The Haiti Relief Program Sponsored by Poker Giants
We at SignaturePoker.com can’t begin to comprehend the full scope of damage on the country of Haiti due to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that has taken it’s toll on tens on thousands of their people. Even days later (the Earthquake occurred Tuesday this week) untold numbers of Haitians are still missing and the relief effort is continuing on. Many countries are rallying together to help this country even incorporating high-tech means of help such as using satellites to compare imaging in order to assess damage. You can see this incredible use of technology here.
Rush Limbaugh is one of the few people who are stands by his comment that America should stay out of Haiti and that our president is just using our aid to position himself more favorably in the American as well as the world’s public eye. We personally believe this is absurd! How can someone watch a video like this below and not fell compelled to help out however we can.
Thankfully the poker community also agrees. Giants in the industry such as PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker have openly shown their support by setting up games specifically to aid in the Haiti relief. Many of the top poker players have donated to the cause. PokerStars pro JC Alvarado encouraged those with extra money in their PokerStars’ accounts to donate to the cause via his Twitter feed (@JCAlvarado1), while Full Tilt’s Howard Lederer (@howardlederer) made a similar plea for Full Tilt’s fundraising efforts. Just a reminder that both sites pledge to match any and all monetary donations made. The groups have already raised six-figures’ worth of relief to benefit victims of the quake. Some of the players who have made the maximum contribution of $1,000 on PokerStars include Michael “SirWatts†Watson, Eric “sheets†Haber, Gavin Griffin, John Duthie, and Steven “Zugwat†Silverman. Read more of this story here of how the poker community has rallied strongly to help out.
We’re proud of the how the poker community has gathered together in it’s support of Haiti!
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