“You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em…”

The 28 senior citizens from Mobile and Baldwin County who participated in the “Rook” card game tournament at the George P. Thames Senior Center in Robertsdale were trying to win a ribbon to qualify for a spot at the Alabama Masters Games held each October.

Winners from each team received a ribbon and were: First Place, David Christenesen, Orange Beach, and Cappi Fuqua, Robertsdale, Second Place, Jean Sobol and Mary Fuller of Robertsdale. Vivian Barton, District 7 Senior Masters Games Coordinator, was judging the competition.

Those who have already qualified include: Emma Davenport, Jean Sobol, Nell Calloway, Bud Calloway, Sharron Ellison, Dorothy Reisel, Steve Metz, Huey Harris, Jake Williams, Barbara Landers, Judy Rabren, Linda Lowery, Sandra Edwards, Lorretta Johnson, Heidi Warner, Bessie Duncan, Marie Kennedy, Ellen Roberts, Kathleen Bender, Jo Ann Roberts, Cappi Fuqua, Jean Fontaine and Mary Fuller.