Antes de que comenzara la mesa final, el CEO del World Poker Tour, Steve Lipscomb, fue llamado al escenario para presentar a Mekhi Phifer (aceptando en nombre de El grupo de la vid) with a check for over $77,000. Commerce and The WPT partnered with the non-profit organization whose mission is to provide educational assistance in forms of scholarships, textbooks, and technological equipment to academic institutions in various English-speaking countries in Africa.
Each player in The Invitational was encouraged to buy the $200 add-on that doubled their starting stack. The proceeds from this add on went directly to the Vine Group. In addition, Freddy Deeb has pledged to donate half his winnings to the charity.
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