Tag: Ben Affleck

  • Is Molly Bloom Finally done being the “Poker Princess”

    She hasn’t won a major tournament, been a high stakes player or done anything else significant in poker. Still, Molly Bloom has found a way to grace poker headlines off and on for the past few years. Known to many as the “Poker Princess,” Bloom has been running some of poker’s most high-profile games. But…

  • Rounders Sequel may hinge on “Runner, Runner”

    Ever since the 1998 cult classic Rounders was released, many poker players have been interested in seeing a sequel. After all, there are some burning questions that fans of the first movie have, such as the following: – How did Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) do at the WSOP? – Did “Worm” (Edward Norton Jr.) do…

  • AGA to use “Runner, Runner” as Fuel for Poker Regulation

    Online poker and casino gaming insiders are worried that the upcoming film Runner, Runner will have a negative impact on the game. As the trailer shows, Runner, Runner deals with corruption and cheating within the poker world. Justin Timberlake stars as a college student named Richie Furst, who unfairly loses his tuition through a poker…

  • Dan Bilzerian Craziness continues: He loses $2.5m in One Night

    Dan Bilzerian is known as one of the wildest and craziest poker players in the game today. The son of wealthy corporate takeover guru Paul Bilzerian, Dan first became well known after the lid was blown on Hollywood poker games involving Tobey Maguire, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon. Bilzerian was interviewed about his…

  • Tobey Maguire – Biggest Poker Winner Ever?

    If you’re like 99.9% of the rest of the world, you didn’t realize that Tobey Maguire was a serious poker player. Sure he had shown up to events in the past just like other poker celebrities like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck – who are more celebrities than players – but you’d have never guessed that he…