Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Have Glam Date Night as They Host Las Vegas Poker Tournament

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck proved to be the most stylish party hosts.

On Friday night, the stars hosted a poker tournament in Las Vegas to raise money for Affleck’s non-profit Eastern Congo initiative, which he founded in 2009. The fundraiser marks the start of Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend.

On the red carpet at Lavo at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, Lopez, 54, and Affleck, 51, made a striking couple as they posed together in their nighttime ensembles.

The actress and singer shone in a striking cut-out dress by British designer David Koma. The one-shoulder dress, which featured black and bejeweled fabric inserts, featured fused choker detailing and a thigh-high slit, and was teamed with striking silver earrings and a chic black handbag. Lopez wore her hair loose, parted in the middle.

Affleck opted for a three-piece suit in a bold shade of blue, worn with a white shirt open at the top and elegant black shoes.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck attend the 2023 Eastern Congo Initiative Poker and Blackjack Tournament hosted by TAO Group Hospitality at LAVO Restaurant and Nightclub at The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on November 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Speaking to PEOPLE about his nonprofit in 2017 Argot the actor and director said working with ECI – which funds Congolese-led organizations to support causes including women’s empowerment and economic development – has been “one of the greatest, most amazing experiences of my life so far.”

The event was a star-studded affair, with the host couple joined by a host of A-listers. Guests including Jon Hamm and wife Anna Osceola, Jimmy Kimmel, Colton Underwood, James Marsden, Lukas Haas, Tobey Maguire and Cara Delevingne sipped Casamigos tequila cocktails while playing blackjack and poker.

Jon Hamm (L) and Anna Osceola attend the 2023 Eastern Congo Initiative Poker and Blackjack Tournament hosted by TAO Group Hospitality at LAVO Restaurant and Nightclub at The Palazzo at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on November 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada .

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Hamm and Osceola — who tied the knot in Big Sur, California in June 2023 — also had a dinner date on Friday.

Photographed with a big smile on the red carpet, the actor looked dapper in a navy suit and black loafers, while his actress wife wore a bright red mini-dress, paired with a pair of multicolored heels.

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Lopez shared a closer look at her outfit on her Instagram in a post that included two photos of the striking dress.

A simple post did not contain a title, but A shotgun wedding The actress received tons of comments from fans praising her stylish look.

“Oh OK Ms. Affleck I see you 😏😏🔥,” wrote one, while another said, “GORGEOUS QUEEN!! Leaving half the fandom breathless 😮‍💨❤️‍🔥.”

Lopez and Affleck celebrated their first wedding anniversary in August, more than two decades after the stars first went public with their romance in 2002. Since then, Lopez and Affleck have gotten engaged, broken up, started separate families, and finally reunited in 2021.

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They got engaged (again!) in April 2022, and married on July 16, 2022.

Since reuniting, the power couple has been seen on many stylish outings – from attending the Grammys together to hitting up the Peppermint club in Los Angeles.

Not shying away from public displays of love, the two are increasingly talking about their romance.

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at the 2023 Grammy Awards.

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Earlier this month, Lopez opened up about Affleck in an interview with Vogue. “I feel even more relaxed and comfortable, which makes me feel even more beautiful than I’ve ever felt with anyone else,” she told the outlet.

Affleck gushed about A shotgun wedding actress in April, saying that Lopez is “the most beautiful woman in the world, she looks spectacular.”

Lopez touted her relationship as proof that “true love exists” during an interview with Zane Lowe.

“When we called off that wedding 20 years ago, it was the biggest heartbreak of my life,” she told Lowe. “I honestly felt like I was going to die. It sent me into a spiral for the next 18 years where I just couldn’t figure it out. But now, 20 years later, it has a happy ending. It has an ending that would never happen in Hollywood.”

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