Full Tilt Poker teams up with Don Cheadle to host Ante Up for Charity online event

  • 8-13-2009
World leading online poker site Full Tilt Poker has teamed up with actor and philanthropist Don Cheadle to hold a special Ante up For Africa charity event as part of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIII (FTOPS XIII).

Full Tilt Online Poker Series - Ante Up For Africa event will take place on Saturday, August 15th at 13:00 ET and will feature a $100K guaranteed prize pool. International film star and charity activist Don Cheadle will host the event. Cheadle co-founded the Ante Up for Africa Poker Tournament in 2007 along with poker pro Annie Duke and Norman Epstein.

Players can sign up to the special FTOPS - Ante Up For Africa charity tournament at fulltiltpoker.com/full-tilt-online-poker-series/ante-up-for-africa and and enter the event for a a US$100 + US$20 buy in. Full Tilt will donate every $20 fee to help ease the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

At the 2009 World Series of Poker, the third annual Ante Up for Africa No-Limit Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament attracted a host of high-profile names including Team Full Tilt's Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon and Erick Seidel and film stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Organizers of the annual $5000 buy-in tournament ask players to donate 50% of their winnings back to the charity.

To date, Ante Up For Africa has raised over US$2 million, distributing its funds to organizations such as the "Enough Project", "Not on Our Watch" And the "International Rescue Committee."

FTOPS - Ante Up for Africa will feature a $100K guaranteed prize pool, with a minimum first place payout of $22,500. Players will join some of the world's best poker pros including team Full Tilt and Full Tilt Poker pros, alongside celebrities such as Matt Damon, to play for a good cause.
For more information on how to participate in FTOPS - Ante Up For Africa, please visit Fulltiltpoker.com.

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