Tamar Berkowitz, from Volunteers of Las Vegas, has won event 108 after the final five players moved some money around so that everyone got some cash. Berkowitz also busted two bounties and claimed a number of sponsor prizes.
About Our Winner
Tamar "T" Berkowitz hails from Stoughton, Massachusetts, and has been playing poker since 2004. She discovered the game through a free poker league in Chesapeake, Virginia. Berkowitz considers this win to be her most significant poker achievement. Outside of poker, she works in Guest Experience at Allegiant Stadium and Sphere.
CSOP 108: Every Hand Makes A Difference — Wrap Up
The Charity Series of Poker returned to Via Brasil Steakhouse for the second annual Every Hand Makes a Difference, a lively CSOP 108 stop that mixed big personalities with bigger purpose in support of the Junior League of Las Vegas. With dinner and an open bar setting the tone, the room quickly shifted into tournament mode as players chased cash, prize packages, and a lineup of celebrity bounties that included 2013 WSOP Main Event champion Ryan Riess alongside familiar CSOP faces and special guests.
As the field tightened, the final table delivered exactly what the series promised: plenty of laughs, plenty of action, and meaningful rebuys that went straight to the cause. The payout structure rewarded the top three with $2,500 up top, $1,500 for second, and $1,000 for third, while places four through ten earned CSOP prize packages.
The biggest momentum swing of the late stages came when Tamar Berkowitz moved all in from the small blind and Riess was forced to defend with a light holding. Berkowitz’s held firm on a board of .
From there, Berkowitz rode the surge to the finish line, closing out the final table to win CSOP 108, capping a night where every pot mattered and every hand helped the charity.
