OlderMatt Damon & Ben Affleck “Ante Up for Africa”
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck puts all their chips in for the “Ante Up for Africa” celebrity poker tournament during the World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday.
Proceeds from the event raised support for the Enough Project and the International Rescue Committee, benefiting survivors of the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.
Damon, 36, was knocked out within the first five minutes of the tournament. What (bad) luck!
“I’m here to try and raise money and awareness for the tragedies taking place,” he said. “I really hope it becomes an annual event. I hope it does and I hope it doesn’t. I hope we can solve this issue and refocus the efforts on something else in Africa.”
Affleck, 34, expressed how he doesn’t play much poker anymore because of his family. “I’ve got a kid [daughter Violet, 2] and I’m directing movies,” he said. “I have hardly any time now. Poker takes a lot of time if you want to stay good. I don’t want to suck. I was good. I’m still good. Family is better though.”
As of Monday, both of their families were still on vacation in Hawaii.
15+ pictures inside of Damon playing poker for the few short minutes he was still in the game…
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I thought The Pitt was suppose to be there
Hey hey hey vive la france et vive le poker!!
Awww what a sweet comment from Ben, just goes to show you - you cannot change a man, a man changes when he want to and for the right reasons. Jen and him are great together .. Love Syd
Cool - totally love both these guys and hope they are writing another script for a film.
bla bla bla ben…. whatever.
that´s just his new ******* image nothing more!OMG
sure
!It´s weird that Ben always talks about the whole familiy thing but when he is with his family he always looks pissed and bored.Not always with Violet but always with Jennifer.Esecially the last pics!His statement didn´t fit to his body language and his face!But he tells waht some ppl want to hear so it works out!
WHAT HAPPENED TO GEORGE CLOONEY !! HE WAS THE ONE THAT STARTED THIS EVENT
IT IS INTERESTING THAT MATT AND BEN DIDN’T GET PHOTOGRAPHED TOGETHER MUCH
AND THAT THEY DON’T SHOW HIM WITH HIS FRENCH ACTOR FRIEND WHO WAS AT THE
EVENT TOO…
THANKS FOR THE PHOTOS THEY ARE GREAT
i bet they were playing with monopoly money really
7 LISA SMITH : 07/06/2007 at 10:49 am
WHAT HAPPENED TO GEORGE CLOONEY !! HE WAS THE ONE THAT STARTED THIS EVENT
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Actually, it was Don Cheadle that started/sponsored this particular event not George.
1 Bit me : 07/06/2007 at 9:39 am
I thought The Pitt was suppose to be there
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He was invited, but I doubted he’d be there with the family in Prague. If they had been in LA he probably would have made the short trip. The JP’s are probably on their way to a short vacation.
P.S. A couple posters stated he was at the Bellagio and then The Palms…It’s always funny to me when certain posters say Brad was spotted somewhere and then a day later it proves false. Unless I see a picture I don’t believe JACK!
AAAAAAAAaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, whatever
dear cassey #6
Look at the picture of ben with matt above right. He looks “pissed and bored” too. Maybe that’s just his “look” when photogs are around. Maybe if he was grinning in every picture you probably would criticize it as “hogging for the cameras”. Some celebs just can’t win with you all.
Lisa2, you are totally right!
That’s the reason I don’t wanna pay attention to what these people have to say about the Afflecks!
Whatever they do….it isn’t right! So why bother?!
I like them and even if I know that there aren’t perfect or saints, I like their public image! Maybe because I can’t stand people who are always smiling or always kissing!
Anyway I know that my battle is lost…people like to see what they prefer to see and they also like to be cruel and mean whitout a reason! Maybe that’s why this world is so fucked up!
Ben days are over. He is Matts side kick offically.Who thought matt dorky be like this and ben be like this lol. With nothing attached to his ibmd and below 0 measured acting skills he is almost non celb right now. Poor Ben. God said don’t revange revange is mine. So here it is.His life is fucked up as hell actullay now it is a little better it seems like he paid his dues.
Matt is so Hott.Ben the gigs up your hotness factor is gone zzzzz boring Afleck.Matt is a great actor.
6 cassy
sure
!It´s weird that Ben always talks about the whole familiy thing but when he is with his family he always looks pissed and bored.Not always with Violet but always with Jennifer.Esecially the last pics!His statement didn´t fit to his body language and his face!But he tells waht some ppl want to hear so it works out!
You are so correct.And if there is a script let Matt do most of the writing.Do not let Ben act in another movie.It would be so boring and would fail remember his last movie just awful.Matt movies are entertaining.Matt has come out of his shell and is a STAR! Ben is a yester-day has been.I hope Bens negativity does not rub off on Matt.
Afleck’s lying he is itching to gamble,he is an addict. Porn,gambling,on-line s-e-x that is Afleck. He has a addictive personality. Hes rambling on bout bein a father, his wife is just public image drama. He aint in love jmo. Matt you are smart deal with Ben out of public he can bring a good brother down. Matt you are on your way to a rewarding career don’t let Ben’s crazy habits bring you down,friend or not.
I like both Ben and Matt, but whoever said he looks pissed when he’s with Matt is lying to themselves. He looks happy and content actually.
He and Garner look like they are dealing with some marital issues. This doesn’t mean they are breaking up, but things aren’t peachy keen between them either.
Omg Matt is so hott..i’m so turned on .. cant breathe, i am drewling. the things i would do to him hehe
Lula29 youare one of the negative ******** I was talking about.
I was talking about the picture above which if you have a negatve attitude abot Matt and ben (like yu have about Jen and Ben) you would say he looks “pissed and bored”
Everytime there is a picture of Ben, violet or Jen you have got to get on and go on and on about how they are not happy based on random snapshots — like that makes you know them?
Why are you so vested in them breaking up? BIZARRE. You must be one UNHAPPY chicka.
Lula 29
YOU WISH!!!!
i love their bromance :)
BA loves JG and Violet.I hope they stay together they make such a cute couple.Ben is really trying to keep his family together.He is a sweet guy and Matt is also. I believe they will write a great sceenplay.I loved GOODWILL HUNTING that was such a good movie.
Lula29 keep on with your bad self..I think you are right about the Aflecks,trouble is brewing in that marriage &by the time 2nd kid comes around Ben will leave not long after.
But I digress. I just think Matt is super cute when he smiles.I hope like the other posters Ben does not hurt Matt in any way. Maybe since Matt is involved things might pick up 4 Afleck..its a long shot becuz Afleck’s movies are hard to watch,he is not a solid actor. Afleck doesn’t have the it factor.
Run ben Run from Jennifer Garner…don’t let her get you stuck with another baby. Ben looks so unhappy….it is so obvious he is bored. JG does not seem like a good match for him…too bad he thought she was going to help his career…Not!!!!!! JG is really into him but unfortunately he’s not that into hr. The body language tells it all.
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