Eric Siegel, Director of Marketing and Player Development of Poker Players International, has pledged a portion of all tournament winnings to Nephcure, an organization that raises awareness and funds for two potentially devastating Kidney diseases. Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).
PPI sponors the Nephcure Poker Pledge program where amateur and professional poker players donate a percentage of their poker winnings to the cause. To find out more information you can click on this link.
"It's a fantastic organization that focuses on bringing awareness to a devastating disease. We do everything we can to help out. This rare and debilitating disease effects a ton of kids every year and we want to do everything we can to help," said Siegel, who's son Owen suffers from the disease.
Eric is sitting on just about 80k in chips and hopes to improve on that after dinner.
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