Teri Hatcher: Sexy Celebrity Poker Player

If you've been following the celebrity highway maybe you've missed the road signs along the way that told you what celebs are playing lately, which games and where. Teri Hatcher is one of the most sexy and hot female celebrity poker player who got involved like many celebrities have in the last few years through playing TV celebrity poker programs.

Celebrity poker player Teri Hatcher was once spotted playing poker and the World Poker Tour Invitational in City of Commerce. With a motley crew of over 100 stars from the screen and the world of poker, the World Poker Tour’s Celebrity Invitational will get underway tomorrow. The proceeds will go to Chrysalis, a charity that helps economically disadvantaged and homeless people find work. 

The guest list at Los Angeles’s Commerce Casino this weekend includes, among others, Marlon Wayans, Eric Dane, Hank Azaria and Ricki Lake. There is also a $200,000 prize pool that will go to the recipients’ various charitable organizations. The grand prize is a seat in the World Poker Tour’s Championship.

About Teri Hatcher: Teri Hatcher’s wildly successful portrayal of Susan Mayer in the award-winning ABC Comedy Desperate Housewives earned her a 2005 Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Leading Role, Musical or Comedy, Television, a 2005 Screen Actors Guild Award as Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, a 2006 Golden Globe Award nomination, a 2005 Television Critics Award nomination and a 2005 Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy. The role of the single mom searching for love in the sometimes sordid, always intriguing world of Wisteria Lane has vaulted Teri Hatcher to the pinnacle of today’s hottest comic actresses.

Teri Hatcher’s international success has continued to grow since her days starring as the unforgettable Lois Lane in the 1994-97 series Lois & Clark. Her most recent successes resulted in recent honors by the U.K. edition of Glamour magazine as one of its 2005 Women of the Year, as well as also winning Glamour’s 2007 Writer of the Year. She was also honored by the Women’s World Awards in 2006. 

She recently became a New York Times best-selling author with her first book, Burnt Toast and other Philosophies of Life, which was released in May 2006 and in paperback in May of 2007. In the critically acclaimed bestseller, she offers a personal, heartfelt and often very funny manifesto on life, love and the lessons we all need to learn — and unlearn — on the road to happiness.

Among the many highlights of her career is hosting Saturday Night Live, which had USA Today commenting, “She gives one of the best and most energetic performances by a good-sport host in a long time.” What’s more, the sketches she participated in have become part of SNL’s Best Of. Other favorite roles include that of Sally Bowles in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical, Cabaret, and in Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues.

Of all her film credits, Teri Hatcher still considers the first film she ever made — The Big Picture, directed by Christopher Guest — to be her favorite. Other movies that followed were Soapdish, with Kevin Kline, Two Days in the Valley, Spy Kids, directed by Roberto Rodriguez, and as “Bond” girl Paris Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies, opposite Pierce Brosnan. Nor will anyone ever forget the line she made famous in Seinfeld, which was, of course, “They’re real — and they’re spectacular.”

Teri Hatcher is also well known for her involvement in worthy causes, helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities such as The Starlight Starbright Foundation, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Aviva Center in Los Angeles, CARE Humanitarian Relief Organization and the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. She has also been a strong advocate of both AIDS Walk Los Angeles and AIDS Walk New York, and an active participant in the battle against breast cancer. 

The gown Teri Hatcher wore to the 2005 Golden Globe Awards was sold at auction to benefit Clothes Off Our Back, as was a Versace couture dress from an In Style Magazine cover shoot.

Among her pop culture honors, Teri Hatcher has had the distinction of being the most downloaded image on the internet the year she posed wrapped in Superman’s cape — and nothing else!

Singer Celebrity Poker: Christina Milian

For those of you who thought all singers make popular hip hop beats and blow away all their cash at various luxury goods retailers, think again. Believe it or not, but they have a soft spot when it comes to poker tournaments.

Along with other celebrity buffs, Christin Milian were spotted earlier this week at a Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament held in luxurious Monte-Carlo. Online casino poker site, PokerStars launched their first Ante Up for Africa charity poker tournament was held last night in Monaco on the eve of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final. The live event raised €260,000 for the Darfur charities.

With a total of 40 runners put up €4,000 each to play in the massive fundraiser, creating a €160,000 prize pool that was donated to charity. PokerStars, which sponsored the Monaco tournament, donated another €100,000. In the end, Team PokerStars Pro member Isabelle Mercier emerged as its champion, defeating Teddy Sheringham. However, the grand prize package, a trip to the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, went to Sheringham, a British soccer player who was a member of the Manchester United in the late 1990s.

With the help of the poker icon Annie Duke, Don Cheadle, and Norman Epstein founded Ante Up for Africa 3 years ago. To date, it has helped raise over $2,000,000 for the cause, including $245,000 generated from NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice”.

About Christina Milian: Before her introduction into the mainstream R&B/hip-hop music scene, Christina Milian put her acting skills to use by appearing in a variety of popular TV sitcoms including Clueless, Sister, Sister, Charmed and The Steve Harvey Show. She's also appeared on the big screen in The Wood as well as American Pie, and contributed her voice to a character in the animated film A Bug's Life.

Her career in the spotlight began at a very young age when she was cast as Annie Warbucks in the theatrical musical rendition of Annie. Shortly thereafter, Christina Milian made her next big move to the Disney Channel (no, she wasn't part of that cult-like Mickey Mouse Club that has somehow spawned today's generation of pop stars, including Britney Spears, Christina Aguliera and Justin Timberlake.

During her stint in California, she also made some prosperous connections in the music biz. Christina Milian appeared in Ja Rule's No. 1 single "Between Me and You." At this point she had fans worldwide sit up and take notice while wondering to themselves, "Who on earth is she and where did she come from?" From this point on, it was all uphill for Christina Milian. After completing her debut album, she wowed audiences far and wide as the opening act on *N Sync's stadium tour. Her album was finally released in October 2001, much to the excitement of her newfound fan base across North America. In 2004, her name skyrocketed to fame with her hit single, “Deep it low”.

In 2008, EA released it's 16th version of the hit first-person driver game, Need for Speed: Undercover. Taking video games to a whole new level, EA incorporated snipits of film throughout the game, with Christina Milian starring as the race crews tomboy hottie, Carmen Mendez. The game, which hit shelves November 18, 2008, is just in time for the Christmas rush. Along with her video game role, Christina Milian will also hit the silver screen in 2009 starring alongside Matthew McCaughhey and Jennifer Garner in The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

Lady Gaga Invited At The APT

Glamorous pop star Lady Gaga is the latest celebrity to be given an official invitation to the Asian Poker Tour in Macau. As probably part of a move to increase the event's popularity, the APT has been trying to get Lady Gaga to perform at the poker festival.

Last week the organizers also invited Michael Phelps to participate and they will pick up the tabs for both of them if they are to attend.

The electro-pop, Queen-inspired artist would be in Macau for a concert on August 15 – the APT began yesterday and runs until the 23rd, making the timing right.

Lady Gaga’s song “Poker Face” topped the UK charts earlier this year and sold millions worldwide – since then she has had success with other singles such as Paparazzi.

From Pokerati:

Dear Lady Gaga,

“I wanna hold them like they do in texas please, fold’em let em hit me raise it baby stay with me.” We certainly hope so and cannot believe the coincidence that you are playing live in Macau on Saturday 15th August while the Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival is in full swing at the Galaxy Starworld.

Your ‘Fame Ball’ Tour has been a huge hit and we are sure the plaudits in Macau will be the same as in Osaka, Tokyo, Seoul and Manila but imagine the reaction if you showed your poker face at the Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival!

Not only will the venue be full of the world’s best poker players, the tournament is also the backdrop to the first ever Chinese language poker movie ‘Poker King,’ which people would go ‘gaga’ for if you took on a cameo role. Forget the wigs, keep the bleached blonde hair and think about the exposure to a huge audience!

You are well known for your dazzling array of outfits and admired for your mix of music and independent attitude. You have gone acoustic and proved you have real talent but the bottom line is nobody has actually seen your poker face! We see you with cards and the glamour in the ‘Poker Face’ video but in fairness we don’t know if you can hold’em.

We undoubtedly are trying to spread the word about poker in Asia, and, despite what some poker purists might argue, you have brought the great game to the attention to millions of new people through your worldwide best selling hit. You have a new tattoo that is the big news at the moment but we finally see your poker face… now that is different, that is serious news! ‘Poker Face’ is not about poker and you cannot play cards? Don’t worry, we have got plenty of people that could teach you!

You are in Macau while the premier poker event in the region is on! The festival runs from the 12th - 23rd with the Main Event getting underway on the 20th. We have a special Celebrity event featuring Hong Kong and Chinese language stars on Tuesday the 18th which you would be more than welcome to attend.


We have also openly invited Michael Phelps to come along and are waiting to hear back but in fairness you are in the same city while the event is on so come on, all expenses are on us, just dance!

Congratulations on your nine MTV Video Award nominations but do us and the world a favour, come and see us in Macau and show us your poker face! We would be honored.

Best wishes,

The Asian Poker Tour

The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will run from August 12-23, 2009 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau. The Main Event in 2008 was won by 20-year-old US hotshot Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who scooped US$500,000 after emerging triumphant from the star-studded field that featured players from over 40 countries.

The Asian Poker Tour Macau hosts over 20 events with 15 official side events - the first four taking place between the 12th - 16th August featuring guaranteed prize pools. Day 1A of the Main Event kicks off on the 20th August. Full details can be found at http://www.asianpt.com/.

Lady Gaga happens to be on the Chinese island on August 15th for a concert at The Venetian Macau.

If she agrees to attend the event will probably contribute to the poker boom in Asia as she is very popular in the continent.

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Invitation: Pokerati.com

Celebrity Poker Player: Demi Moore

If you've been following the celebrity highway maybe you've missed the road signs along the way that told you what celebrities are gambling lately, which games and where.




Of those gamblers, some like to play to the paparazzi while others go to their private gaming quarters. Certain casinos provide special rooms for their upscale and high profile guests.

Either way, whether you see them or not, they are there, at these popular destinations: the Bellagio in Las Vegas; The Borgata, Atlantic City, N.J.;The Palms, Las Vegas; The Wynn, Las Vegas; The Venetian, Las Vegas; The Atlantis; Paradise Island, Bahama; Crown Casino; Melbourne, Australia; Foxwoods Resort Casino; and Nantucket.

Demi Moore with his husband Ashton Kutcher chose to celebrate the sixth anniversary of their first date at the location and have demonstrated their reverence for 007 by traveling to the scene of one of the fictional secret agent's greatest triumphs.

Like James Bond, who memorably wins an Aston Martin DB5 in a game of poker which takes place at the Ocean Club resort in Barbados.

Poker was also the game of choice in the latter stage of the film, which sees Bond go head-to-head with Le Chiffre in a $10 million buy-in tournament in Montenegro

"They wanted to live out a fantasy of being Mr and Mrs Bond and the Ocean Club was the natural choice as it's the venue where Daniel Craig won an Aston Martin in a game of poker in 'Casino Royale'," a source explained.

About Demi Moore: Demi Moore's big break came as a member of the Brat Pack when she starred with them in St. Elmo's Fire, The following year, she appeared in About Last Night..., Wisdom and One Crazy Summer with John Cusack. After the supernatural thriller The Seventh Sign.

She became a superstar in 1990 when she snatched the lead female role in Ghost. Her next films were Passion of Mind (2000) and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and (2003), opposite Cmeron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore.

According to the New York Times, Moore is “the world’s most high-profile doll collector”, and among her favorites is the Gene Marshall fashion doll.

Demi Moore ranked 5th on Fox News.com Top 11 Hottest Moms in Hollywood. On her quirky moment, Demi uploaded toothless photos of herself to her Twitter account.

She joked: Happy to share and always appreciate the opportunity to find humility!!! Or at least be able to laugh at myself!

Moore had officially changed her name to Mrs Ashton Kutcher on her driving license, credit cards, passport and other documents, but will continue to appear as “Demi Moore” for all her professional endeavors.

In addition to being a producer on some of the movies she has starred in, it's also interesting to note that she produced all three of Mike Myers' hugely successful Austin Powers movies.

She also directed, produced and edited The Presidential Pledge video, to encourage people to pledge their support to President Barack Obama and to help change the world.

Celebrity Poker Player: Nicky Hilton

Born into a life of luxury, Nicky Hilton grew up in the rich Waldorf-Astoria with parents Kathy and Rick, and older sister Paris Hilton. Both girls stand to inherit the hundreds of millions of dollars made by great-grandfather Conrad Hilton, who founded the famous Hilton hotels chain. Nicky, like her sister, recognized the need to establish a name for herself that would get away from the "hotel heiress" label.

Nicky Hilton and sister Paris naturally found their way into New York's inner social circle. Magazines such as FHM, Vanity Fair and Vogue noticed the clout the heiresses had and featured photo shoots and interviews of the girls. Socialite extraordinaire, Nicky is flooded in publicity and continues to attend big-time events around the world.

With her beautiful physique, modeling came natural to Nicky Hilton and many wondered whether she take on a full time career on the runway.

Though she does not get enough credit for it, Nicky always had a flair for the business side of things and began studying design in the hopes that her abilities would be fueled. Her goal was to create accessories for the fashion industry, not simply model in them.

Her natural good looks and marketable name were too much to pass up for designer Anand Jon, and consequently, Nicky did end up doing some modeling for him. Her big feat, however, came when she was asked to design handbags for Tokyo-based Samantha Thavasa.

Nicky Hilton and sister Paris produced such great results, that their handbags could be found in select stores and won over celebrity fans like Britney Spears, Tara Reid and Pamela Anderson.

In the game of poker you’re going to need more than a pretty face to take down the big pots. Well, Nicky has both the beauty and the brains for poker. At the Nicky Hilton & Kevin Connolly New Year's Eve Poker Tournament at Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace. Nicky Hilton played for more than two hours outlasting many of the pros that started the contest.



The tournament was played in the new poker room at Caesars Palace. Boasting an estimated prize pool of $120,000 and a playing field of 92, the event began at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, December 31, and was run by Caesars' tournament director, Paul Lord.




The pro player community included 2005 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions winner Mike Matusow, Layne Flack, Jim Miller, David Williams, Evelyn Ng, Chip Jett, John Phan, Scott Fischman, Antonio Esfandiari and Cyndy Violette playing in the tournament.

One by one the players were eliminated, then Shannon Elizabeth, another celebrity poker hot chick, won the last all-in of the tournament and was crowned the champion of the Nicky Hilton New Years Eve Poker Tournament.

Maybe it’s a result of her lineage from great-grandfather and the Hilton Hotel empire founder, Conrad Hilton. He was born in San Antonio, New Mexico just south of Socorro, New Mexico and it has long been rumored around New Mexico that her great grandfather was a skilled poker player.

Nicky Hilton still has a lot planned. Instead of sitting pretty with her inheritance, she is continuing her work in fashion design and still contributes to the Free Arts for Abused Children Foundation.

While her nightclub partying still grabs headlines and makes for interesting water cooler gossip, Nicky Hilton has proven that she is more than just a hot heiress. Her future in the fashion industry is very bright.

Nicky Hilton is quite a fixture in the Doyle's Room Bounty Tournament, her charm and poker dexterity make her one of the most popular guests in the game. Check out the Bounty Tournament every Wednesday night at DoylesRoom.com.



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