The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP), one of the poker world's largest ongoing charitable initiatives, has honored some of 2022's best events and contributors in a special event in Las Vegas. On Tuesday, at Vegas's Via Brasil Steakhouse, the CSOP honored many of its brightest volunteers and sponsors in its first-ever awards ceremony.
Tuesday's ceremony was accompanied by a poker tournament and a silent auction that continue the initiative's ongoing efforts. Founded in 2014 by Matt Stout, the CSOP has raised nearly $3 million for numerous deserving charities in almost a decade of offering poker-themed benefits and events.
The awards ceremony found CSOP honoring special efforts in ten categories, including Sponsor of the Year, Photo of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, the Daniel Negreanu Extra Effort Award, the Mike Sexton Ambassador Award, Emcee of the Year, the People's Choice Award for Event of the Year, Earner of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Breakout Event of the Year.
The nominees and winners (noted in boldface) in each of the categories were as follows:
Sponsor of the Year
- Gorilla Gaming
- Lexicon Bank
- Right Touch Awards
- Revolt Tattoos
Photo of the Year
- HIT Living Foundation Poker for Paws -- "Puppy Poses"
- Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT) -- "Knight All In!"
- St. Jude Against All Odds -- "A Meaningful Win"
- St. Jude Against All Odds -- "Paddles Up"
Volunteer of the Year
- Mary Bodine
- Joseph WIlls
- Amanda Rangel
- Chris Wallace
Daniel Negreanu Extra Effort Award
- Chris Wallace & iNinja Poker Tour
- Joseph Wills & Toni Hitchcock
- Stacey Watkins & Russell Rosenbloom
- Gorilla Gaming & Bar Poker Open
Mike Sexton Ambassador Award
- Jesse Fullen
- Joe Ingram
- Anthony Zinno
- Joseph Wills
Emcee of the Year
- Joe Stapleton
- Brad Garrett
- Jeff Platt
- Brandon Hahn
People's Choice Award for Event of the Year
- Tyler Robinson Foundation CSOP 36
- St. Jude Against All Odds CSOP 37
- HIT Living Foundation CSOP 41
- Families for Effective Autism Treatment CSOP 43
Earner of the Year
St. Jude Against All Odds
Breakout Event of the Year
Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT)
Rookie of the Year
- HIT Living Foundation
- Food Bank of Northern Nevada
- CurlVegas
- The Folded Flag Foundation
Featured Image Source: CSOP / HIT Living Foundation -- Poker for Paws
