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Poker Philanthropist Kurganov Advising Elon Musk on $5.74bn Charity Donation

For some people it's their dream to become professional poker players and win millions of dollars in tournament winnings. But for others, that's just the first step in a much larger plan.

For former PokerStars Team Pro member Igor Kurganov the next step was philanthropy, by setting up the poker-based non-profit organization Raising for Effective Giving (REG).

And it looks like the next step is by giving the richest person in the world a helping hand when it comes to helping worthy causes.

Elon Gives Back

It has emerged that last November Elon Musk gifted $5.