A special charity event takes place this Saturday as some of the biggest film and TV stars in the world take to the felt to raise funds in the fight against Coronavirus.
Organised by PokerStars, the Stars Call For Action (SFCA) charity poker tournament will pitch some of the most interesting celebrity poker players ever to look down at a pair of hole cards.
With $1 million being donated to charity, that will be broken down in the following way. $500,000 will go directly to CARE International, PokerStars’ chosen humanitarian relief fund, with viewer donations also going to CARE. The other half of the prizepool (PokerStars are donating a $10,000 buy-in for each of the 100 players) will be battled for in the tournament, with the players who make the money able to donate the money they win to their chosen charity.
Any celebrities who leave the party early go into a side event where 10% of the prizepool goes to CARE.