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Celebrity Poker Player Ben Affleck: Loss and Winnings

Posted On : Sep-14-2010 | seen (1673) times | Article Word Count : 439 |

Ben Affleck has been an avid poker enthusiasts for years. He showed passions in various poker tournaments and participated in online casinos and casino charity events.
Ben Affleck has been an avid poker enthusiasts for years. He showed passions in various poker tournaments and participated in online casinos and casino charity events.

Career achievements

The American actor, film director, writer and producer, Ben Affleck, was born in August 15, 1972 in Berkeley California. He started his career in films like Kevin Smith's "Mallrats" (1995) and "Chasing Amy" (1997). They also won an Academy Award for the screenplay of "Good Will Hunting" , with his best friend Matt Damon, where Ben is the co-writer.

Succeeding in his career, he established himself as a Hollywood leading man, appearing in huge production films such as Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Changing Lanes (2002) and Daredevil (2003).

In his personal life, Ben has been in relationship before with actress Gwyneth Platrow (1998), actress/singer Jennifer Lopez then later on Jennifer Garner. Finally, he has been married with Garner in June 2005 with two daughters, Violet and Seraphina.

Ben's Poker Passion

Ben Affleck took poker lessons from poker pros Amir Vahedi and Annie Duke, not satisfied just playing poker but betting the best of the professionals.

He has been featured in various televised celebrity home games but Ben's remarkable record is when he actually won a major professional tournament. For about 90 competitors in the process, he grab the top prize of $356, 400 in 2004 WPT California State Poker Championship, $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament event, Commerce Casino.

He had love the game. For him, its a fun game because of its sort of mathematics insertion, human psychology and human relationships. But then, he admits that there also been so many bad poker moment for him. He has experienced losing but whats the best thing is maintaining concentration.

"You know you are a good player when you play the same way when you are winning as when you are losing," said the celebrity poker player."

Unexpected Poker experience

July 3, 2010 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the Fourth Annual WSOP Ante UP For Africa Charity Poker Tournament sets to bring together star celebrity poker players Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in a friendly poker competition.

Ben Affleck was to compete in this world series of poker event, but then in a sudden was forced to pull out of the poker tournament. He suffered from agonizing migraine and had scrap this entry after falling ill.

"This is the one poker event I go to each year, and I did't even get to play", said Ben missing his charity poker tournament.


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