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ANTE UP FOR AFRICA TOURNAMENT RAISED OVER $700,000 FOR THE VICTIMS IN DARFUR
The Ante Up For Africa tournament at the World Series of Poker® in Las Vegas drew an unprecedented cast of celebrities and poker pros. The two finalists agreed to share First Place, then donated 100% of their prize money to the victims of the Darfur tragedy Our heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who participated in making the inaugural Ante Up For Africa Tournament such a successful event. A special thanks to the celebrities and poker pros who gave so generously of their time, talent and money. Celebrities: Ben Affleck, Jason Alexander, Hank Azaria, Charles Barkley, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Shannon Elizabeth, Brad Garrett, Willie Garson, Cheryl Hines, Kevin James, Mekhi Phifer, Ray Romano, Adam Sandler, Kevin Smith, Martin Sheen, Donnie Wahlberg, Montel Williams. Poker pros: Andy Bloch, Doyle Brunson, Miami John Cernuto, Annie Duke, Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Ferguson, Ted Forrest, Rafe Furst, Jamie Gold, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, Barry Greenstein, Joe Hachem, Russ Hamilton, Jennifer Harman, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Mike Matusow, Daniel Negreanu, Kevin O’Donnel, David Singer, Katja Thater, Robert Williamson III, Paul Wolfe, Steve Zolotow. Down to the final two players out of an initial field of 167 entries in what was the most star-studded field in recent memory, Dan Shak stood up from his seat at the table and announced he would donate every cent of any prize money he won to the “Ante Up for Africa” designated charities – the Enough Project and the International Rescue Committee. His opponent sitting across the table was Brandon Moran, who then stood up and announced he too would pledge the same donation – 100 percent of all money won to the charities for Darfur. With that, the tournament abruptly ended and first place was shared by two players – Dan Shak and Brandon Moran. But the real winners of this event will be the victims of the unspeakable tragedy which is currently taking place in the Darfur region of western Sudan in Africa, who are overwhelmed by an ongoing humanitarian crisis. The total amount of money donated from these two champions alone amounted to almost $400,000. These two outstanding champions, Dan Shak and Brandon Moran, are to be commended for their extraordinary generosity. So too must we acknowledge all the in-the-money finishers in this event and those who posted a $5,000 entry fee. All those finishing in the money donated at least part of their winnings to charity. Thanks also to our sponsors World Series of Poker, VooDoo Lounge, Rio® All-Suite Hotel & Casino, PokerTek, Corum, Full Tilt Poker, All In Energy Drink and Robert Williamson III Designs. We look forward to next year.
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