Absolute Poker Makes Tsunami Donation
Published: Friday, January 07, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
ABSOLUTE POKER MAKES TSUNAMI DONATION
$ 25 000 for SE Asian victims
Absolute Poker has joined the list of casinos, sportsbooks, poker rooms and portals that are digging deep to alleviate the suffering of the SE Asian tsunami victims...
The poker room is to donate all tournament fees from this Saturday's activity to the International Red Cross, dedicated to helping those people injured or left homeless by last weekend's earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in Southeast Asia.
Poker Room Manager Gian Perroni estimates that this amount will reach $25,000, and reveals that plans are in hand to provide convenient opportunities for players to make direct personal donations, too.
In addition to the overall tournament buy-in fees, AbsolutePoker will be hosting a special Tsunami Tourney in order to raise funds.
STOP PRESS: In another commendable effort on behalf of the stricken tsunami areas, Poker Stars will be collecting donations from any player willing to give. The company has pledged that it will match these personal donations dollar for dollar and donate the money to the International Federation of Red Cross.
Players can give by registering for a special "Donation Tournament." by simply clicking "Tourney" then "Special" in the Poker Stars game lobby, choosing to register for $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 or $100.
Alternatively, players may choose to donate by selecting the "Requests" link at the top left corner of the game lobby. Players should select "Transfer funds…" and enter the amount of the donation along with the Player ID "ReliefEffort." The donation amount will then be matched by Poker Stars before being given to the International Federation of Red Cross.
STOP PRESS 2: Poker Room has also launched $20 and $100 tournaments and will match the total prize pool and donate that sum to the International Red Cross. All tournament winners may also choose to donate some or all of their winnings, which PokerRoom.com will facilitate.
