{"id":3830,"date":"2019-08-23T15:29:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T15:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2019-08-23T15:29:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T15:29:05","slug":"new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week","title":{"rendered":"NYC Set To Host CSOP&#8217;s \u2018The House That Cards Built\u2019 Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg\" alt=\" Charity Series of Poker \" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\">Traditional card games like poker tend to get a bad rap in the press because most people consider it gambling and not a sport. Gambling opponents tend to always highlight the evils associated with gambling and tend to overlook any positive impact that a game like poker can bring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/top-10-us-poker-sites\/new-york\">New York<\/a> is going to be the beneficiary of a charity poker event as the <strong>Charity Series of Poker<\/strong> (CSOP) is heading to the Rivers Casino in Schenectady, New York to host another event which will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County, a Christian non-profit housing organization that brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. <\/p>\n<p>The House That Cards Built charity event is set to take place on August 29 and will become the 24th event held by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charityseriesofpoker.org\">CSOP<\/a> as it continues to raise money for great causes around the US. The tournament has a $250 entry fee, with players competing for a grand prize worth $5,000. All proceeds will help the charity in fulfilling its mission to provide safe and affordable homes for families and communities around the country.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-house-that-cards-built\">The House That Cards Built <\/h2>\n<p>The CSOP will give away exciting prizes during the tournament, including $1,000 in cash to both the player with the highest rebuys and the chip leader. There will also be a 50\/50 raffle and a silent auction. Tournament players will receive VIP reception and will be served hors d\u2019oeuvres and complimentary cocktails. Non-players can also join the reception by donating $50. <\/p>\n<p>The tournament will take place at the Event Center of the <strong>Rivers Casino &amp; Resort Schenectady<\/strong>. It will be open to the public, with the reception starting at 6pm. Poker action kicks off at 8pm, and players will begin with 5,000 chips. They can choose to add an additional 5,000 chips for $100. During the first break, participants will also be given the option to avail of an extra add-on \u2014 10,000 additional tournament chips for $100. The additional proceeds will go directly toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.habitat.org\">Habitat for Humanity<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1-4-million-raised-for-habitat\">$1.4 Million Raised for Habitat<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CSOP Founder Matt Stout<\/strong> said the upcoming event is a special one for him as his involvement with non-profit organizations all began with Habitat for Humanity. He was given the opportunity to serve as Vice President of Habitat at The College of New Jersey where he also <strong>organised a $10 fundraiser tournament<\/strong>. After two years, Stout embarked on a professional poker career, and since then, his main goal has been to use poker as a tool to give back on a large scale. <\/p>\n<p>The CSOP has now helped raise more than $1.4 million to assist Habitat with its mission. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional card games like poker tend to get a bad rap in the press because most people consider it gambling and not a sport. Gambling opponents tend to always highlight the evils associated with gambling and tend to overlook any positive impact that a game like poker can bring. New York is going to be&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NYC Set To Host CSOP&#039;s \u2018The House That Cards Built\u2019 Next Week<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New York is going to be the beneficiary of a charity poker event as the Charity Series of Poker is heading to the Rivers Casino in Schenectady\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NYC Set To Host CSOP&#039;s \u2018The House That Cards Built\u2019 Next Week\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New York is going to be the beneficiary of a charity poker event as the Charity Series of Poker is heading to the Rivers Casino in Schenectady\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Top 10 Poker Sites\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-08-23T15:29:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Stefan Nedeljkovic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Stefan Nedeljkovic\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week\",\"name\":\"NYC Set To Host CSOP's \u2018The House That Cards Built\u2019 Next Week\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-08-23T15:29:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-08-23T15:29:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/b64f7504239fd8050e79dd3027bb2390\"},\"description\":\"New York is going to be the beneficiary of a charity poker event as the Charity Series of Poker is heading to the Rivers Casino in Schenectady\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg\",\"width\":380,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Charity Series of Poker\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Top 10 Poker Sites\",\"description\":\"Top 10 Poker Sites\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/b64f7504239fd8050e79dd3027bb2390\",\"name\":\"Stefan Nedeljkovic\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1eb39f8dcef71aa884cdaf6d96b79d25?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1eb39f8dcef71aa884cdaf6d96b79d25?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Stefan Nedeljkovic\"},\"description\":\"Stefan nicknamed \\\"El Kepa\\\" he has been a passionate gamer and online poker player for more than fifteen years after realising Biology was no longer his thing...\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elkepa\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stefan-nedeljkovic-655a211b2\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/author\/stefan-nedeljkovic\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NYC Set To Host CSOP's \u2018The House That Cards Built\u2019 Next Week","description":"New York is going to be the beneficiary of a charity poker event as the Charity Series of Poker is heading to the Rivers Casino in Schenectady","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NYC Set To Host CSOP's \u2018The House That Cards Built\u2019 Next Week","og_description":"New York is going to be the beneficiary of a charity poker event as the Charity Series of Poker is heading to the Rivers Casino in Schenectady","og_url":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week","og_site_name":"Top 10 Poker Sites","article_published_time":"2019-08-23T15:29:05+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg"}],"author":"Stefan Nedeljkovic","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Stefan Nedeljkovic","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week","url":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week","name":"NYC Set To Host CSOP's \u2018The House That Cards Built\u2019 Next Week","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg","datePublished":"2019-08-23T15:29:05+00:00","dateModified":"2019-08-23T15:29:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/b64f7504239fd8050e79dd3027bb2390"},"description":"New York is going to be the beneficiary of a charity poker event as the Charity Series of Poker is heading to the Rivers Casino in Schenectady","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/new-york-set-to-host-csops-the-house-that-cards-built-next-week#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/08\/charity-series-of-poker.jpg","width":380,"height":250,"caption":"Charity Series of Poker"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/","name":"Top 10 Poker Sites","description":"Top 10 Poker Sites","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/b64f7504239fd8050e79dd3027bb2390","name":"Stefan Nedeljkovic","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1eb39f8dcef71aa884cdaf6d96b79d25?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1eb39f8dcef71aa884cdaf6d96b79d25?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Stefan Nedeljkovic"},"description":"Stefan nicknamed \"El Kepa\" he has been a passionate gamer and online poker player for more than fifteen years after realising Biology was no longer his thing...","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elkepa\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stefan-nedeljkovic-655a211b2\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/author\/stefan-nedeljkovic"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3830"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3830\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}