Charity Series of Poker founder, Matt Stout, shares his thoughts on the difficulties of running a non-profit coupled with the joy and value that it brings to his life.

There is a charitable buzz flittering around poker. It’s a relatively recent phenomenon, but there is one poker player who was struck by the bug long before he came into the game.

Matt Stout is the founder of the Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) and a man who has been thinking of ways to help others since his teenage years.

What I love about this man is he hasn’t figured it all out and didn’t let that stop him. Like all the smart cookies he figured out that taking action is the best way forward. He is learning from his successes and failures, and I caught hold of him to understand what makes his charitable heart tick as he prepares to partner with the Maximum Hope Foundation (MHF) at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.