Tournament History

Back in 2005, EJ Levy and Eden Lopez-Robles came together to hold their first charity poker tournament. Over the past 20 years, hundreds of individuals and corporations have come out to play poker enabling the tournaments to raise over $13 million dollars to help people living with MS.

Past Winners

2025
Steve Alecia
Mar 5
at
The Lighthouse
1st Place:
Steve Alecia
Total Raised:
$470,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2024
Dan Spina
Apr 4
at
City winery
1st Place:
Dan Spina
Total Raised:
$460,500
Mini-site
Gallery
2023
Nick Bakelas
May 4
at
Current
1st Place:
Nick Bakelas
Total Raised:
$441,700
Mini-site
Gallery
2022
Dalton McDonagh
May 5
at
Current
1st Place:
Dalton McDonagh
Total Raised:
$364,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2019
Ashley Steinhart
Oct 17
at
Current
1st Place:
Ashley Steinhart
Total Raised:
$403,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2018
Phil Mercadante
Oct 18
at
Current
1st Place:
Phil Mercadante
Total Raised:
$417,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2017
Rahul Sabarwal
Oct 12
at
espace
1st Place:
Rahul Sabarwal
Total Raised:
$625,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2016
Stephen M. Dowicz
Oct 6
at
espace
1st Place:
Stephen M. Dowicz
Total Raised:
$600,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2015
Chetan Vohra
Oct 8
at
Edison Ballroom
1st Place:
Chetan Vohra
Total Raised:
$768,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2014
Roger Lehman
Oct 8
at
espace
1st Place:
Roger Lehman
Total Raised:
$1,104,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2013
Julius Smith
Oct 10
at
espace
1st Place:
Julius Smith
Total Raised:
$1,038,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2012
Bret Ackerman
Oct 4
at
espace
1st Place:
Bret Ackerman
Total Raised:
$1,074,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2011
Chip Wheeler
Sep 22
at
espace
1st Place:
Chip Wheeler
Total Raised:
$872,000
Mini-site
Gallery
2010
Paola Martin
Sep 30
at
Manhattan Penthouse
1st Place:
Paola Martin
Total Raised:
$705,000
Mini-site
Gallery