Paula brings pluck to Poker Party MiamiHerald.com, FL - 7 hours ago Paula Deen threw her Poker Party & Casino Night on the first night of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival last week at at Miami Beach's Paris Theater. The setup was old-school Vegas, complete with tunes from the
Rat Pack with videos of
Frank Sinatra and
Sammy Davis Jr. on the big screen.
The gambling -- all for fun for charity, of course -- was a great touch. Deen said she wanted a relaxing party where people could participate and not just stand around and drink, and her choice was right on the money. Well, play money.
''My God, I just got back from Vegas,'' Deen said in her sweet Southern drawl. ``When they told me they wanted to do a poker party I was literally all in.''
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