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Ante Up For Africa releases list of celebrities confirmed for first Europe Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament
- 4-23-2009
Officials of the European Poker Tour and PokerStars.com have recently released the list of sports, music, television and movie celebrities confirmed for the first ever Ante Up For Africa (AUFA) Europe Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament. The objective of the event scheduled to run during the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, is raising money and awareness about the current humanitarian crisis affecting millions of refugees in Darfur, Sudan.
PokerStars players can buy-in ($5, 275) for this event directly on the site. Platinum VIP players or above can also use their W$ to get their entry at this one of a kind tournament. The Ante Up For Africa Europe Charity Tournament will be recorded and aired all over the world through Deutsches Sport Fernsehen in Germany, TV4 Sport in Sweden, Sport TV in Russia, ONE in Australia, NRJ12 in France, Italia Uno in Italy, ESPN Latin America, Sport TV Balkans, Nova Sport in Eastern Europe, UK & Portugal tbc.
The event will take place on April 27th, 2009 at 6pm, a day before the PokerStars EPT Season Five Grand Final Main Event. The following list of celebrities and confirmed to compete in the €4,000 buy in no-limit Texas Hold'em tournament held in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
• Nelly (US hip hop artist)
• Nico Rosberg (F1 driver)
• Boris Becker (Tennis star)
• Pepe Reina (Liverpool FC goalkeeper)
• Zara Philips
• Mike Tindall (England rugby international)
• Teddy Sheringham (ex-Manchester United & England forward)
• James Kyson Lee (US actor 'Heroes')
• Bruno Lopez aka Kool Shen (French rapper artist)
• Christina Milian (singer/song-writer)
• The Dream (singer/song-writer)
• Sebastian Chabal (France rugby player)
• Philippe Saint Andre (France rugby coach)
• Joel and Benji Madden (Good Charlotte)
• Poli Rincon (ex-Real Madrid forward)
• Jason Lewis ('Smith' Sex in the City and Brothers & Sisters)
• Kirsty Gallacher (UK TV presenter)
PokerStars players can buy-in ($5, 275) for this event directly on the site. Platinum VIP players or above can also use their W$ to get their entry at this one of a kind tournament. The Ante Up For Africa Europe Charity Tournament will be recorded and aired all over the world through Deutsches Sport Fernsehen in Germany, TV4 Sport in Sweden, Sport TV in Russia, ONE in Australia, NRJ12 in France, Italia Uno in Italy, ESPN Latin America, Sport TV Balkans, Nova Sport in Eastern Europe, UK & Portugal tbc.
The event will take place on April 27th, 2009 at 6pm, a day before the PokerStars EPT Season Five Grand Final Main Event. The following list of celebrities and confirmed to compete in the €4,000 buy in no-limit Texas Hold'em tournament held in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
• Nelly (US hip hop artist)
• Nico Rosberg (F1 driver)
• Boris Becker (Tennis star)
• Pepe Reina (Liverpool FC goalkeeper)
• Zara Philips
• Mike Tindall (England rugby international)
• Teddy Sheringham (ex-Manchester United & England forward)
• James Kyson Lee (US actor 'Heroes')
• Bruno Lopez aka Kool Shen (French rapper artist)
• Christina Milian (singer/song-writer)
• The Dream (singer/song-writer)
• Sebastian Chabal (France rugby player)
• Philippe Saint Andre (France rugby coach)
• Joel and Benji Madden (Good Charlotte)
• Poli Rincon (ex-Real Madrid forward)
• Jason Lewis ('Smith' Sex in the City and Brothers & Sisters)
• Kirsty Gallacher (UK TV presenter)