So you're sitting around the table, playing poker with a couple of mates... It's so competitive you could cut the tension with a knife, and on top of that you have money on it. Well that's what happened for several of SOuth Africa's celebrities. 94.7's Alex Jay and pop sensation Danny K battled it out in the final on the first-ever All Africa Poker Celebrity Charity Challenge in the 33rd floor penthouse at the Michelangelo Towers. Some of the other big names at the event included Leanne Manas, Sandy Ngema, Neil Andrews, Mark Fish, Kass Naidoo, Joost van der Westhuizen and Phumlani Msibi. Now you may be thinking to yourself why do all these people need R100 000, especially since they are high profile people in South Africa. How nice? The winner donates all of the proceeds to a charity of his or her choice, and well let's face it many charities in this country could use this money, so well done to PigPeak Casino in Swaziland. Wanna know who the winner was? Well if you don't then watch it on TV, DSTV channel 121... But for those of you who would like to know Mr Koppel aka Danny K, won. Danny dedicated his R100 000 win to Compassionate Friends, a free grief-counselling service, in memory of his late younger brother, who passed away in a helicopter accident a few years ago. Second runner-up Alex Jay received R25 000 to donate to the Sunflower Fund.

Posted by jvonblog on July 30, 2006 at Sunday, July 30, 2006 | Permalink