Ben Affleck, Matt Damon's online poker tournament raises $1.75 million

Actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's online poker tournament, All in For America's Charity, has raised USD 1.75 million which will go for coronavirus relief efforts. According to Entertainment Weekly, the acting duo had organized the contest on April 11 in order to raise money for Feeding America, the country's largest hunger-relief and food rescue organization.

Besides Affleck and Damon, the event also saw participation by their fellow Hollywood stars Adam Sandler, Tom Brady, Jason Bateman, Tobey Maguire, Adam Levine, Bryan Cranston, Sarah Silverman, Jon Hamm, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Cheryl Hines, and others. Poker pro-Ebony Kenney won the tournament with veteran actor Kevin Pollak coming in second. The charity event was hosted by pro poker commentators Justin Kelly and Michael Loncar hosted on Twitch.