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 Feb. 12, 2025.
Actress Katie Morgan, former NFL player Melvin Fowler, Jay Wasley of Ghost Adventures, Joey Hamilton of Ink Masters, and comedian Joe Stapleton are expected to attend; along with poker personalities Mike Matusow, Joe Ingram, Matt Savage, and Anthony Zinno. Local artists Sean Keith, Janel Raihl, and Nate Hananger will appear, as well as comedian Gabe Lopez, host of The Dirty at 12:30, will be the emcee for the evening.
The evening kicks off with a dinner and silent auction at 5:30 pm. There will be an open bar and an all-you-can-eat rodizio dinner. The awards ceremony will begin a short time later at 6:00 pm.
The poker tournament follows at 7:00 pm with a $200 buy-in, and 10,000 chip rebuys and 20,000 chip add-ons are available for $100. The top prize for the tournament will be $5,000, plus lots of other final table, bounty, and silent auction prizes available that total to more than $10,000. 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 $100, while the price for the tournament is a total of $200 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 February will be the 79th stop for the series after another strong year of tournaments in 2024.
Here is a look at the nominees for the awards.
| Category | Nominee 1 | Nominee 2 | Nominee 3 | Nominee 4 |
| Rookie of the Year | Hundley Foundation | UNLV Hockey | Shannon Elizabeth Foundation | Williams-Marshall Cares Leadership Program |
| Breakout Event of the Year | Cops 4 Kids | Make-A-Wish of Southern Florida | The Ability Center | St. Jude VIVA |
| Sponsor of the Year | Cirrus Aviation | Gorilla Gaming/Bar Poker Open | SKC Group | Lexicon Bank |
| Daniel Negreanu Extra Effort Award | Joe Ingram | Dave Freestone | Ricardo Aker | Allen Glatts |
| Mike Sexton Ambassador Award | Joe Ingram | Mike Matusow | Allen Glatts | Jesse Capps |
| Emcee of the Year | Gabe Lopez | Joe Stapleton | Alex Just | Matt Savage |
| People’s Choice Award/Event of the Year | Cops 4 Kids | St. Jude VIVA 71 | Families for Effective Autism Treatment | Shannon Elizabeth Foundation |
| Photo of the Year | Chug, Mackenzie, Chug! | Getting Involved Early | Getting Lucky | The Mission in Action |
This charity poker tournament will directly benefit the CSOP, so that the organization 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.
“The Charity Series of Poker represents my life’s work, and it means the world to me to be able to bring together the poker community, nonprofits, celebrities and sponsors to play my favorite game for amazing causes that truly make this world a better place. It’s important to recognize the incredible contributions that these people, charities, and sponsors make and it’s my honor to present these awards each year,” said Stout.
Since their inception, CSOP has helped their beneficiaries raise more than $6 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Three Square and other food banks, Habitat for Humanity, Make-A-Wish, the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation, the Raiders Foundation and more.
For sponsorship opportunities, or any other questions, please contact [email protected].