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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck at the 2010 WSOP Ante Up for Africa
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck at the 2010 WSOP Ante Up for Africa
Academy Award winners Matt Damon and Ben Affleck confirmed their
return to the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, for the 2010 World
Series of Poker (WSOP) Ante Up for Africa charity tournament.
In 2009, Damon and Affleck, alongside other poker elites, played for
the annual Ante Up for Africa charity tournament during the WSOP. Last
year's entourage included ";Amazing Race"; contestant Tiffany Michelle,
Greg ";FBT"; Mueller, 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth,
Jennifer Harman, Robert Williamson III and Barry Greenstein.
On the red carpet at the Rio last year, Matt Damon said, ";They've
raised over $2 million so far and we know where the money is going. The
Enough Project is fantastic. There's a lot of transparency there, so we
know where the money goes. It's a terrific cause to give to and
hopefully it's making a difference."; The Enough Project is one of the
biggest beneficiaries of Ante Up for Africa.
In 1997, Damon and Affleck won Academy Awards for Best Original
Screenplay for ";Good Will Hunting."; Damon's love for poker was shown
in the 1998 film ";Rounders,"; a classic that widely increased
awareness of Texas Hold'em throughout the poker community.
Damon appeared in hits like ";Saving Private Ryan"; and ";Dogma,";
as well as films like ";Invictus,"; ";The Departed,"; trilogy ";Oceans
11,"; and series ";Bourne."; Affleck on the other hand starred in the
casino hit ";Smokin' Aces"; and blockbusters including ";Mallrats,";
";Boiler Room,"; ";Pearl Harbor,"; ";Armageddon,"; and ";Daredevil.";
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