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Top Celebrity Poker Players Part 2

As I’ve promised here’s the last half of the previous list on the top celebrity poker players. Browse over the names and maybe you’ll find your favorite actor to be also a poker player. You can see here their achievements in poker tournament, a glimpse of how they start and their tournament winnings.

Ben Affleck

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Affleck’s status as one of the best celebrity poker players in the world shines after he won the California State Poker Championship in June of 2004 (where he won $356,400). When he’s not acting in movies such as Daredevil or Armageddon, Affleck cods vintage video-arcade machines and has been known to take poker lessons from pros like Amir Vahedi and Annie Duke. His win at the California Championship also qualified him for a seat at the 2004 World Poker Tour final tournament.

Patrick Bruel

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He is famous to be a world-class poker player. Patrick Bruel is a well-known French singer and actor as well, having performed in over 40 television and film productions and recorded numerous top-selling albums. So while he may go unrecognized by American movie audiences, poker players from around the world will instantly recognize his face. As a proof, in 1998 Patrick picked up a World Series of Poker bracelet for winning the 1998 $5000 Limit Hold’em event. He has also placed in the money numerous times in WSOP events, and earned over $750,000 in live play events.

Jennifer Tilly

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Jennifer Tilly, an Oscar-nominated actress has starred in numerous movies like The Fabulous Baker Boys and Bullets Over Broadway. However, she has publicly stated that she’s becoming more interested in poker than acting. One look at her achievements in the poker world and it’s easy to see why. In June of 2005, Tilly beat 600 other players and won her first World Series of Poker bracelet (and $158,625) in the Ladies’ No-Limit Hold’em event, becoming the first celebrity to win in that event. She has also won the World Poker Tour Ladies Invitational Tournament and competed in Poker Royale, Poker Superstars, and Celebrity Poker Showdown.

Josh Malina

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Sports Night and The West Wing are the films that starred Malina, she is a respected actor of both the stage and screen. He is also an avid poker player. In fact, when he was struggling to get his career off the ground, he would often play poker in order to have enough money to pay his rent. Now that he’s financially secure, Malina is spreading his love of poker by producing Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown.

Matt Damon

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He’s one of the most known actor at this time. After starring in the poker film Rounders, you might expect the world-famous Damon to know his way around a deck of cards. He’s a regular entrant in the annual World Series of Poker, and his most interesting WSOP story occurred back in 1998. Miramax Studios entered both he and Edward Norton in the WSOP Main Event ($10,000 buy-in) to promote the upcoming Rounders. Damon played well, but he was eliminated on the first day by poker legend Doyle Brunson after Damon’s pocket kings failed to beat Brunson’s pocket aces.

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