Poker and Hollywood - Celebrity Poker Players

Poker is hot and poker players are now huge celebrities. And even Hollywood could not resist the influence as more and more stars are going to the poker tables.

Celebrity poker players are now common sight in major poker tournaments like the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour. Some of them even finish in the money.

The TV business, as always, didn't fail to notice the connection between poker and ratings. ESPN airs WSOP final table tourneys, the Travel Channel has WPT, and on the mainstream primetime viewing the Bravo Channel has Celebrity Poker Showdown.

Here Hollywood celebrities who are also serious poker players:

Celebrity Poker Players
Ben Affleck, Tobey Maguire, Matt Damon, James Wood, Shannon Elizabeth, Jennifer Tilly, Mimi Rogers, Poker Tournaments Guide