Cameron Diaz, On Playing Texas Hold'em Poker

One of the prettiest faces in Hollywood model turned versatile actress, Cameron Diaz.

She signed a contract with elite model and became an international model and working for such clothing companies as Levi's and Calvin Klein and became a cover girl in 1990 of the “Seventeen” magazine.

However, after her success in the modeling industry, Cameron Diaz tried her luck in the Hollywood motion picture industry. And Luckily, she come up to scratch in the audition for a role in the movie “The Mask” with a great comedian Hollywood actor Jim Carrey that made her an immense super star!

Her other movies are: My Bestfriend's Wedding with Julia Roberts, Shrek as Princess Fiona, Charlie's Angels with Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu, Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise, Minority Report, In her Shoes, What Happens in Vegas with Ashton Kutcher.

She even experienced being nominated as Best Supporting Actress at several award-giving bodies for her stellar performance in the movie Being John Malkovich.

And apart from modeling and acting, Cameron Diaz is also a good poker player. Yep! How did that started? Well, it was celebrity Ellen DeGeneres of the famous talk show “Ellen” who introduced this female celebrity poker player to poker. Cameron Diaz was invited once by Ellen DeGeneres to the latter's place to play Texas Hold'em.

Cameron did not want to come because she did not know how to play such game. But with Ellen DeGeneres' insistence forced her to come and play. This female celebrity poker player must be very grateful not to miss such chance because she won and took home all her opponents' money.

Cameron Diaz may also be seen in casinos playing poker. Whenever she has free time, she makes it a point to visit the nearest casino she can find in order to relax, have fun, and take a break from her busy schedule as a celebrity.

Ever since that escapade, this female celebrity poker player reveals to become obsessed with poker. And such admission has only made Cameron even more attractive and famous.

Cameron Diaz said in the interview of Ellen introducing her to play Texas Hold'em, "I remember the fateful night as well. I remember the phone call: 'Come on over and play Texas Hold'Em.' I said, 'I don't know how to play Texas Hold'Em.' She was like, 'None of us do, come on over."

And now, Cameron seeks poker all the time! "I'm addicted to it. I do like the casino a bit. I find myself at a casino every once in a while just walking through going, 'What am I doing here?' That's so desperate - I'm in Tunica, Mississippi."

Cameron Diaz has shown some propensity for the game, winning a 2nd place in a recent re-buy event. Regardless of being a novice, Cameron Diaz recognizes she has a blaze for the game. "I took 2nd place, but I actually won because I never bought back into the tournament. The guy who beat me bought back in like five times."

Only time will tell if Cameron Diaz can beat the World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker titles owned by another Hollywood celebrity poker player, Jennifer Tilly.