The Ante Up for Africa charity event at the WSOP is in full swing down the hallway. Hosted by Don Cheadle and Annie Duke, the event attracted top poker pros and celebrities raising funds for the ongoing crisis in Darfur. Playing today are pros such as Andy Bloch, Phil Laak, Rafe Furst and Howard Lederer (photo above). As well as Duke, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Alexander, Montel Williams and Joe Reitman (photo below).
Obviously, it’s wonderful for any charity to help those in need but it should be mentioned that it’s always nice to see selfless acts within the poker community. Yep, apparently their are people who care more about people having some food this week rather than having 42 pairs of shoes instead of 41. Who knew?
It should be noted that I had a difficult time getting a good shot of the Duke posse and the larger photo at the top is not a result of picking guys over gals.
