Celebrity Poker: Don Cheadle

Ante Up for Africa co-founder Don Cheadle has signed on a renonwed online poker room Full Tilt Poker. Celebrity poker player Don Cheadle is one of the world’s leading actors and has appeared in the hit movie “Crash” as well as the “Oceans Eleven” trilogy. Don Cheadle may not have much, if anything, for major tournament cashes, but he's no stranger to poker. He's played in televised events such as the NBC National Heads-Up Championship and Celebrity Poker Shoot-Out.


The poker world sat up and took notice in 2007 when he was paired against Phil Ivey in the first round of the NBC National Heads-Up Championship and managed to defeat one of the game's best pros. He went on to lose in Round 2 to Scott Fischman. NBC invited him back in 2008 and 2009 to participate again. In 2008, Don Cheadle was out in the first round after losing to Gus Hansen, but in 2009 he held his own against David Pham in the first round before being defeated in Round 2 by Paul Wasicka.






Celebrity poker player Don Cheadle, along with poker pro and Celebrity Apprentice finalist Annie Duke and Norman Epstein, created the charity tournament to benefit the humanitarian efforts in Sudan. Charities such as “The Enough Project”, “Not on Our Watch” and the “International Rescue Committee” have been awarded over $2 million in donations as a result of Ante Up for Africa events.





“I’ve done alright in the televised tourneys I’ve participated in and I’ve won several tournaments around town. I have yet to play in the WSOP events, but I hope my schedule will permit me to do so in the future,” said Don Cheadle.






About Don Cheadle: Being recognized by a major publication as a cool dude would definitely up his sex appeal factor as far as the ladies are concerned, He made his big-screen debut in 1985's Moving Violations and landed guest roles on shows like Fame, L.A. Law and Hill Street Blues before appearing in the 1987 Vietnam War-drama Hamburger Hill.


Don Cheadle is known for his roles in a number of high-profile films, including Boogie Nights in 1997, Traffic in 2000, Hotel Rwanda in 2004, Crash in 2005, and Traitor in 2008. He also portrays Basher Tarr in the Ocean's Eleven series and cowrote Not On Our Watch: The Mission To End Genocide In Darfur And Beyond in 2007.






In 2002, Don Cheadle found himself back on TV guesting on The Bernie Mac Show, MAD TV and episodes of ER. He added a number of high-profile movie roles to his resume in 2004, including appearances in Ocean's Twelve for which he earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. In 2005, he coproduced and costarred with Sandra Bullock and Matt Dillon which picked up the Oscar for Best Picture of 2006.





Moved by the horrific situations in Darfur and Rwanda, Don Cheadle spent the next couple of years campaigning for an end to the genocide. That same year, he costarred with Adam Sandler in Reign Over Me, and logged in another appearance as Basher in Ocean's Thirteen. As for blockbusters on the horizon, Don Cheadle has been tapped to replace Terence Howard as Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes and the silver Iron Man in the Iron Man franchise with Robert Downey Jr.






Don Cheadle will make his directorial debut with the adaptation of Elmore Leonard's Tishomingo Blues. He also appeared in NFL commercials promoting the Super Bowl from 2002–2005. Don Cheadle has been in a relationship with actress Bridgid Coulter since the early-90s; they have two daughters, Ayana and Imani.
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Don Cheadle To Host The 3rd Annual Celebrity-Charity Poker Tournament

Attention all poker players! There is going to be an all-celebrity poker game that takes place in the next few weeks – and money raised will go to charity.



Mark your calendar for the July 2: 3rd Annual Ante Up For Africa Charity Event happening in 2 in the afternoon at the Rio Resort Las Vegas.









Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle will again be hosting the 3rd Annual Ante Up for Africa : Texas Hold-Em Tournament together with the duchess of poker and the poker icon, Annie Duke. The event is in association with the 2009 World Series of Poker. The tournament merges their desire to contribute to a resolution of this crisis and their passion for poker.






The Ante Up For Africa tournament will also host an exclusive party for the players and stars at PURE, one of Vegas’ hottest night clubs. It will also be televised on ESPN on Tuesday, Aug. 11 from 8-10 p.m.































































The celebrities will be uber famous and putting their piles of money where their moufs are. So far the list includes; Matt Damon, Jason Alexander, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Montel Williams, Herschel Walker, Hank Azaria, Brad Garrett, Marlon Wayans, Sarah Silverman,Casey Affleck and Rob Schneider, with many more in the process of being confirmed and expressing their interest to play in the coming weeks.


The tournament will feature a fast-paced structure designed to complete the competition within five hours. Seating for the tournament is open to anyone age 21 or older.





The proceeds from the Ante Up For Africa tournament will once again go to charities The Enough Project, that provide aid and assistance to the survivors of the crisis in Darfur, Sudan and support activism dedicated to resolving this crisis. Previous Ante Up tournaments have raised more than $2 million for the cause.

“I am very pleased that we have raised almost two million to date and appreciative of everyone who has participated and donated to help us on our mission of bringing the plight of the refugees of Darfur to the forefront of people’s minds,” said Cheadle.





The crisis in Darfur is entering its 6th year. The conflict has killed 400,000 people and forced more than 3 million Darfuris to flee their homes.


The recent expulsion of key international humanitarian groups by the government of Sudan in response to the International Criminal Court issuance of an arrest warrant for President Omar Al-Bashir has placed hundreds of thousands of the most needy at even greater risk and without access to medical care or reliable food supplies.




President Bashir continues to utilize starvation as a weapon of war to silence his opponents and to distract the world from the key issues in Darfur. Now more than ever, there needs to be a dynamic international effort to move beyond simply managing Sudan’s multiple crises and forge a lasting and equitable peace for all of Sudan that ensures genuine power-sharing.






Our hope is that through efforts like Ante Up for Africa, we can continue to keep the issue in the spotlight while providing real funds to support a brighter future for the people of Sudan.

You can sign up to play at http://www.anteupforafrica.org. All players are being asked to donate half of their winnings to Ante Up for Africa, which in turn will make a significant contributions to Enough and Refugees International.





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