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Hundreds of Wall Streeters filled Gotham Hall in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night for the annual "Take 'Em To School" charity poker tournament.
The sold-out event raised around $850,000 for Education Reform Now, an advocacy organization that's committed to making sure all kids can access high-quality public education.
The event was cochaired by Michael Sabat, who works in equity-derivatives sales and trading at Sanford Bernstein, John Sabat, a quantitative-portfolio manager with Cubist Systematic Strategies, and Whitney Tilson, the founder of Kase Capital.
Those in attendance included David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital, Boaz Weinstein of Saba Capital, Paul Britton of Capstone, and John Petry of Sessa Capital. Pro-poker players in attendance included Andy Frankenberger, Erik Seidel, Layne Flack, and Vanessa Selbst. Former NBA stars Allan Houston, Charles Smith, and John Starks were all there too. "American Pie" actress Shannon Elizabeth came close to winning the tournament.
A lot of hedge fund folks love poker. One fund manager said the game relates to investing: You have to be patient and know when to fold when you're dealt a bad hand.
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Poker pro Phil Hellmuth (aka the 'Poker Brat') was the emcee for the night. He just got finished with the World Series of Poker. He dedicated his latest WSOP finish to his friend, the late David Goldberg. He gave Sheryl Sandberg his WSOP bracelet.
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Hellmuth started off the night by teasing hedge fund manager David Einhorn about his T-shirt choice.
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Here's Whitney Tilson (Kase Capital), Osman Hussein (Tiger Global), and Gary Vura (Tullett Prebon Financial Services).
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