Celebrities are gambling for a cause!
This is the week when celebrities descend upon the World Series of Poker, with the Ante Up for Africa Celebrity-Charity Tournament.

The WSOP Main Event has has participants from the world of music, sports and movies and are expecting the same this year. world of music, movies, . The participation of such high-profile non-professionals playing alongside the game’s greats often brings added attention to poker.

Considering the circumstances, sometimes these celebs perform exceptionally well. Here are ten especially notable instances of celebrities making good.

1. Gabe Kaplan, 1st place ($190,000), 1980 Amarillo Slim’s Super Bowl of Poker

2. Guy Laliberte, 4th place ($696,220), 2007 World Poker Tour Championship, Five Star World Poker Classic

3. Gabe Kaplan, 3rd place ($256,519), 2004 World Poker Tour Mirage Poker Showdown

4. Jennifer Tilly, 1st place ($158,335), 2005 WSOP Ladies’ Event, No-Limit Hold’em

5. Ben Affleck, 1st place ($356,400), 2004 California State Poker Championship

6. Shannon Elizabeth, semifinalist ($125,000), 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

7. Gabe Kaplan, 6th place (no cash prize), 1980 World Series of Poker Main Event

8. Telly Savalas, 21st place ($8,080), 1992 World Series of Poker Main Event

9. Sam Simon, 329th place ($39,445), Tobey Maguire, 292nd place ($39,445) and Sully Erna, 237th place ($45,422), 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event (three-way tie)

10. Orel Hershiser, Quarterfinals ($75,000), 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship

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