Yesterday at the Ante Up for Africa we saw many top poker pros and celebrities show up to help out. It was 30 year old pro from Brooklyn Alex 'Diesel' Bolotin who took down the charity tournament and donated half of his $177,730 first place prize to the cause.

The event attracted 138 entrants who paid the $5,000 buy-in. Almost all of the 18 players who cashed in the event gave their winnings back to the AUFA campaign.

The final table included Rafe Furst, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Phil Gordon, John Hennigan and Jennifer Harman. Richardson finished runner-up. 

 
Everyone has their eyes on the Main Event now, stay with us for updates on it tomorrow.