Top female poker player, Annie Duke, teams up with actor Don Cheadle for the Ante Up for Africa, a fund raising poker tournament to help the survivors of the Darfur crisis. It will be part of the World Series of Poker’s (WSOP) list of events.

The event is scheduled on July 5, 4pm in the Amazon Room at the Rio. The event carries a $5,000 entry fee, with participants also invited to a private party held at the Rio’s rooftop Voodoo Lounge the same night.

Poker pros already signed up to play include Duke, Erik Seidel, Howard Lederer, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Gordon, Joe Hachem, Andy Bloch, Chris Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Robert Williamson III, Phil Laak, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Ted Forrest, Mike Matusow and Clonie Gowan.

Meanwhile, celebrity poker players set to attend are Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt, Jason Alexander, Jennifer Tilly, Hank Azaria, George Clooney, Matt Damon, George Lopez, Danny Masterson, Mekhi Phifer, Ray Romano, Adam Sandler, James Woods and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley.

“We’re honored to host this event and hope that entrants – particularly those fortunate enough to win money – will make donations to help ease the human suffering that defines the crisis in Darfur,” said Jeffrey Pollack, commissioner of the WSOP.

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Tags: Ante Up for Africa, Celebrity Poker Tournament, Annie Duke, Don Cheadle

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