Poker Blog- ESPNFrom the perspective of many outsiders, professional poker players are often painted with a wide brushstroke of clichéd personality traits - - thought of as selfish, self- absorbed narcissists who live to excess. While there are certainly some players who fit that mold, or at least some of those characteristics, there's a significant number of players within the poker industry who seek to do good in the world - - to utilize the fruits of what they’ve accomplished and been given to make an impact far beyond the scope of a green- felted table or a hotel ballroom. Giving back can take many forms, and two of the most valuable resources a poker player can provide are money and time. While charity tends to straddle both columns in this equation, it is far from the only method by which a player can give back. By utilizing their standing in the community and their audience, players can also become advocates for causes that can help the long- term health of the industry, or even push an agenda they’re passionate about that has nothing to do with the game. Charity and advocacy can go a long way in rebuilding the image of a poker world that’s taken a great number of hits since Black Friday, and while it’s not imperative for every person who walks into a poker room to carry a torch for a cause, it’s important that the efforts of certain players are noted and recognized as poker as a whole tries to make itself more appealing for the mainstream audience it so sorely misses. Charitable efforts in poker, and specifically at the World Series of Poker, are nothing new.
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Phil Gordon’s push with “Bad Beat on Cancer,” which asked players to donate 1 percent of their WSOP earnings, generated millions of dollars of donations that went to the Prevent Cancer Foundation, and Ante Up for Africa was a regular presence at the WSOP in the pre- Black Friday era. Even though those pushes are no longer visible every summer, the passion for giving has not disappeared.“Even with poker being such an individualistic sport, there are a lot of people [in the industry] who have come together to help a wide variety of causes,” said Chris Moneymaker, 2.
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WSOP main event champion. For some, the impetus for giving comes from a desire to do more with their life than play cards.“Two years ago I started thinking about whether or not I wanted [poker] to be the only thing I was going to do for the rest of my life,” said Liv Boeree, who, along with several other prominent poker players and others outside the industry helped form REG (Raising for Effective Giving). Beyond the immediate positive impact to my close friends and family, it was a pretty individualistic [pursuit].”For other players, the tradition of giving stretches to points far beyond their entry into the world of professional poker.“I actually got into charity work when I was a teenager,” said Matt Stout, who founded the Charity Series of Poker, which has run events in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Hollywood, Florida. My brother was the president for Habitat for Humanity at Johns Hopkins, and I ended up being the VP at The College of New Jersey when I was attending college. I ran a $1. 0 rebuy charity tournament for them back in 2. I started playing poker for a living that this was the kind of thing I wanted to do.”Charitable giving beyond a one- time donation often takes one of two forms in the poker world: charity poker tournaments, and pledges of a percentage of total earnings. While individual efforts like the CSOP have become quite popular, major tournament series have taken notice and started to hold more regular events with a charitable element.
The WSOP has been near the forefront, most notably of late with the Little One and Big One for One Drop events (along with the One Drop High Roller). Moneymaker, who's a regular donor to a wide variety of causes including various animal humane societies, participated in a charity freeroll at the PCA this year - - and in winning the event, he helped shine light on a cause that is very near and dear to his heart.“When I was down at the PCA this past January, I played in a charity event. I ended up winning, and the charity I was playing for was Autism Speaks - - and that was all about my daughter,” said Moneymaker, who took home a $1. When Poker. Stars was coming back into New Jersey, they contacted me and told me they wanted to make another donation as part of the opening festivities, and I was happy to be a part of it.”That donation, an additional $1.
Autism Speaks (a portion of more than $7 million in donations made by Poker. Stars worldwide to various causes), went to a cause that helps the families of those who fall on the autism spectrum - - like Moneymaker’s daughter - - as well as provides funds for various research hospitals throughout the country. The most appealing part of charity poker tournaments (beyond the money generated), which happen across the country and all over the world, is how tremendously fun they tend to be. When the money is going to a good cause, and the pressure is largely off, pros and amateurs alike can simply let loose.“The events are a blast,” said Stout.
Giving doesn’t have to be a chore. I’ve had a lot of players, even recreational players I don’t know, come up to me and tell me that our charity events are the best time they’ve ever had playing poker - - and that really means a lot to me.”Over a number of events, the CSOP has generated $1. Three Square Food Bank in Southern Las Vegas, the Community Foodbank of New Jersey and Habitat for Humanity. Stout’s efforts, while notable for their growth in scale and success, represent just one particular effort. Three- time WSOP bracelet- winner Matt Matros is part of an annual event in New York City that benefits the New York Writers Coalition, for example, and no matter the cause there’s almost certainly a similar effort you can find with a little research. The other side of the coin - - outright donations, or percentage pledges - - has a lot of merit in its own right. The desire to give led Boeree and a few friends - - notably German poker pros Igor Kurganov (her boyfriend), Philipp Gruissem and a couple of others - - to confer with several people outside of the world of poker with experience and a unique philosophy on charitable giving that ultimately led to the formation of REG.“REG is a fundraising effort that’s based around a concept called ‘effective altruism,’” said Boeree.
Altruism is about reducing suffering and improving lives, and effective altruism is about effectively utilizing a finite resource - - whether it be time, or the money we make - - in order to improve the world. Because we have limited resources, it’s important to figure out where we can make the biggest positive impact,” said Boeree.
To date REG has raised over $1 million in its efforts, and in Boeree’s estimation, it doesn’t take much for other poker players to get on board when they're introduced to the concepts involved.“Poker players, for the most part, get it,” said Boeree. We realize how lucky we are.
We get to travel the world, we don’t have a boss we have to answer to, and it gives us an incredible amount of freedom.”“[The game of] poker and poker players sometimes get a bad reputation, but I knew that if I started the CSOP the players would get behind it in a big way,” concluded Stout. And they really have. There are bad apples in any bunch, but as a whole, poker players are some of the most generous people you’ll ever meet.”Giving of one’s time can be an equally gratifying experience. In the long struggle that’s been the effort for legalized online poker, few big- time players have emerged as a centralizing voice to speak out for the interests of American poker players.
Enter Jason Somerville. The 2. 9- year- old New York native has amassed a tremendous following over the oast few years though “Run It UP,” a creation that started with a few You. Tube videos and, through thousands upon thousands of hours of play on Twitch and other platforms, became a juggernaut. Somerville’s audience numbers hundreds of thousands of viewers a month - - one- third of which are Americans.“I have always been an advocate for regulated online poker in America,” said Somerville.
I moved to Nevada to be a part of the first regulated online poker site in the States, I was proud to be a part of the launch of Poker. Stars in New Jersey, and I feel like I’m kind of uniquely positioned to be a voice for those who want regulation in America.“They’re really hasn’t been anybody who has tried to be on the forefront of this issue,” said Somerville. And it’s a spot I can really make a difference in. I have the audience, and I have the knowledge. I mean, when you think about it, if you’re a professional poker player, or you love the game, you really should be an advocate for regulation.”While some might not see much use in the kind of grassroots campaigns that were popular in yesteryear - - most specifically, calling and writing your local government representatives - - Somerville has learned through experience that it can make a difference.“As a cynical American for many years, I never thought it was worth it to put in the effort towards contacting my representatives,” said Somerville.
But where I am now, after meeting with many state senators and other representatives, it really does make a difference for players to express their support for online poker. Write a tweet. Make a phone call. Let them know.”Those efforts, while at some times a struggle, have made some serious headway of late in major states like Pennsylvania, New York and California. The key to more progress is concentrated efforts from pros like Somerville and his employer (he's a member of Team Poker.
Stars).“Today, the difference in the U. S. is that there’s some true momentum at the state level,” said Eric Hollreiser, VP of corporate communications for Amaya and Poker.