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Poker Player Donates Tournament Winnings To Sandy Hook Families

16 January 2013 by Dustin Jermalowicz

This story was published more than 11 years ago.

Poker player Greg Jansen showed the world that he has a heart of gold after finishing fifth in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller Tournament, donating his $286,000 in winnings to the families of the Sandy Hook Massacre.

By day Jansen is an Executive of the hedge fund firm Bridgewater Associated and got the $100,000 tournament buy in from a colleague, who gifted it to him for his birthday.

Jansen pledged his winnings to the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Massacre in Newtown, Connecticut in which a lone gunman killed 27 people, 20 of them children.

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Dustin Jermalowicz // News Editor
Dustin Jermalowicz
Dustin has a long-standing passion for gambling. He has been writing professionally on the subject and breaking industry news for Casino Listings since 2011. His favorite casino games include Blackjack, Poker, and Hi/Lo. A proud native of Detroit, Dustin currently lives in Michigan.