{"id":3635,"date":"2020-04-09T08:23:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T08:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/?p=3635"},"modified":"2020-04-09T08:23:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T08:23:23","slug":"poker-legend-helping-in-fight-against-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/poker-legend-helping-in-fight-against-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Poker Legend Helping In Fight Against COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These are unprecedented times that we are currently living in, and everyone around the world is being forced to play their part. The outbreak of COVID-19 has had an effect in every country around the world, with <a href=\"https:\/\/bnn-news.com\/global-number-of-covid-19-cases-exceeds-one-million-212038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"over one million cases of the deadly virus around the globe (opens in a new tab)\">over one million cases of the deadly virus around the globe<\/a>. However, one poker star has taken the battle by the horns and is offering his support to a charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan Smith is regarded as one of the best poker players in\nthe world today, but that hasn\u2019t stopped him giving back. He has joined forces\nwith a charity called Double Up Drive. They are aiming to raise money for\nhouseholds across Las Vegas that have been hit hardest by the pandemic. Also\ninvolved in the charity work is Phil Galfond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"competition-to-raise-funds-for-covid-19-charity\">Competition To Raise Funds For COVID-19 Charity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The two of them should be applauded for their efforts during\nthis time of desperation. They will both be involved in a competition this\nweekend called the Run It Once poker room. The competition gets underway on the\n11<sup>th<\/sup> April, with the game aiming to raise even more money for the\nresidents in Las Vegas that have been hit the hardest by the outbreak of\nCOVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith launched the Double Up Drive back in 2018, and the charity matches every bet by the public dollar for dollar. The success that this charity has achieved has been profound, with over $1.65 million given to charity in 2019 through the initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A dozen charities across the USA benefited from this scheme last year alone. The drive has taken on significant importance over the last couple of weeks due to the outbreak of COVID-19 with many players donating into the charity. They are hoping to pledge $1,000 to each household that have been affected by the virus in Las Vegas. Just some of the pledges that have already been made have come from Stephen Chidwick and Dan Cates. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"run-it-once-helping-with-charity-work\">Run It Once Helping With Charity Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That effort made by Double Up Drive will also be supported\nby a 32-player no-limit Hold\u2019em competition this weekend. The funds will help\nwith the relief effort in the Las Vegas area. There are still a number of spots\nstill open, with only half being taken to this point. Among the players that\nare already playing are both Galfond and Smith. Galfond also admitted that his\nundivided attention will be on this competition, which means that he has pulled\nout of the upcoming Galfond Challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition is free to enter and all players around the\nworld are able to get involved. The final couple of spots for the competition will\nbe made up of the players that are the biggest donors by Thursday evening.\nEight more players who have contributed to the charity will then be selected at\nrandom, with those eight completing the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It promises to be a huge weekend of action, but if you aren\u2019t able to get involved then you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/review\/\">play poker on one of these leading websites<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These are unprecedented times that we are currently living in, and everyone around the world is being forced to play their part. 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