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[SlushPile.net] Gives New Meaning to the Term “Going All In”: And then he throws his Sunday punch by writing “how hard can it be to play poker for a living when Jennifer Tilly, Tobey Maguire and Ben Affleck have won major tournaments? Even in a sport like golf, when the celebrities play with the pros, they’re clearly inferior…

[Pokersavvy.com] Poker Blog Roundup: She preaches gospel on Devilfish, Sam Farha, and all the other high-rollers who frequent the Bellagio, including celebrities such as Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and A-Rod. Linda sees players as real people and offers an honest assessment of their abilities.

[Allinmagazine.com] All In Magazine: To wit: As fast as the news of Affleck’s win could travel through the slick ether of the Internet, the virtual columnists, poker blogs and message boards were up in arms. A professional columnist nearly ten years Affleck’s junior suggested Ben’s presence on the poker scene was a harbinger of Hold’em “jumping the shark.”The Internet poker pundit Mean Gene offered, “If folks who appear on ‘Celebrity Poker Showdown’ start winning big poker events, that's when we know that the end is nigh.” Another poker blog posted Affleck’s picture accompanied by the headline, “When good things happen to complete donkeys.” The vituperative chorus screamed with synchronized terror: How, in the name of all things good and holy, could the poker fates allow the goateed boy-toy to win—horror of horrors—a poker championship?

[Upforanything.net] Up For Poker Blog: Poker in the News Archives: Playing from his home PC against a half dozen strangers from around the world, Kim won three hands with a pocket pair of aces, a two pair of kings and nines and, finally, by turning a full house from what poker pros disdainfully call "the hammer"—a seven and two of different suits.

 [Guinnessandpoker.blogspot.com] Party Poker Blog: Another of Hank's buddies, Bourbon, hooks up with us and we all head out to The Palms, for the taping of Celebrity Poker. Because I signed a waiver, I technically can't write anything about this, but suffice to say, it was some horrific poker, most especially from the hunky kid on Desperate Housewives.

 [Casinogambling.about.com] Ben Affleck Wins California State Poker Championship: Proving that his poker skills are just as accomplished as his acting talents, Ben Affleck became the first film star to win a major poker open last night when he captured Commerce Casino's California State Poker Championship's $10,000-buy in event that netted him a cool $356,400 for first place, and a seat at the World Poker Tour Championship next April. The actor outlasted a field of 90 players, including Tobey Maguire, who went out the first day of the three-day tournament, but stuck around to see the finish.

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