Ben Afflack - Celebrity Poker PlayerBen Afflack, a native of Berkeley, California, is a well-known actor remembered for many of his childhood and adult acting roles. Featured in television shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dazed and Confused, and School Ties, as well as movies like Shakespeare in Love, Forces of Nature, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour, Daredevil and others, Ben Afflack has become a household name. Not so surprisingly, along with his love for beautiful women like Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez, Ben Afflack is also known for his adoration of the game of poker.Ben Afflack has had the opportunity to study poker techniques under some of the finest poker players in the world. Afflack has had the benefit to learn beneath the tutelage of Amir Vahedi and Annie Duke. Vahedi, the well-known and respected poker player from Iran, who currently resides in Sherman Oaks California, placed sixth in the World Series Poker Tournament (2003). Likewise, Annie Duke, a native of Concord, New Hampshire and current California resident, is revered as one of the best poker players in the world. Do you want instant cash bonuses; sign-up and reload bonuses? If so, BodogPoker is for you!! Bodog.com is a very popular online Sports/Poker/Casino website which offers a great player points system along with many free-roll tournaments! Are you ready to win a seat into this year's World Series of Poker Main Event? Bodog Poker has built the best reputation for Online Gaming by nailing four key service points; offering quick and simple depositing methods, instant cash bonuses, fast payouts, and the most impressive customer service department in the industry! Join Bodog Poker today! Both Vahedi and Duke passed on some of their amazing skill to Ben Afflack: Afflack actually won the California State Poker Championship in the year 2004 where he landed winnings of nearly 10 grand. In fact, in winning the California State poker championship, Ben Afflack became eligible for the World Poker Tour in the year 2004 where he played among an extensive list of world famous individuals and then accumulated over 376,000 dollars more in big winnings. Afflack played against such well known celebrities as Ed Asner, Jon Favreau, Mo Collins, Sharon Lawrence, and Gary Busey, landing third place after Asner and Favreau. Ben Afflack continues to have an immense love for the game and frequently attends local poker events in the California area. There is no doubt that poker fans will be hearing more about Ben Afflack in the future. His highly successful acting career gives him prime opportunity to wager big at the poker tables. His love for the game in conjunction with his more than flexible monetary backings makes him a prime candidate to return to the poker tables in the future. Let's face it; Afflack didn't train with some of the greatest poker players in the world so he could let all of his poker talents go to the wayside. Look for Ben Afflack at many tournament tables in the future. Win your seat into the next 2010 WSOP or WPT event by joining Bodog Poker and playing in a satellite tournament! --- by Bones McCoy at Poker Room on August 06, 2006
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