California Poker Championship

Ben Affleck Wins Commerce Casino California Poker Championship

Proving himself a serious student of the game, actor Ben Affleck won the 2004 Commerce Casino California Poker Championship.  The poker tournament was part of the annual California Poker Classic at Commerce Casino in California.  The championship was a $10,000 buy-in poker tournament that saw 90 poker players competing for a top prize of $356,400 and a $25,000 seat at the World Poker Tour Championship which will take place at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada, in April, 2005.

Mr. Affleck takes his poker seriously and proved himself with this poker tournament.  He started the final table with the second lowest chip count and went on to best several top poker pros including Stan Goldstein and former world champion John Esposito.  Stan Goldstein collected $204,930 for second place and Chuck Pacheco, founder of Castle Rock Entertainment, picked up $106,920 for third place.

Affleck has played in a number of World Poker Tour tournaments and is sure to be a regular at many more.  In these days of celebrity poker tournaments, this celebrity looks like the real deal.

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