Donations

In order to support the legislation and regulation of online poker here in the U.S., I am pledging to donate money to the Poker Players Alliance (the PPA).  The PPA is the lobbying group for professional and recreational poker players alike. The organization is dedicated to getting poker regulated, licensed, and taxed here in the U.S.  It boasts over 1 million members and more are joining every day. 

Until regulatory changes are made in the U.S., I am going to donate:

           

             1.       2% of my online poker winnings, capped at $4k

-          Includes the value of any frequent player points (FPPs) I earn while playing.  FPPs are given to players by PokerStars as a reward for playing on their site. The points are given proportionally to how much rake is paid on a given table. Therefore, the more hands of poker you play and the higher stakes you play, the more FPPs you earn.

-          These FPPs can be used to purchase various rewards including poker books, PokerStars clothing, electronics, cash, or even a new car. 

-          I use my FPPs pretty much exclusively for cash and receive a $4k bonus for every 250,000 fpps earned.  This will be the rate I use in determining my donation size.

           

           2.       $1 for every Facebook “Like” I receive on this blog, capped at $1k

-          This is one very easy way all of you can help support poker.  Just use the “Like” button on the right side of this blog and I’ll donate $1 on your behalf to the the PPA.               

           

           3.       $5 for every new person who joins the PPA and writes so on the wall of this Facebook page,

-          If you really want to support poker (or just support me!), joining the PPA would be a huge help. The more members we have, the more likely it is that our voice will be heard in congress.

-          You can join the PPA by following this link. It only costs $20 to join and it would really mean a lot to me.

-          After you’ve joined the PPA, just write on the wall of this Facebook page, and I will donate an additional $5 on your behalf to the PPA.

You can track my donations via the three chip stacks on the right of this page.  I will try to update these numbers once a month with my additional earnings, Facebook likes, and Facebook wall posts.  

After a very rough start to the month of June, I ended up playing something like 215 hours in 17 days and made $13,459.60 after cashing in my FPPs. There are currently 5 “Likes” of this page and 0 new wall posts. This brings my total pledged donation up to $274.