Charity Series of Poker Will Host Awards Dinner And Tournament In JanuaryNominees Announced For CSOP Annual Awards Dinner |
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A little after the start of the New Year, the Charity Series of Poker will be hosting an awards dinner and tournament to pay tribute to all of the players, sponsors, staff, and volunteers that made their efforts this year possible. The full night of fun will be hosted at the Via Brasil Steakhouse in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 16, 2024.
The evening kicks off with a dinner and silent auction at 5:30 pm. The poker tournament will begin at 7:00 pm, with 20,000 in starting chips and 10,000 rebuys and add-ons available for $100. Top prize for the tournament will be $5,000, plus lots of other final table, bounty, and silent auction prizes available. You can see the full list of silent auction prizes up for grabs right here.
Anyone who wishes to just attend the dinner and silent auction can do so for $150, while the price for the tournament is a total of $300 with dinner. Attire for all of the evening’s events is business casual. Another special addition will be free massages to players in the tournament from Professional Massage Inc.
This upcoming event in January will be the 57th stop for the series after a busy series of tournaments closed out 2023. This will also be the second time the CSOP has hosted an Awards Dinner.
Here is a look at the nominees for the awards.
Category | Nominee 1 | Nominee 2 | Nominee 3 | Nominee 4 |
Rookie of the Year | Cops 4 Kids CSOP 48 | Las Vegas Rescue Mission CSOP 49 | The Ability Center CSOP 53 | Vegas Golden Knights Alumni Association CSOP 54 |
Breakout Event of the Year | Cops 4 Kids CSOP 48 | St. Jude CSOP 52 | Vegas Golden Knights Alumni Association CSOP 54 | Families for Effective Autism Treatment CSOP 55 |
Volunteer of the Year | Victoria Geraci | Erin Webster | Joseph Wills | Allen Glatts |
Sponsor of the Year | Bar Poker Open | SKC Group | 7Five Brewing Co | Lexicon Bank |
Photo of the Year | Final Table Shenanigans | From the Booth to the Felt | Honoring Larry Frank | Puppy Love |
Daniel Negreanu Extra Effort Award | Joseph Wills & Toni Hitchcock | Stacy Watkins & Russell Rosenblum | Gretel & Glenn McCrory | Erin Webster |
Mike Sexton Ambassador Award | Joe Ingram | Joseph Wills | Brad Garrett | Matt Savage |
Emcee of the Year | Jay Rivera | Joe Stapleton | Brandon Hahn | Matt Savage |
Earner of the Year | St. Jude CSOP 52 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
People’s Choice Award/Event of the Year | PMSA CSOP 48 | St. Jude CSOP 52 | VGKAA CSOP 54 | FEAT CSOP 55 |
This charity poker tournament will directly benefit the CSOP, so that they can continue to purchase more of the tables, chips, computers, TV’s, and other equipment that allows their beneficiaries to use year-round, free of charge.
Established in 2014, the Charity Series of Poker is a nonprofit company founded to organize and promote charity poker tournaments and other events that raise money and awareness for worthy charities and causes. Poker professional Matt Stout is the founder and president of the CSOP.
For sponsorship opportunities, or any other questions, please contact [email protected].