Fallbrook player one of seven winners in Hurricane Sandy Relief poker tournament

PALA – A seven-way chop determined the winners of Pala Casino Spa & Resort’s New Year’s Day poker tournament that earned $1,260 for the American Red Cross Hurricanes 2012 Fund. Pala donated that amount to the American Red Cross in San Diego and it is earmarked for the victims of Hurricane Sandy that struck the Northeastern United States in late October.

The one-day tournament hosted 65 players and paid the top 10. The top seven earned $377 each and included Tammy Murray, Fallbrook; Bob Muehlberg, Temecula; Sharon Thorson, Ramona; Showguang Lee, Diamond Bar; Kristen Penney, Temecula; Vinnie Engen, Murrieta; and Roger Bennett, Oceanside.