Poker players are good people after all
PokerStars, Full Tilt, and Cake all specifically announced they would match all player donations made on their sites. According to the Poker Players Alliance, more than 50,000 players donated to the cause, raising over $760,000. With the sites’ matching donations, that means more than $1.5 million will be given to Haiti relief efforts from the poker community.
CardPlayer.com: Poker Players Donate $1,5 Million to Haiti Relief Efforts
The actual figure has to be much bigger, though. Compare it to this quote from Pokerstars:
The official relief effort ended 12 hours ago. When all was said and done, PokerStars players had donated $746,390.26, a figure that PokerStars will match for a total donation of $1,492,780.52 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Pokerstars.com: PokerStars Haiti appeal tops out near $1.5 million
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But they have no way to cash in all those fpp’s!
http://www.meltedfelt.com/2010/01/poker-community-generosity-baffles.html
1,5 M FPP’s isn’t that enough to reach Supernova Elite and get a Porsche?