{"id":28390,"date":"2019-08-21T18:30:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T18:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=28390"},"modified":"2019-08-22T14:44:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T14:44:02","slug":"the-gift-of-giving-twitter-philanthropy-fills-poker-players-feeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/the-gift-of-giving-twitter-philanthropy-fills-poker-players-feeds\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gift Of Giving: Twitter Philanthropy Fills Poker Players\u2019 Feeds"},"content":{"rendered":"
Poker players are known to be a giving group \u2013 from charitable giving and tournaments to supporting worthy causes. Some philanthropic efforts<\/strong> have made their way to Twitter in recent days with some players getting in the giving game.<\/p>\n In a couple of cases, the effort has gone beyond simply giving to a cause but instead directly to others via social media.<\/p>\n Claim Your $30 Bonus At PokerStars NJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n With $20 Deposit<\/li>\n After seeing a Twitter campaign from philanthropist Bill Pulte<\/strong>, businessman and US poker player Bill Perkins<\/strong> decided to get in the act. Pulte offered to award a random follower a new Tesla<\/strong>, noting that \u201cthe world needs more generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n Pulte later promised to give a private education to a Baltimore inner-city student if he received 25,000 retweets. The effort was part of the #MoreForLess<\/strong> hashtag.<\/p>\n If this tweet gets 25K retweets I will pay for a inner city Baltimore student\u2019s private grade school tuition for an entire year #TwitterPhilanthropy<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Pulte (@pulte) July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Perkins liked the effort and announced he was giving away $1,000 to a random retweeter. That was then expanded to an even bigger idea.<\/p>\n \u201cSo my new marketing plan is to just give away 1k to a random follower on Monday every week for 52 weeks,\u201d he noted in a Tweet. \u201cSeems as if it is reasonable odds to win in exchange to gain a bit of your attention.\u201d<\/p>\n First Winner of the weekly One thousand dollar Giveaway is this dude!! (ev adjusted) Congrats Blake! #Giveaway<\/a> #Marketing<\/a> #Money<\/a> Tune in next Monday for another winner. pic.twitter.com\/wwzjSm34EP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Perkins (Guy) (@bp22) August 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The giveaway created some nice karma, Perkins explained, and also helped him add to his Twitter following.<\/p>\n \u201cIts 100 percent legit,\u201d he responded to a follower. \u201cI like to experiment, and this is my experimental marketing plan. Instead of complete seduction with tech, I\u2019m going with +EV and high variance seduction. Hopefully, people stay for the debates, despite the spelling and fat thumbs.\u201d<\/p>\n While it may be on a smaller scale, Robbie Strazynski<\/strong> recently announced his own plan to give away a few bucks. The founder and publisher of the Cardplayer Lifestyle<\/em> blog promised a cool $40 to a follower when he reached 4,000 followers.<\/p>\n Strazynski used the hashtag #4000pennies<\/strong> to help promote the effort. Followers simply had to tag him, include the hashtag, and link to their favorite article from his blog. He also hinted that more contests might be in the works.<\/p>\n Taking a cue here from @MrBeastYT<\/a> To MUST tag me + use #4000pennies<\/a>.<\/p>\n More followers = more contests!<\/p>\n \u2014 Robbie Strazynski (@cardplayerlife) August 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Some of the biggest names in poker got in on the act of offering a story link.<\/p>\n By far the longest interview I’ve done in my entire life. And we didn’t even talk about a single hand history. Thanks for having me https:\/\/t.co\/u5ffNdrONj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dominik Nitsche (@DominikNitsche) August 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Like Perkins, Strazynski sees the plan as a way to give back \u2013\u00a0a random act of generosity. It\u2019s also a way to grow his audience and highlight some of his content.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity to hopefully get more people to share articles I\u2019ve published over the years,\u201d he told USPoker<\/i> this week. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of good evergreen content that I imagine many people haven\u2019t necessarily seen, especially newer fans and followers.<\/p>\n \u201cSo hopefully with a little potentially incentivized burst of sharing with this little random draw contest, it might boost the site a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n Strazynski, a poker fan who lives in Israel<\/strong>, started his blog in 2009. The site began as a hobby \u2013\u00a0merely a part-time endeavor for fun. That changed in March 2017 when he started writing full-time. He admits he took a pay cut but loves his life in the poker world.<\/p>\n By Wednesday morning, his Twitter feed had reached 4,000 followers. Strazynski was pleased with the reception and the chance at rewarding some of his readers.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reaction has been pretty nice so far,\u201d he said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t cost anything to enter, obviously, and it feels good to hear from longtime fans what they\u2019ve liked most. I pick the random winner on Thursday, so I imagine whoever that is will be happy too.\u201d<\/p>\n The death of longtime poker pro\u00a0Gavin Smith<\/strong> in January also sparked a social media effort to give back. Smith, 50, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Houston.<\/p>\n His humor, energy, and storytelling were welcome additions to many televised poker shows through the years. A regular tournament player since the late-1990s, his breakthrough win came at the WPT Mirage Poker Showdown<\/strong> in 2005 for $1.2 million.<\/p>\n That same year he finished third and fourth in WPT events, earning Player of the Year<\/strong> honors. Smith also added a World Series of Poker<\/strong> bracelet in 2010 and ended his career with $6.3 million in live tournament winnings.<\/p>\n The death shocked many in the poker community, and efforts were put in place to raise money for his children. Poker pro Josh Arieh<\/strong> led the effort to encourage donors to a GoFundMe account<\/a>.<\/p>\n Many players spread the word, and almost $75,000 has been donated to the cause so far.<\/p>\n Nice job giving: over $60,000! Let\u2019s help OleGSmith\u2019s (RIP) young boys survive-and-thrive. I\u2019ll match next $5,000 donated. A trust fund for the kids is being set up through Brian Balsbaugh, w 3 trustees<\/p>\n Fundraiser by Josh Arieh : RIP Ol’ Gavin Smith https:\/\/t.co\/bYgNxAXABr<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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