Coming up this July 3^rd is the fourth annual charity event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.  Organized by poker professional Annie Duke and actor Don Cheadle, the event will help support relief efforts in Africa’s most hard hit regions such as the much talked about Darfur. The charity organizers work with the WSOP I marketing and coordinating the event.

The event is not officially a part of the 2010 WSOP Main Event, it is housed in the same hotel at the same time to help ensure maximum attendance. The combination of poker professional and Hollywood faces should encourage all large bankrollers to participate in the hope of both helping those less fortunate and enjoying some big payouts. The rumor is the winner of the tournament could walk away with six figures in earnings.

Online reports indicate that Annie Duke and Don Cheadle will definitely attend along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Ray Romano, Phil Hellmuth and poker pro and commentator Phil Gordon. The event is set for this coming Saturday and the $5,000 buy in helps the group meet their giving goals. They have so far raised over three million dollars to help African communities.

Those wishing to attend the event can register anytime from now until the event begins. You must be at least 21 years old to enter.  Anyone who comes up with the buy in can take part. So if you have a spare five grand laying around, get down to Vegas and make a difference.