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Ocean's 13 Charity Poker Tournament for Darfur
Thank you for joining the cast and producer of "Ocean's Thirteen" to help relieve the suffering in Darfur.
PokerStars teamed up with the cast and producer of this summer 2007 Hollywood blockbuster "Ocean's Thirteen" and offered a truly unique set of tournament prizes. Just by playing, players joined PokerStars in sending much-needed funds to relieve the suffering in the war-torn region of Darfur.
All three tournaments were a big success. Our players have donated more than $40,000!
In addition to providing our players with opportunities to help, PokerStars provided $1 MILLION to the charity Not On Our Watch as part of our continuing work toward social responsibility and giving back to the community.
The film's stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Don Cheadle, plus producer Jerry Weintraub launched Not On Our Watch to focus international attention on the ongoing suffering in Darfur. The $1 million donation was made at a special event on May 22nd, two days before the May 24th World Premiere held at the Cannes Film Festival.
Darfur - the western region of the Sudan, Africa - has been embroiled in a deadly conflict for over three years. At least 400,000 people have been killed and more than 3.5 million men, women, and children are completely reliant on international aid for survival.
Four PokerStars players won trips to the premiere in Cannes, France. On May 24th, PokerStars' players JaspudUF, SM4RTASS, herbert, and berchem13 were all on the red carpet. A couple of weeks later, H@££INGGOL, LAFMAN123, xBryceyx, and wushuplaya travelled to Hollywood to attend the US premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on 5 June.
In the third charity tournament, PokerStars players competed for a truly special prize. As a mark of gratitude for our involvement with the charity, the stars and producer of the film gathered to sign a professional poker baize. In the final event, PokerStars BlueLabel11 won that very baize. Check out the gallery page to see the stars gathering at the baize-signing
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