AUFA Isabelle Mercier

      Congrats! to Canadian Pro-Poker Player Isabelle Mercier who won the first PokerStars.netAnte Up for Africa” Poker Tournament in Monte Carlo. The tournament raises funds for war-torn Darfur. The Canadian Team PokerStars Pros included Mercier and Daniel Negrean

The tournament, raised more than €260,000($400,000 CAD) for Darfur charities. The match ended with Mercier narrowly beat England footballer Teddy Sheringham.

The star-studded event featured big names like Nelly, Christina Milian, Kirsty Gallacher, James Kyson Lee, Jason Lewis, Joel Madden, Bruno “Kool Shen” Lopes and F1 racing driver Nico Rosberg, just to name a few…

More than 400,000 people have died and more than four million have lost their homes in Darfur since the conflict began.

Ante Up For Africa has raised close to $2 million USD…  Go Canada!!