Ben Affleck, the Poker Star!

Ben Affleck is probably the best example of a poker playing celebrity: despite being REALLY HOT, he takes poker very seriously. Just look at his record: he's the California State Poker Champion! He won the championship in 2004 and wound up taking home $365,000 and a seat to in the Bellagio/WPT championship in April. This is no small thing, either: he had to beat out a lot of genuine poker stars and poker professionals, but when you've got a poker tutor like Annie Duke, that's definitely an advantage.

His long time friend Matt Damon is a rising star in poker as well. The two have been friends for years, but they both finally made it big when they co-wrote and co-starred in "Good Will Hunting," an incredible movie that won Oscars for both of them! Ben has since gone on to become a HUGE star on his own after starring in blockbusters like "Armageddon" with Bruce Willis and Liv Tyler, "Pearl Harbor" with Josh Hartnett (yum!) and Kate Beckinsale, and "Daredevil" with Jennifer Garner and Colin Farrell (double yum!) If there was one movie star I'd want to see at Hollywood Poker it's Ben Affleck!

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