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Ante Up for Africa
Tue, 07/13/2010 - 18:42
For the second year in a row, Refugees International is a proud beneficiary of Ante Up for Africa (AUFA), a celebrity poker tournament started in 2006 by poker professional Annie Duke and actor Don Cheadle.
This year's event raised $275,000 to help generate public awareness and assistance for victims of the humanitarian crises in Sudan and DR Congo, bringing the tournament's four-year total to over $4 million.
Over eighty people participated in this year's tournament, including actors Matt Damon, Shannon Elizabeth, David Allen Grier and Brad Garret; athletes Jerome Bettis and Evander Holyfield; and poker pros Eric Seidel, Andy Bloch, Chris Ferguson and Phil Gordon. AUFA was a nail-bitter this year, but in the end Phil Gordon won and immediately donated 100% of his winnings to Ante Up for Africa.
This year's event raised $275,000 to help generate public awareness and assistance for victims of the humanitarian crises in Sudan and DR Congo, bringing the tournament's four-year total to over $4 million.
Over eighty people participated in this year's tournament, including actors Matt Damon, Shannon Elizabeth, David Allen Grier and Brad Garret; athletes Jerome Bettis and Evander Holyfield; and poker pros Eric Seidel, Andy Bloch, Chris Ferguson and Phil Gordon. AUFA was a nail-bitter this year, but in the end Phil Gordon won and immediately donated 100% of his winnings to Ante Up for Africa.
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 Our information table before the AUFA action begins |
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