Join the Charity Series of Poker in Las Vegas for Annual Award Ceremony

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Feb 18, 2026 3 min read Last updated Feb 19, 2026

Celebrities, poker players and nonprofit volunteers will mingle at the upcoming Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Awards Dinner and Tournament, a night that will honor the top volunteers and sponsors of the organization that has raised millions through poker.

The fourth-annual CSOP Awards Dinner and Tournament will take place on Feb. 24 at Via Brasil Steakhouse in Las Vegas. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the awards ceremony will begin at 6 p.m., while a no-limit Hold'em tournament will close out the night beginning at 7 p.m.

Event Details

• Location: Via Brasil Steakhouse at 1225 S Fort Apache Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89117
• $300 for dinner + open bar + poker tournament; $150 for just dinner + open bar
• Dinner + Open Bar starts 5:30 p.m.
• Awards Ceremony starts at 6:00 p.m.
• Poker tournament starts at 7:00 p.m.
• 10,000 chips per rebuy; 20,000 chips per Add-On
• Dress Code: Business Casual

Mike Matusow, Kane Hodder, & Fat Mike Expected to Attend

Like many CSOP events, several Vegas-based celebrities are slated to take part in the evening's festivities. That includes punk bassist "Fat Mike" Burkett of NOFX, Friday the 13th star Kane Hodder, and adult actresses Katie Morgan and Rebel Lynn, both of whom are regulars on the CSOP circuit.

Others expected to attend include poker coach Jonathan Little, WPT tournament director Matt Savage, MGM Resorts poker director Sean McCormack, and four-time bracelet winner Mike Matusow, who himself is a CSOP champion.

The buy-in for the tournament is $150, while $300 poker, dinner and open bar packages are also available. Each re-buy and add-on costs $100.

Last year's award ceremony featured a surprise appearance from poker legend Phil Ivey, whose mother, Pamela Ivey, played in the tournament spoke to PokerNews about raising one of poker's greatest-ever players.

The event raised more than $60,000 for charity as Nate Gelinas of DexaFit Las Vegas won the trophy. Those who won CSOP awards include content creator Joey Ingram and Bar Poker Open and Gorilla Gaming.

The auction for the ceremony, which kicked off on Wednesday, includes a handful of art pieces and sculptures and glass seats for a Vegas Golden Knights game. More information about the auction can be found here.

When the CSOP set up its tables inside Via Brasil Steakhouse earlier this month, it was PokerNews' own Connor Richards who won the trophy after winning a flip against WSOP broadcaster Jeff Platt and Carolyn Patterson, the wife of two-time bracelet winner and fellow final tablist Tyler Patterson.

A list of upcoming CSOP events is available in the table below.

Upcoming Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Events

_{*Photos courtesy of Tina Compise & CSOP}

Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for three Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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