July 2, 2008
Celebs & Pros Ante Up for Africa
Non-ESPN Media Shut Out, No Reports to Come
Let me start out by saying that the Ante Up for Africa tournament is a stellar effort to raise money for Darfur refugees and awareness of the mass atrocities taking place in Africa and around the world. The ENOUGH and Not On Our Watch projects are doing wonderful things, and I hope this tournament raises a great deal of money for the causes.
The tournament was held in the Brasilia room here at the Rio. That’s all I know. How many players? Didn’t have time to count because the media was given 15 minutes for photos before we were kicked out. Names of all the celebrities and poker pros? Again, not enough time to write them down. Hopefully, a press release will be issued with all of the information at some point.
Good news? Mekhi Phifer was playing in the tournament.
Bad news? I’m not sure where to begin.
Blanket statement: The media aspect of this day was handled poorly. Very poorly.
