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San Jose, Costa Rica – Americas Cardroom, the popular US-facing online poker site, today announced that they’re hosting a celebrity poker tournament this Saturday. All proceeds will go to the Mount Sinai COVID-19 Response Fund.
The All-In for Mount Sinai Virtual Poker Tournament takes place this Saturday, April 25th from 2pm-5pm ET. The event is not open to the general public but an array of sport celebrities, tv personalities and business executives have already agreed to participate.
“We want to thank Discovery Inc. for organizing this celebrity poker tournament,” stated Americas Cardroom spokesperson Michael Harris. “Our social mission is to always help worthy causes and aiding COVID-19 relief is at the top of the list.”
Some of the celebrities who are playing include Bryan Cranston, Chip Gaines, Joy Behar, Cheryl Hines, Bobby Flay and Boris Becker. Discovery Inc. President and CEO David Zaslav will also play and is donating $500,000. Americas Cardroom is donating $100,000 and the goal is to raise over $1 million total.
A full 100% of the donations raised from the tournament will go to the Mount Sinai COVID-19 Response Fund (allinformountsinai.com). The money will be directed to Personal Protective Equipment and meals for frontline staff caring for the large number of COVID-19 cases at eight hospitals in the New York metro area.
Americas Cardroom will be broadcasting the tournament with live feeds of celebrities playing from home. Celebrities will also be calling in via Zoom to say hello to the viewing audience. Everyone is invited to watch at Twitch.tv/americascardroom. The event will be hosted on the downloadable poker client at www.americascardroom.com.
For more info on All-In for Mount Sinai Virtual Poker Tournament, visit AmericasCardroom.eu.
About Americas Cardroom
Americas Cardroom joined the Winning Poker Network in 2011. The Winning Poker Network has one of the longest and trusted online names in the industry and has been in existence since 2001. Americas Cardroom accepts players from the US market and the rest of the world. Rated first place for payment processing and cashout reliability repeatedly over the last few years, Americas Cardroom offers outstanding customer service and a friendly environment for all poker players around the world.
