Online Poker Room Raises The Stakes For Haitian Earthquake Relief

Poker News - January 20th, 2010 - Written By Bonnie

With all the tragedy that has recently hit Haiti, the online poker community is stepping up and giving back. Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet are two of the Most Trusted USA Online Poker Rooms around and are well known for giving back to the community, but this time the reach extends a little further than usual. These two reputable online poker rooms will be hosting an online charity tournament to help support those effected by the Haitian earthquake. Early estimates show over 200,000 people were effected in one way or another, but the care and concern reached out to millions of people around the world, all doing their part in one way or another to give to the Haiti relief project.

Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet invite you to get involved in the "Play For Haiti" tournament, with proceeds going to help victims of the earthquake that has rocked Haiti. Chief Operations Officer of both Online Poker rooms, Paul Leggett, stated, “Along with the rest of the world, we’ve watched the headlines and news unfold with growing horror as the magnitude of the devastation in Haiti has been revealed. We believe we have a duty to do what we can to help raise funds and awareness for the plight of the people of Haiti, and our ‘Play for Haiti’ tournament is one small way we can work with our players to contribute.”

The objective for the "Play For Haiti" tournament is to allow players to participate in a great online tournament with a cause more important than any prize they could possibly be awarded from the poker rooms. Players will have the option to donate a certain portion of their winnings, which will go towards a number of useful resources that are helpful to the people of Haiti. In return, the prize pool amount collected from donations from players will be matched by Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet.

This event will be taking place on January 20th at 8:30 pm EST. Those players who are interested in taking part in the much needed charity tournament, can do so with a small buy-in of $5, with players being eligible for rebuys up to 750 players.

The prizes being awarded range in the thousands of dollars, but the effect that you could have on a person in much need of help, is priceless. If ever there was a poker game more important than any other, now is the time to really make your wagers count, through the "Play For Haiti" tournament.