Another Hollywood celeb won big at poker this week when Spiderman
persona Tobey Maguire proved that he can score at the poker tables
just as well as the box office when took his first major poker tournament.
Playing at Phil Hellmuth's Poker Invitational at the Hollywood Park
Casino, the $2,000 buy-in event netted him $95,480 for first place.
The 13-hour tournament event was held as part of the casino's eight
annual National Championship of Poker tournament.
The actor outlasted a field of 123 players, with a prize pool of $246,000,
including Danny Masterson of That '70s Show. Other players that placed
in the tournament include Reza Payvar, Marcel Sabag, Glenn Cozen,
George Yutuc, Alex Papachatzakis, Lang Lee, Lance Allred and Stan
Goldstein.
The Phil Hellmuth Invitation
tournament was the eighth of 12 tournament events held during the
National Championship of Poker at Hollywood Park Casino. The tournament
draws players from across the nation and has an estimated $1 million
in prize pool money up for grabs.