Cheadle Plays for Charity

May 21, 2009

Many know actor Don Cheadle from his comedies like the Oceans movies, and others know him from his more serious pieces like Hotel Rwanda. But still others know him as a poker player and as a humanitarian. Cheadle is well known for his ability to play poker, but he is also known for starting the charity Ante Up for Africa.

Full Tilt Poker has decided to take advantage of his softer side and they have offered him a chance to play poker for them with the money going to his charity. Every time he is playing on the site he will appear in red. Cheadle started the charity with another famous poker player Annie Duke. Duke recently played in the Celebrity Apprentice where she came very close to winning $250,000 for her charity.

The players are excited to have this opportunity to bring in more money for their charity. They have already been able to award more than two million dollars in donations to various humanitarian efforts in the Sudan. The pair play numerous poker events to raise money for their charity and so far they are doing very well for themselves.

Cheadle says that he is aware that he has done alright so far in the various poker tournaments that have been televised, and a few that haven’t been. He is however, hoping that at some point he will be able to play in the World Series of Poker for that would truly help his charity a lot.