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Baseball: Los Alamitos to hold poker fundraiser

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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High school athletic programs are having to get creative in these rough economic times to generate funds. The Los Alamitos baseball program is holding a Texas hold ‘em poker tournament on Jan. 23 that also promises to provide plenty of fun.

The evening’s chip champion will win a new high definition television. Other prizes include Angels and Dodgers tickets, Chivas tickets, ‘hog packs’ from the Naples Rib Company and cash.

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A donation of $100 includes a buy-in for the tournament, dinner from the Naples Rib Company and cocktail tickets. There is also a dinner-only option for $15.

Check-in starts at 5 p.m. and play begins 45 minutes later at American Legion Post 716, which is located at 3252 Florista Street in Los Alamitos. For more information or to register, contact tournament chair Tom Panarisi at (562) 822-0123 or visit www.griffinbaseball.org.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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