The third annual Charity Collection of Poker (CSOP) Awards happened in Las Vegas and had some heavy hitters in attendance. Eleven-time World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Ivey headlined the Feb. 12 ceremony at Through Brasil Steakhouse in Las Vegas alongside a number of members of the family.
Ivey, broadly considered one of many best poker gamers of all time, attended the ceremony together with his sister, Cheyanne Ivey, the founding father of the Las Vegas-based consulting agency Ivey Options, a brand new presenting sponsor of the CSOP. Their mom, Pamela Ivey, additionally attended.
The Poker Corridor of Famer, who received his eleventh bracelet final summer season within the $10,000 Restrict 2-7 Triple Draw Championship, left shortly after the award ceremony however his mother and sister caught round for the charity poker event motion.
The event awarded $5,000 money and $10,000 in donated prizes. Among the gamers within the occasion included 2006 WSOP Participant of the 12 months Jeff Madsen, PokerNews Podcast co-host Kyna England and PokerStars commentator Joe Stapleton.
Nate Gelinas of DexaFit Las Vegas took down the occasion, which raised greater than $60,000 for charity.
Verify Out the CSOP Award Nominees!
Matt Savage & Joey Ingram Amongst Award Winners
Ten awards have been handed out finally week’s ceremony, together with the Mike Sexton Ambassador Award and Emcee of the 12 months, which respectively went to poker content material creator Joey Ingram and World Poker Tour (WPT) Government Tour Director Matt Savage, who beat out Stapleton, Gabe Lopez and Alex Simply.
Different winners included Greg Anderson for Volunteer of the 12 months, Gorilla Gaming and Bar Poker Open for Sponsor of the 12 months, Dave Freeston for the Daniel Negreanu Additional Effort Award and Cops 4 Children for the Folks’s Selection Award/Occasion of the 12 months.
The Rookie of the 12 months award went to the Shannon Elizabeth Basis, a South African wildlife nonprofit run by actress and conservationist Shannon Elizabeth. The American Pie star spoke about her charity work in a July 2024 episode of the Life Exterior Poker podcast.
A full checklist of nominees and winners is out there beneath. For extra details about the CSOP and donate, go to charityseriesofpoker.org.
2024 CSOP Awards Winners
Folks’s Selection Award/Occasion of the 12 months
St. Jude VIVA 71Cops 4 KidsFamilies for Efficient Autism TreatmentShannon Elizabeth Basis
Emcee of the 12 months
Matt SavageJoe StapletonGabe LopezAlex Simply
Mike Sexton Ambassador Award
Joey IngramMike MatusowAllen GlattsJesse Capps
Daniel Negreanu Additional Effort Award
Joey IngramDave FreestonRicardo AkerAllen Glatts
Picture of the 12 months
Winner: Getting Fortunate (QuickStyle Pictures)
Cirrus AviationGorilla Gaming/Bar Poker OpenLexicon BankSKC Group
Breakout Occasion of the 12 months
Cops 4 KidsMake-A-Want of Southern FloridaThe Capability CenterSt. Jude VIVA
Rookie of the 12 months
Hundley FoundationUNLV HockeyShannon Elizabeth FoundationWilliams-Marshall Cares Management Program
Connor Richards
Editor & Reside Reporter U.S.
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