Poker is a fantastic game that draws in players from all walks of life, including Hollywood’s red carpet. These players are infamous for their roles on the big screen and also for their high-stakes playing. Rather than just being famous within the poker playing world, these celebrities are instantly recognizable by name, or even just a passing glance on the street.
From action movies to Oscar-winners, this collection of top celebrities ranges from talented hobbyists to big players:
- Ben Affleck
One of the most notable celebrities who also makes waves at the big tables is Ben Affleck. An infamous actor, Oscar-award winning writer and director, and also a top-notch poker player, Affleck is known to hang out with, of course, other celebrities and play games where the minimum buy-ins sit around the range of $50,000 to $100,000.
How do we know this? Molly Bloom, in an expose in Vanity Fair, spoke in depth about her own poker game (known as the Viper Room) she hosted for Hollywood players. She stated that Affleck, a regular, was actually a pretty great guy to play with.
- Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly’s AI Overview claims she’s an “American actress and professional poker player”, and isn’t that the truth? This actress is both a recipient of the Saturn Award and the GLAAD Award, and also a World Series of Poker WSOP bracelet.
She’s reportedly made over $1 million in poker winnings, is #206th in the popularity rankings, and 3,189th in the All Time Money List rankings.
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- Tobey Maguire
Another celebrity who attended the Viper Room (though who doesn’t have as great a reputation as Affleck) is Tobey Maguire. Known as a shark at the table, there are some wild stories about him at the table. Though these are unsubstantiated, Molly Bloom’s exposé claimed he’d do things like try to convince her to get on the table and bark like a seal for a $1000 chip.
- Elizabeth Shannon
Best known for her role in American Pie, Shannon briefly dipped her toe in the world of high-stakes poker back in 2007, when she placed third in the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. While doing spectacularly in that competition, however, she’s yet to make another big appearance on the poker scene. She’s now based in South Africa and works largely in animal conservation.
- Nick Cassavetes
Nick Cassavetes, actor, director, and writer (best known for directing The Notebook), is also a notable poker player, having played in the LA Poker Classic Celebrity Invitational and cashed twice at the WSOP. He even made 93rd in the WSOP Main Event, taking home $77,710 back in 2005, and finished 28th in the eighth event of the $1,500 Millionaire Maker.