Monday Night Poker @ The CORE
2025-09-01 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-09-08 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-09-15 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-09-22 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-09-29 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-06 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-13 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-20 18:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date
Hosted by Gary Reiner

Hearts Card Game
2025-09-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-07 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-21 13:00 - 15:00 and 1 more date | Activity Room

Canasta Wednesdays!
2025-09-03 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-10 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-17 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-24 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-01 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-08 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-15 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-22 18:30 - 21:00 and 1 more date | Activity Room
In the Activity Room

Live Poker Tournament
2025-09-06 17:30 - 23:00, 2025-10-04 17:30 - 23:00
Live Poker tourney Saturday night at the CORE at 6:00pm. $40 buy in. Similar to other home and Casino Texas Holdem games. 30 & 20 minute blind levels [blinds gradually increase & game continues until a final winner emerges. Payout goes to roughly the top 25% of players, and game will likely end between 11:00 pm & midnight. Players start with 400 chips, and blinds start at 1-2 level, reaching 100-200 or more in the final rounds. Rebuys allowed through the first 3 levels (3-6) for an addtl $40; with no add-ons or top-ups. Players can surrender chip stacks and buy a new stack at the end of level 3.
Players are encouraged to assemble in the core activity room between 5:30 and 6:00pm; game will begin promptly at 6:00 pm. Residents are welcome to bring guests (family or friends only, please), up to a maximum of 24 players. Tower Oaks Neighborhood drop-ins are welcome, but:
RSVPs encouraged to lock up your seat(s). Email me to sign up, or to request more info at: rscottdc2@gmail.com
See the Evite for more details about this event, and email me if you did not get it. This is a home game I helped found in College/University Park about 15 years ago with a group of poker Fans. Original Players were drawn from the Univ. of MD, College Park, and among friends throughout the DMV.
Payout goes to top two players with 7-10 buyins, three with 11-14 buy-ins (or four, w. more than 15 players, 5 w.19+ Buyins, and etc)—roughly the top 25% of players. Payouts (as a share of total buy-ins): 60% and 40% with 2, 50%, 30%, 20% with 3, 45%, 30%, 15%, 10% with 4; 35/25/20/13/7% with 5, and 30/22/18/14/9/7 with 6 (25 or more buy-ins)

Book Club Meeting
2025-09-18 19:00 - 21:00
If you have interest in joining the Book Club. Read the book and come on by to our next meeting.
BOOK: “The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey” by Candice Millard
To sign up for our book club’s virtual space (where we keep track of books we want to read, vote on books, rate books etc), please use the following link: https://bookclubs.com/clubs/5958610/join/dac8d8
