Ante Up for Africa - Live Updates
Day 1 Live Updates
Bolotin Wins! Celebrities Videos Galore!
3 years agoCelebrities might know how to get their photos taken, and adopt babies from weird countries you've never heard of, but apparently they're not so hot when it comes to poker.
A ton of A-listers turned out but in the end it was poker professional Alex Bolotin who went home with the first-place cash.
The real story was on the red carpet, however, before the event even got started. PokerListings cashed in a few markers for a front-and-center spot and we spoke with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Jason Alexander, Annie Duke, MIKE TYSON!!!, Dean Cain, Montel Williams, Charles Barkley and many more.
We've got all the videos for you right here so make your way down the page and listen to what the celebs have to say.
Here's our feature video about the cause and the charity:
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Here's Matt Damon talking Ante Up for Africa and why he hasn't made a sequel to Rounders:
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Here's Ben Affleck talking mad shit about one Phil Hellmuth:
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And Mike f%#$&ing Tyson!
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It's getting hot in here!
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Charles "I lost all my money at the Wynn" Barkley:
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The main man Don Cheadle:
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The best sit-com actor in the history of television:
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And we got Superman!
#Video:2009-wsop/wsop09-anteupforafrica-cain.mp4#
For even more celebrity video take a look through the gallery right here.
Event Information
- Event Name
- Ante Up for Africa
- Venue
- Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- Date
- 2009-07-02
- Final Day
- 2009-07-02
- Buy In
- $5,000
- Entrants
- 137
- Prize Pool
- $665,820
- First Prize
- $176,449
Event Winner
| Player | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Bolotin | $176,449 |
| 2 | Adam Richardson | $109,194 |
| 3 | Rafael Furst | $72,308 |
| 4 | Erik Seidel | $51,601 |
| 5 | Chris Ferguson | $38,550 |
