Poker is not a niche game encountered by a minority. Quite the opposite—many people who enjoy card games or are encouraged by friends and social media come across poker.
That's why it's no surprise to us, and we believe to you as well, that famous personalities—athletes, musicians, actors, etc.—sit at poker tables.
“PokerioMokykla.com” presents to you its new entertainment section, where we will tell you about celebrities who have appeared in the poker world.
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Orel Hershiser (athlete)
The baseball player, after ending his career, decided to keep the excitement in his life and continue competing. To do this, he immediately hired a poker coach and started training in $2-$5 limits. Such a well-known face quickly attracted attention and began collaborating with various companies. Eventually, in 2008, at the “NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship,” the former baseball player surprised everyone by defeating well-known players—Ted Forrest, Allen Cunningham, and Freddy Deeb—and reaching the quarterfinals.
According to the poker database, his live tournament winnings amount to $98,000.
In addition to all this, O. Hershiser is known as a very nice man—most people at the poker tables like him. Moreover, after losing, he started a tradition of giving a signed baseball to the player who defeated him.
Boris Becker (athlete)
Another athlete who immersed himself in poker after ending his career. B. Becker is the greatest German tennis player of all time. His official poker winnings currently amount to $111,000, but the tennis legend has other poker-related income as well.
A former “PokerStars” member, B. Becker now represents the “PartyPoker” room and plays there under the nickname “Boris__Becker.”
Winning the prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament at just 17 years old, Boris proved that he is a true talent. As often happens in life, a talented person in one field easily adapts to others.
However, he still needs to learn how to handle money, as the German declared bankruptcy in a UK court on June 21 of this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVfD8W_aVPI
Lou Diamond Phillips (actor)
The actor who shone in the 1987 drama “La Bamba” has been playing poker for several decades. He started playing regularly since his college days. He did quite well, although he played very few official tournaments—four—and won $51,000 through them.
However, he participated in many charity events and other poker-related activities. For example, he presented a series of video tutorials for beginner poker players.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGnJ0vsIMr0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijBTiEm-_Rs
Trishelle Cannatella (model)
A “Playboy” model, US TV show participant, and actress. In addition to all this, this attractive men's favorite plays poker.
In 6 official tournaments, she has won nearly $34,000, with her biggest win coming when she took 3rd place in the “Celebrity Invitational” and won $20,000.
However, she never took poker too seriously. This is proven by the fact that in 2010 she participated in a tournament where she did not expect to win anything, so she had already booked a flight. Then she had to decide whether to continue playing or take the already booked flight. Because of this, she started playing carelessly and squandered half of her chips.
However, the game ended successfully—she triumphed in the tournament, received a huge trophy, a cash prize, and a ticket to the WSOP.
