The Phil Hellmuth cold shower for ALS

It all started on the web and, as is increasingly the case, the initiative has become a worldwide scale. They keep the cold showers on social networks, where ordinary characters and Vip keep alive the chain of Ice Bucket Challenge video where users pour a bucket of water on him, giving and inviting them to donate funds for research on ALS.

A reminder that the poker world has not remained unaffected. Among the first to accept the invitation there was Phil Hellmuth, record-won tournaments at the World Series and one of the most popular players in the world, which has so many urged his colleagues to do likewise.

He followed Ty Stewart, director of the WSOP, which has "appointed" i "november nine", the nine players who will play in two months the world title in Las Vegas.

Antonio Esfandiari also responded to the call, one of the most successful players on the planet (it has grossed about 26 million dollars playing poker) and also follow many other professional players. We do not know yet the extent of their donations, but given their bank accounts will hopefully have been up to the task.