Ebony Kenney Tops Matt Damon, Kevin Pollak In Celebrity Online Charity Poker TournamentAmericas Cardroom-Hosted Event Raises About $2 Million For Feeding America |
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Some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment gathered online Saturday for a $10,000 buy-in charity poker tournament.
Online poker site Americas Cardroom hosted All In For Feeding America, which drew a field of 65 entrants, including many notable poker-playing celebrities such as Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Tom Brady, Sarah Silverman, Adam Sandler, Adam Levine, Jason Bateman, Jon Hamm, Cheryl Hines, Jason Mewes, Aaron Paul, Scoot McNairy, and John Krasinski.
The field also featured poker pros like Doyle Brunson, Jason Koon, Alex Foxen, Todd Brunson, Jeff Gross, Jamie Staples, Jon Pardy, Luke Schwartz, Mike McDonald, and Jeff Boski.
In the end, the title went to poker pro Ebony Kenney, who made fans by streaming the event and talking trash as she knocked out both poker players and celebrities en route to victory. Kenney eliminated Matt Damon, Phil Hellmuth, and Kevin Smith on her way to the final table, which also included the likes of Tobey Maguire, Bryan Cranston and poker pro Tom Cannuli.
Cannot wait to take your chips. https://t.co/pHAYkupFbP
— Ebony Kenney | Coach (@Ebony_Kenney) April 11, 2020
Alright
briankoppelman</a>, I’m ready for my role in Rounders 2. I just knocked Matt Damon out of the <a href="https://twitter.com/ACR_POKER?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">ACR_POKER @FeedingAmerica $1million charity tourney. #poker pic.twitter.com/AI5i8UfWoR— Ebony Kenney | Coach (@Ebony_Kenney) April 11, 2020
Comedian and avid poker player Andy Milonakis took third place, while impression king Kevin Pollak finished runner-up. Pollak can be seen nearly every summer at the World Series of Poker and has cashed in the main event twice.
Although Kenney came away with the win, she did not take home any of the prize pool, which was all donated to charity. After an additional donation from ACR, it is estimated that the tournament raised $2 million to benefit hunger-relief efforts in the United States.
So I physically collapsed and slept for about an hour after the event today. No, I don't have official # ’s. My guess is 2 M ish. Thank you to everyone that participated. With days what they are it was nice to make things a little better In The world. Back Monday need family time
— Phillip Nagy (@WPN_CEO) April 12, 2020
The tournament was live streamed by ACR, as well as a handful of players in the field. You can watch a replay of the Twitch stream here.
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