond Phillips (NUMB3RS), Manish Dayal (THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE) and more!
“We launched the CAPE Celebrity Poker Tournament Fundraiser to celebrate the current and next generation of API stars,” says CAPE President Steve Tao, “Every seat in the house was sold out, demonstrating the drawing power of our community.”
Attendees trying their poker hand with Ian Anthony Dale (THE EVENT) and Leonardo Nam (THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS)
Actress Jamie Chung (center; THE HANGOVER PT II), CAPE Board Members Ginam Lee and Gordon Ho, and Verizon’s Gene Eng (right) enjoying themselves with friends
Ameriie (IN LOVE AND WAR)
Harry Shum Jr. (GLEE) and James Kyson-Lee (HEROES)
Lou Diamond Phillips (NUMB3RS) and Amy Hill (50 FIRST DATES)
Kenneth Choi (CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER), Archie Kao (CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION), and Ian Anthony Dale (THE EVENT)
Kelly Hu (HAWAII 5-0)
CAPE Board of Directors with Assembly Member Fiona Ma, actor James Hong, and Verizon’s Tim Youn
A special thank you to our sponsor Verizon and media sponsor Mnet.
Stay tuned for the upcoming air date and winner announcement as televised by Mnet.
And thank you to O’ahu Visitors Bureau, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery, Genre Hotels, Batch from Scratch, the W Hollywood, Kimura Marketing Group, Kai Vodka, and DJ Shy.
