Updated June 6, 2026. Originally published April 2020 — coverage of the All-In for Mount Sinai virtual poker tournament held April 25, 2020. Preserved as part of EPR's gambling historical archive.
Americas Cardroom Hosts All-In for Mount Sinai Virtual Poker Tournament
San Jose, Costa Rica — April 22, 2020 —Americas Cardroom, the U.S.-facing online poker site, is hosting a celebrity poker tournament this weekend with all proceeds being donated to the Mount Sinai COVID-19 Response Fund.
The All-In for Mount Sinai Virtual Poker Tournament takes place this Saturday, April 25th from 2pm–5pm ET. The event is not open to the general public, but an array of sports celebrities, TV personalities and business executives have already agreed to participate.
"We want to thank Discovery Inc. for organizing this celebrity poker tournament," stated Americas Cardroom spokesperson Michael Harris. "Our social mission is to always help worthy causes, and aiding COVID-19 relief is at the top of the list."
Some of the celebrities playing include Bryan Cranston, Chip Gaines, Joy Behar, Cheryl Hines, Bobby Flay, and Boris Becker. Discovery Inc. President and CEO David Zaslav will also play and is donating $500,000. Americas Cardroom is donating $100,000, and the goal is to raise over $1 million total.
A full 100% of the donations raised from the tournament will go to the Mount Sinai COVID-19 Response Fund. The money will be directed to Personal Protective Equipment and meals for frontline staff caring for a large number of COVID-19 cases at eight hospitals in the New York metro area.
Americas Cardroom will be broadcasting the tournament with live feeds of celebrities playing from home. Celebrities will also be calling in via Zoom to say hello to the viewing audience.
Retrospective Note (2026)
The April 25, 2020 All-In for Mount Sinai tournament was one of multiple high-profile celebrity poker events that ran during the early COVID-19 lockdown period, when in-person poker events were suspended and the major online poker operators saw substantial traffic spikes. Americas Cardroom remains a U.S.-facing offshore online poker operator. David Zaslav subsequently became CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery in 2022 following the Discovery–WarnerMedia merger.
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