Startup Haven Cars and Cards Poker Clinic with Special Guest Daria Bakai
Join us for an evening of great food, conversations, and a poker clinic (with a low-stakes, cash game to continue practicing afterward!)
Special Guest - Daria Bakai, Serial Founder and Rally Racer
Daria was a Top 3 driver in the National Rally Championship and only the woman to compete.
During her time as a rally racer, she advertised rally driving for women as a social media influencer and appearing on multiple television and radio interviews. She is a member of the Women in Motorsport Committee and represented Ukraine in the World Motorsport Cup in Italy in 2021.
Daria is an owner of Plateau Motors, Auto Service in Sammamish that proudly serves it’s customers as an honest neighbourhood general auto repair shop and founder of HIVE, a company with a mission to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs with a cost-effective staffing solution.
Founders Dinner and Startup Poker 2.0 have been running continuously for more than 18 years. If you are new to the Startup Haven network, you should know that this is a fun, very-low-stakes poker game and that we embrace diversity, open conversations, and learning. Playing in the poker game is not required; but it is a ton of fun and you might just win some cash and/or a cool sponsor prize!
If you're new to these events, please familiarize yourself with the details by reviewing the Startup Haven Event Basics web page and make sure to bring cash. Beginner poker players are encouraged to attend! This is a friendly game and the first buy-in starts at just $10. If you don't want to play poker, that's fine, too -- just come for dinner and conversations!
If you are sick, or have loved ones that are vulnerable, please consider coming to future events instead.
Random and Guaranteed Poker Seats
Just a reminder that in the event that more than 40 attendees want to play poker, we will cut cards for the remaining seats.
Safety Concerns
This location has limited free on-site parking and street parking is available as well. If you have safety concerns and would like someone to accompany you to your vehicle, we would be happy to accommodate you, just let one of our team members know or email us in advance at membership@startuphaven.com. Thank you!