| Abbreviation | REG |
|---|---|
| Formation | 3 July 2014 |
| Founders | Liv Boeree, Igor Kurganov, Philipp Gruissem, Effective Altruism Foundation |
| Founded at | 2014 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, United States |
| Type | Charityfundraiser, NGO |
Parent organization | Effective Altruism Foundation |
| Website | reg-charity.org |
Raising for Effective Giving (REG) is a charity fundraising nonprofit. Its members consist mostly of professional poker players and financial investors who pledge to donate a percentage of their income to selected charities.[1]
Philosophy[edit]
REG was founded based on the view that in order to reduce suffering in the developing world, people in the developed world should donate to particularly effective charity organizations. REG donates to, and recommends, selected charities based on their cost-effectiveness. One criterion in the cost-effectiveness evaluations is how much money the charity requires to save a life.[2]
REG's outreach focuses on professional poker players, because it believes that they have strong quantitative skills, making them better suited for REG's messages about cost-effectiveness.[2][3] In addition, poker is a large industry with substantial monetary prizes.[4]
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Activities[edit]
RUSSIAN SUPER HIGH ROLLER IGOR KURGANOV JOINS TEAM POKERSTARS PRO Online and live poker titan Kurganov joins forces with PokerStars ONCHAN, Isle of Man – February 10, 2017 – Igor Kurganov has today joined Team PokerStars Pro adding high stakes poker firepower to the ranks of the world’s largest. Igor Kurganov, champion. But don’t go thinking that Kurganov is a rookie either. He is no stranger to the top competition. He has finished runner up in two €10,000 buy in events on the European Poker Tour in the past couple of years, and this time was adamant not to be bridesmaid again.
There are 87 members of REG, who have each pledged to donate at least 2% of their income.[5] Recipients included The Against Malaria Foundation, The Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), The Center for Applied Rationality (CFAR), GiveDirectly, GiveWell, Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, The Humane League, Mercy For Animals, The Great Ape Project, and The Nonhuman Rights Project.[6]
REG members wear patches with the name of the organization at poker tournaments, to advertise their commitment to donate their winnings.[2][7] Two REG members, Martin Jacobson and Jorryt van Hoof, were among the November Nine that played at the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table.[8] Jacobson placed first, earning him the title of poker world champion and winning $10,000,000, of which $250,000 was subsequently donated through REG.[9][10]
International coverage and reception[edit]
Additional coverage within the international poker community includes Bluff Europe,[11][12]PokerNews,[13][14] among others.
References[edit]
- ^'Raising for Effective Giving'. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ abcGoldstein, Jacob (24 December 2014). 'Poker Players Use Science To Effectively Give To Charities'. NPR. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^Mittag, Sebastian (1 May 2015). 'Rumprassen ist nicht mein Ding' (in German). Sport1 Germany. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^Mittag, Sebastian (26 August 2015). 'Sie könnten versuchen zu flirten' (in German). Sport1. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^Zürcher, Christian (15 November 2014). 'Die Robin Hood des Pokers' (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^'Poker Players Give to Charities Through 'Raising for Effective Giving''. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^Rinkemo, Remka (8 November 2014). 'Unlucky Timing for Van Hoof'. ESPN. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^Fast, Erik. 'Meet The 2014 World Series of Poker November Nine'. cardplayer.com. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^'Martin Jacobson Wins the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event for $10,000,000!'. pokernews.com. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^'Martin Jacobson Donates $250,000 to Initiatives of REG'. Casino News Daily. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ^'Raising for Effective Giving'. BLUFF Europe. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^'Pros Make Donating +EV'. www.bluffeurope.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^'EPT10 Grand Final: Giving Back to Gain More'. www.pokernews.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^'PokerNews Podcast Episode #237 feat. Philipp Gruissem and Igor Kurganov'. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
The first day of the 2019 World Series of Poker main event kicked off Wednesday in Las Vegas with more than 1,300 entrants in the initial starting flight.
One player who will not be advancing to day 2 is EPT champion Liv Boeree, who found herself seated at the same starting table as her boyfriend, high-stakes pro Igor Kurganov. While some players may enjoy a day of poker with their significant other, Boeree was looking for a softer table draw (which got even tougher when Dan Smith and Brian Altman took their seats.)
Out of the thousands of people I could be sat with on day 1 in the #wsop main event I get this clown what is going on pic.twitter.com/LtdkruI7Cm
— Liv Boeree (@Liv_Boeree) July 3, 2019
Unfortunately for the poker power couple, which won bracelets together in the 2017 $10,000 tag team event, they just couldn’t avoid each other when it came to confrontations on the felt.
In level 3, Boeree moved all-in over the top of a raise from Altman. The action folded around to Kurganov in the big blind, and he looked down at pocket kings.
You might not relish the thought of knocking your girlfriend out of the $10,000 main event, but Kurganov seemingly got a kick out of it.
After putting in a four-bet to isolate and seeing Boeree’s A J, Kurganov reportedly said, “Let me do it. I’ll never get the chance ever again!”
Boeree flopped a flush draw but couldn’t get any more help as the dealer produced a board of Q 8 8 2 4. She was sent to the rail while her boyfriend stacked the last of her chips. Kurganov finished the day with a healthy count of 129,100.
noone’s busting on anyone tonight that’s for damn sure#WSOPMEpic.twitter.com/C2ez3xgeyO
— Liv Boeree (@Liv_Boeree) July 4, 2019
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a poker couple battle it out at the same table. In April of 2018, Tim Reilly knocked his wife Ness out of a WSOP Circuit main event at Planet Hollywood while both players were already in the money.
Last summer, Kristen Bicknell and Alex Foxen infamously took first and second place in a Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series event, although the two took some heat for how the awkward situation was handled during three-handed play.