jbooma Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Affleck wins poker tourney, $356K Victory earns actor place at World Poker Tour Championship Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Posted: 8:49 AM EDT (1249 GMT) COMMERCE, California (AP) -- Matt Damon may have been the poker stud in "Rounders," but his friend and "Good Will Hunting" writing partner Ben Affleck is one in real life. Affleck won $356,400 at a poker tournament that also earned him a seat in next year's World Poker Tour Championship, casino officials said. The 31-year-old actor outlasted a field of 90 players to capture the Commerce Casino's California State Poker Championship. At the final table, Affleck beat poker pro Stan Goldstein, who finished second, and knocked out Chuck Pacheco, president and co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment, who finished third. Fellow actor Tobey Maguire went out on the first day of the three-day tournament that ended Sunday. The win in the $10,000 buy-in event earned Affleck the opportunity to take a $25,000 seat in the World Poker Tour Championship to be held next April in Las Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Complete Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I've heard that he's lost A TON of money on learning the ins and outs of the game. I'm sure it's more than he's won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Pretty amazing when you think about it. Sounds like he's a better poker player than actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Actually, I've heard that Tobey McGuire is a pro-level player. Affleck? Well, I hear he plays a lot of poker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by Hooper Pretty amazing when you think about it. Sounds like he's a better poker player than actor. he should stick with poker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cskin Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Affleck also is a notoriously generous winner. He once won a couple of hundred grand and gave half of it to the staff and employees working around him at the casino. He's also said to be one of the nicest celebrities in terms of acknowledging the staff and wait on him when he flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXREDSKINS44 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I've seen him play and it appears he has some sort of idea of what he is doing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by jbooma he should stick with poker What are you kidding? He was brilliant in Gigli! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by SKINtil8tin What are you kidding? He was brilliant in Gigli! hmm i didn't see the wink or sarcastic smiley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by jbooma hmm i didn't see the wink or sarcastic smiley I thought not having the smiley would make it even more sarcastic. And to set the record straight, the only thing Affleck should be getting is a beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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