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Affleck Wins Big Money At Poker Tournament.
Written by: Joyce Faulkner
Actor Plays Big, Wins Seat at Next Year's World Poker Tour Championship.
Bummed by the quick marriage of his ex-fiancée, Jennifer Lopez, to her new love Marc Anthony, Ben Affleck turned to gambling to forget. The multi-talented actor is the Ben-half of the once giant Bennifer media monster that stalked the world last year. That phenomenon will take one last gasp with the release of Jersey Girl, their latest film together, but reportedly, the star has said that he is tired of acting and wants to spend more time writing, producing and directing now.
Who knew that the handsome 31-year-old star of Pearl Harbor, Good Will Hunting and Gigli also has a poker face? A man used to living large in a large world, Affleck plunked down $10,000 to play in the Commerce Casino's California State Poker Tournament. Triumphing over 90 other players including fellow actor Tobey Maguire, professional poker player Stan Goldstein and president and co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment Chuck Pacheco, Affleck walked away with $356,400 and the Championship. The win earns him a chance to play in the $25,000 a seat World Poker Tournament next April in Las Vegas.
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