In poker calling someone a donkey is one of the worst insults you can make. Often shortened to Donk it basically means you think the player doesn't know how to play the game and that they make terrible poker players. Cake Poker is asking players to salute their favorite “donkey” this month and help out Oxfam which provides working animals (such as donkeys) to families in need around the world.

Bluff Europe has announced that they will be hosting a special celebrity poker tournament in September for The Murry Foundation.

“As Head Trustee, I have travelled extensively with the foundation, which concerns itself with animal and child welfare and the regeneration of ecosystems,” said Luke Trotman, Head Trustee for The Murry Foundation.

The CEREUS Network introduced a series of online fundraisers benefiting national charities called “Second Sundays” last month.

The tournament series allows players to earn some real money and prizes while helping out a good cause and raising awareness. Last month’s tournament helped raise money for the San Antonio AIDS Foundation and this month’s proceeds will benefit the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai. 

One again, Full Tilt Poker is throwing their Ante Up for Charity tournament, where players raise funds for Africa. As part of the website’s Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIII (FTOPS XIII), players can sign up to compete online and Full Tilt will donate the entire $20 entry fee from every buy-in to ease the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

It was announced last week that The Jamie Gold Charity Poker Tournament will be offering a huge variety of generous prizes. The event, as part of the Poker in the Park festival in Leicester Square, London, will be held at The Casino at the Empire.

Prizes will include:

MMA legend, Randy “The Natural” Couture has revealed details from his upcoming poker tournament “Operation All In”.

Couture will be hosting the second annual poker celebrity poker tournament and auction. The event will take place on August 22nd at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas. Proceeds from the poker event will be donated to the injured American soldiers of the Xtreme Couture G.I. foundation.

Poker players are known for being incredibly giving. With events such as Ante Up for Africa, the players ensure that charities get treated right. Poker pro Justin Young is no different. Along with a group of fellow poker professionals, Young is putting together a charity poker tournament on July 24th to benefit the Homestead at Boulder City.

Homestead at Boulder City is a popular assisted living facility that’s run by Volunteers of America. Within the last two weeks, the facility has lost 18 elderly residents.

Last week I reported that the 3rd annual Ante Up for Africa will take place on July 2nd. Well, it appears that there’s a second fundraising challenge coming up, but this one doesn’t necessarily involve cards and chips.

According to PokerNews, on July 1st, “Girl vs. Girl” will put UltimateBet’s Liv Boeree against PokerNews’ Melissa Castello in an all out charity boxing match. That’s right, the two ladies will battle it out for charity. Guys, have I gotten your attention yet?