Celebrity Poker Player: Danny Masterson

Danny Masterson has quite a number of achievements in the entertainment industry. But what is surprising is that for someone who is not a professional poker player, Danny Masterson has already experienced remarkable achievements as a celebrity poker player.





Although known to millions of TV viewers as the Brillo-headed proto-punk Hyde on Fox’s mega-successful That 70’s Show, Danny Masterson is also one of the hottest club promoters on the Hollywood scene, the half-brother of Malcolm In the Middle’s Chris Masterson, and the co-owner along with Ashton Kutcher & Wilmer Valderrama of the Los Angeles restaurant Dolce.



He recently co-hosted and won the Phat Farm Stuff Casino Weekend Poker Tournament at the Palms Casino and Resort, winning $3,000 after besting Jeff Shulman, CEO of Card Player, and ER’s Mekhi Phifer. He is also a member of the Unabombers poker team seen on GSN’s Poker Royale series, and appeared on the second season of Celebrity Poker Showdown in Tournament Game 1 and 2.



Danny Masterson also played in such poker event and emerged victorious, taking home US$3,000. He defeated Mekhi Phifer, an actor who stars in the show "ER," and Jeff Shulman, chief executive officer of Card Player.

DANNY MASTERSON TALKS ABOUT POKER

In the Complex.com Danny Masterson opens up about his poker career and as a poker shark:

You're known for being a poker enthusiast. How good are you?

Danny Masterson: I'm really f****ng good. I have no problem saying that.



What's the most you've won and lost?

Danny Masterson: I don't really lose that much. The most I've lost is a couple of grand and the most I've won is a lot more than that.



I assume you play with a bunch of actors. Is it tougher against them?

Danny Masterson: As actors we get paid to lie, and poker players get paid to lie, so that works pretty well. But I play a lot with professional poker players and that's a different ball game.



You see certain players that can just read you. Like, is your raise a bluff raise? They just know. Kathy Liebert has my number really bad.

Danny Masterson: As actors we get paid to lie, and poker players get paid to lie, so that works pretty well. But I play a lot with professional poker players and that's a different ball game. You see certain players that can just read you. Like, is your raise a bluff raise? They just know. Kathy Liebert has my number really bad.



About Danny Mastersons: Danny Masterson started his career in show business as a child model when he was 4, and went on to start making commercials after that, but he was so popular in these commercials that he had to drop out of school so he could take all the acting jobs he was offered! He started appearing on shows like "Roseanne" and "Cybill" and "NYPD Blue," before moving into movies like "Face/Off" and "the Faculty."



He also appeared in other shows while being an active cast member of "That '70s Show," including "Robot Chicken," "Punk'd," "Entourage," "MADtv," "How to Make a Monster," "Grounded for Life," and "Strange Frequency."

Together with his brother Chris and Laura Prepon has invested in Card Player Magazine. And a member of the Unabombers poker team seen on GSN Poker Royale series.

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