The online poker community has raised over $1.5 million for victims of the earthquake that rocked Haiti in January.

Full Tilt Poker saw 22,785 donations come in from concerned members of the industry for total donations of $293,211. In a gracious showing, the world's second largest online poker site doubled contributions from its patrons for a total donation of $586,423. Aid for Haiti play and no-play tournaments were held on Full Tilt Poker and a special user account was created to accept incoming transfers benefiting the relief efforts.

Donations were also made by poker pros and other members of the industry to organizations like the Red Cross and UNICEF, which hit the ground in Haiti shortly after the epic January 12 tremor.

PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, also created a special player account called "Haiti Fund." Users transferred funds to the account and PokerStars matched all money raised for the relief effort.

Meanwhile, Cake Poker, a USA-friendly site took donations. Five "holding tanks" were created for players to donate to the cause in $5, $25, $100, $200, and $500 increments.

Other sites, including RedKings, UB.com, Absolute Poker, and DoylesRoom held poker tournaments to raise money for the cause.

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