Ben Affleck Gambles For Good With Friends Like Paul Rudd

Ben Affleck put his poker skills to the test at Saturday's Playing For Good charity event in Beverly Hills. The fundraiser, which was sponsored by Las Vegas's Tropicana hotel, also drew celebs like Paul Rudd and Nigel Lythgoe to the tables. Ben is back home after making a quick trip to Paris a couple of weeks ago and has been hanging out with his girls, Jennifer, Seraphina, and Violet, lately as he preps to direct his upcoming project Argo. The film took him to Turkey to scout locations in April, but he was sure to head back to LA just in time for Mother's Day. Ben chose to focus on his work behind the camera instead of accepting a role in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. Fans will still get a chance to see Ben on screen in an untitled Terrence Malick project that also stars Rachel McAdams. The already-completed movie's attracting plenty of buzz, especially now that Malick's The Tree of Life won the Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's highest honor, over the weekend.