{"id":11137,"date":"2014-10-31T13:14:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T17:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=11137"},"modified":"2016-12-20T13:47:54","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T18:47:54","slug":"know-hold-em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/know-hold-em\/","title":{"rendered":"Know When to Hold &#8217;em&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/10\/CasinoKnight-web-548x392.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/10\/CasinoKnight-web-548x392-e1414774377938.jpg\" alt=\"Casino Knight, UCF alumni\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/10\/CasinoKnight-web-548x392-e1414774377938.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2014\/10\/CasinoKnight-web-548x392-e1414774377938-299x214.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>UCF alumni and friends from the Central Florida legal community mingled at Ember in downtown Orlando for a fun night of blackjack, craps, roulette and poker at the Legal Knights &amp; Friends Alumni Chapter\u2018s annual Casino Knight on Oct. 29.<\/p>\n<p>Beginners and high rollers alike enjoyed fine wines, craft beers and hors d\u2019oeuvres, while pressing their luck with the house.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the event will benefit scholarships for students in pre-law programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince this organization started, we\u2019ve always focused ourselves on providing UCF students aspiring to go to or are already in law school with something many different lawyers in our local community didn\u2019t have while in school: Perspective and the opportunity to help fund the start of their careers,\u201d says Mike Mendez, \u201904, immediate past chair of the Legal Knights &amp; Friends Alumni Chapter. \u201cI\u2019ve met all of the recipients of the scholarships we\u2019ve awarded throughout the years, and there\u2019s no better feeling than seeing the difference we\u2019ve made for these hard-working students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucfalumni.com\/gallery\/lkfcasino2014\/\">PHOTO GALLERY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MORE INFO<\/p>\n<p>legalknights@ucfalumni.com | 407.823.3491 | 407.823.3525<\/p>\n<p>To read the original article please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/today.ucf.edu\/know-hold-em\/\">UCF Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCF alumni and friends from the Central Florida legal community mingled at Ember in downtown Orlando for a fun night of blackjack, craps, roulette and poker at the Legal Knights &amp; Friends Alumni Chapter\u2018s annual Casino Knight on Oct. 29. 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