‘Hey I got an idea for Good Will Hunting 2: Hunt Harder.’ (Photo by Erik Kabik. Additional photos by Kabik, Scott Harrison | Retna)

Cue up Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sarah Silverman, Jason Alexander, Charles Barkley, Brad Garrett, Cedric The Entertainer, Dean Cain, Herschel Walker, Kenny Smith, Matt Damon, Montel Williams and Doug Benson. They were all at the third Ante Up for Africa charity poker tournament yesterday prior to the start of the Main Event at the World Series of Poker.

Since its inception the tourney has raised more than $2 million for Darfur, or something. We’re really not sure. Unless that has something to do with Michael Jackson, we’re really not sure what’s going on. Apparently Darfur has a shortage of poker players. Or cake. Or something. This year the haul was $362,000.

“I’m here for Ante-Up for Africa and it’s all about Darfur,” Silverman said. “Genocide is happening and we always hear about the Holocaust in school and we say that will never happen now, we would never let that happen again, but it’s happening right now. And I’ll tell you something else. I think if this was happening in France or England, that … would be taken care of!”

Alex Bolotin of Brooklyn, NY, won the $177,730 first-place prize and donated half his winnings to ENOUGH Project and International Rescue Committee. Adam Richardson was second and Rafe Furst took third. None of the celebs cashed. Bunch of pikers.
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By Jason Scavone