Don Cheadle was present at the Rio on July 2, 2009 as the co-host of the third annual Ante Up for Africa charity poker tournament with poker professional Annie Duke. Cheadle has been able to blend his passion to help refugees in the Darfur region of Africa with one of his favorite hobbies in poker. One of the major goals of Ante Up for Africa is to raise awareness for the humanitarian crises in Africa while raising money for relief efforts with a $5,000 buy-in charity tournament (close to $2.5 million to date). Cheadle has accomplished the goal of raising awareness this year in... [read full story]



