It is a rare occurrence to see someone win thousands of dollars in a poker game and then give it all away to charity – but that is just what Michael Karnjanaprakorn plans to do should he win the World Series of Poker 2010.
Karnjanaprakorn’s decision to donate his poker wins to charity has so inspired other poker players like Annie Duke, world class poker player and Ali Nejad, who is the popular host of Poker After Dark to offer him personal coaching sessions that will train him to be a winner.
Karnjanaprakorn has chosen two charities which he will be donating to, namely, the Langston Hughes Academy, which is a New Orleans’ charter program for elementary and middle school, and the Bad Beat on Cancer. Should he win the WSOP final event, Karnjanaprakorn plans to donate the winnings to a few of his favourite charities and do his part towards making the world a better place.
Michael Karnjanaprakorn is a poker player and entrepreneur from New York who hopes to make his way to the main event and final table in the World Series of Poker 2010. Karnjanaprakorn has vowed “should he win the 2010 World Series of Poker main event, he won’t keep a dime” causing several people to hope that he wins if only for charities sake.
Karnjanaprakorn had made this promise along with Rafe Furst, another poker player, during last year’s World Series of Poker tournament.
Furst, a poker player known for his charitable efforts, has been involved in several awareness campaigns and fund raisers for different causes. Furst has been known to work together with Phil Gordon, and the two of them have raised thousands of dollars for several charities. They have helped raise both funds and awareness for cancer research by Rock Paper Scissors efforts.
Karnjanaprakorn, who may have been inspired by them, has a long way to go to get to the WSOP 2010, the first step of which is getting the $10,000 buy-in. To do this, Karnjanaprakorn may have to participate in one of the many qualifiers events hosted by online poker sites like bet365 Poker, bwin Poker, and so on. Karnjanaprakorn is currently trying to raise cash for his buy-in and calls this scheme the “World Series of Good.”
- World Series of Good
- Bad Beat on Cancer