Health & Fitness SPORTS Playing Poker For A Cause B'nai B'rith Texas hold'em aids relief efforts in quake-torn Haiti. Steve Stein Special to the Jewish News T he Pisgah/Zeiger B'nai B'rith Chapter holds only one fundraiser. It joins forces regularly with the Bloch/Israel Chapter to sponsor a Texas hold'em poker tournament. Proceeds normally benefit Pisgah/Zeiger and Bloch/Israel chapter activities and the B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region. But another recipient was added for the Jan. 31 tourney. Tournament organizers decided to donate $200 to B'nai B'rith International's disaster relief fund. It is supporting an emergency response team from the Israeli relief organi- zation IsraAID that is helping victims from the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. "I announced the donation before the tournament and everyone was very sup- portive," said Pisgah/Zeiger president and tournament spokesman Rick Sherline."It felt good to help:' The tournament, held at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield, also featured a spirit of generosity. The final four players in the 68-player field decided to split their prize money (nearly 80 percent of the prize pool) equally because their chip counts were so close. Ivan Fenyvesi finished in first place, fol- lowed by Amanda Fox, Bruce Sable and Danny Rosenberg. Fenyvesi and Fox are tournament regulars. Sable has played in all nine of them, and Rosenberg has missed just one. That was no surprise."I'd say about 80 percent of our 68 players were repeat players, and about a half-dozen haven't missed a tournament:' Sherline said. "A heck of a compliment:' The top eight players always qualify for the final table and win cash. Defending tour- nament champion Al Mudryk didn't win again, but he finished seventh. There hasn't been a repeat champion in the tournament. Steve Roth was the first champion. Other winners through the years have been Andrea Korotkin Belen (September 2005), Dan Monkman (February 2006), Matt Katz (July 2006), Derek Einhorn and Ken Korotkin (March 2007), Tim Buchman (February 2008), Mitch Mandel (January 2009) and Mudryk (June 2009). New Tourney Site The 20th annual Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at a new location: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township. "It's a special year for David Blatt the tournament, so we thought we'd do some- thing very special;' said David Blatt, execu- tive director of the Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation, which organizes the event. Greenberg participants can play the North or South course at Oakland Hills on June 21. The South course has been home to 16 major championships. Proceeds will benefit prostate cancer research at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit. For information, call Blatt at (248) 592- 9323 or go towww.michigansports.org . Into The Hall Russ Rose, coach of the Penn State women's vol- leyball team that won 102 straight victories and an unprecedented third straight NCAA champi- onship last year, will be Russ Rose inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in April in Commack, N.Y. The Nittany Lions haven't lost since Sept. 15,2007. ❑ Send news to sports@thejewishnews.com . NEFESH B'NEFESH PRE-ALIYAH EVENTS YOUR ALIYAH STARTS HERE... PERSONAL ALIYAH MEETINGS Meet with a Nefesh B'Nefesh Aliyah expert for a personal pre-Aliyah counseling meeting. 41: - 4 u- A Detroit: Monday, February 22nd (by appointment only) To register for NBN Personal Aliyah Meetings in your area: www.nbn.org.i1/121 • 1-866-4-ALIYAH WD)Npfesh 'NOV yix5 /vim ;union not`ip`i -nwnn w9 a : B'Nefesh 14 Jewish Agency for Israel www.nbn.org.il • 1-866-4-ALIYAH In cooperation with Ministry of Immigrant Absorption rt 50 February -11 2010 In cooperation with