Charity Gains Bigger Share of Pot Among Poker Pros
July 16, 2009
The Los Angeles Times reports on the growing role of charity on the increasingly popular professional poker circuit.
Star player Annie Duke has raised about $2.5-million for Africa-relief through a series of tournaments, and pros Phil Gordon and Rafe Furst’s Bad Beat on Cancer has collected $2-million from players who pledge 1 percent of their winnings in World Series of Poker events and from charity tournaments. Celebrities such as Don Cheadle, Jason Alexander, and Montel Williams have also used the game to support favorite causes.
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