Celebrity Poker Player: Nicolas Cage

He’s Sexy! He's Famous! He’s mysterious! His voice, it drives you crazy, you want to hear more, you’ll want to know what he’s betting on. And now... He's a great poker player!



In 2007, An Oscar winner Nicolas Cage has been signed to play legendary poker player Amarillo Slim Preston, in a movie about the gambler's life.


Nicolas Cage is slated for a new role, this one in the gambling world, where Cage would be betting on, and playing out a bit of poker history in his character Amarillo Slim, a professional gambler that was born in Arkansas, and is known as an icon in the poker world.


Amarillo Slim was made famous by both his skills at the poker table, and his reputation with proposition bets. The real life Amarillo Slim, four time World Series of Poker winner, was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992.



Nicolas Cage, who will play Slim in the movie, also met with the legendary gambler. After meeting Cage at the actor's home in Los Angeles. Amarillo Slim seemed convinced Cage was right for the role. "We hit it off good, we've become buddies,". The film was launched last December 25, 2008 and got poker players allured in the movie.


About Nicolas Cage: Cage's first film role was in his uncle's film Rumble Fish, in 1983. After being taunted by envious cast members who would refer to famous movie lines from his uncle's films, Cage decided to change his last name.


He chose Cage in honor of comic book superhero Luke Cage and the composer John Cage. His first audition as Nicolas Cage was for the movie Valley Girl, in 1983. Most of his financial successes have come from his forays into the action-adventure genre.



In his highest grossing film to date, National Treasure, he played a neurotic historian who goes on a dangerous adventure to find treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers of the United States.


His intense performance, which was helped by the fact that he had just recently broken up with his fiance, Kristen Zang, earned him an Oscar for Best Actor. After his Oscar win, Cage wanted to take on more of a superhero role and starred opposite Sean Connery in the 1996 summer blockbuster The Rock and the Ghost Rider.


The trend of summer blockbusters started at this point with Cage's role in 1997's Con Air and Face/Off, where Cage and John Travola switched identities.

Cage's producing career has seen more success. Shadow of the Vampire, the first film produced by Saturn Films, the company he founded with partner Norm Golightly, was nominated for an Academy Award. He also produced The Life of David Gale, a death penalty-themed thriller with Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet.



Nicolas Cage admitted hes a poker shark: “I am not a demon, I am a lizard, a shark, a heart-seeking panther, I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.”

Now, who wants to play poker with him?

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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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Celebrity Poker Player: Lacey Jones

Lacey Jones is a multi-talented actress, model, commentator and a great poker player! Not according to the hordes of poker enthusiasts who follow her every move. To them, she is the poker goddess.

Lacey Jones started playing poker as a kid while on family vacations to South Carolina. The whole family, otherwise known as The Jones Clan, would spend evenings at their beach house playing poker games all night long.




She first made it into the mainstream poker while playing in a tournament on ESPN, originally been hired as a model for the tournament, but due to her play she was contacted by Absolute Poker to represent them in many events.



When she is not at the poker tables, Lacey spends a lot of her time modeling or doing film work.

Outside of poker, Jones has also appeared on hits like HBO’s “Entourage,” “Las Vegas,” and Fox’s “The O.C.”




Lacey Jones has been in the poker limelight before, but this is the first time she is getting attention because of a room sponsorship.



Online poker rooms sponsor high profile poker players as a way of marketing their brand, and that is just the case with Absolute Poker, which recently signed up the poker player as a sponsored pro.

Lacey Jones will be representing the online poker room at live events and online, wearing their gear at big TV events like the World Series of Poker, and generally serving as an advocate for Absolute Poker.

LACEY JONES TALKS ABOUT POKER

In Poker News Daily, Lacey Jones talks about her signing up with Absolute Poker as well as a poker player:

PND: Do you play online poker now?

Lacey Jones : I was living in Los Angeles and modeling. I was playing in a lot of home games with directors and producers, which was good networking. I was doing it for fun and my agent called to say that she had an opportunity for me. It was to play in an ESPN Mike and Mike in the Morning charity event for cystic fibrosis, which my uncle died from. I did well in the tournament and a week later, Absolute Poker called my agent and wanted to book me. I met with Mark Serif in Las Vegas and he asked me if I would go pro if they gave me the right tools.


PND: You were voted the Hottest Girl in Poker by Wicked Chops in 2008. Is that flattering or disturbing?

Lacey Jones: It’s totally flattering and it’s cool that they said I won by a landslide. I’m so honored to have great fans and friends. When I first started, it was a weird reception. Then, people started seeing how I play. It’s been a long uphill battle.




PND: Do men still treat women differently at the poker tables?

Lacey Jones: It’s starting to change, but you still get guys who don’t want to lose a pot to a girl. They will make hero calls or do things they wouldn’t normally do. Other guys will say things like, “Honey, you missed a bet on the turn.” If I know someone will pay me off or raise me, I’ll bait them.



PND: To what degree has reporting on poker improved your own game?

Lacey Jones: The best thing about being a reporter is that I’m also asking questions that I want to know the answers to. I am a student because I’m watching from the sidelines. I’m doing my own research to figure out how a person won, what their style is, and how it suits them. Then, I make that part of my game. A lot of people just want to copy one style and that’s not the right way to go.

Lacey Jones has a taste for enjoying life to the fullest. And she was recently nicknamed "The Poker Barbie”.

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Interview courtesy of: http://www.pokernewsdaily.com

Celebrity Poker Player: Sara Rue

Some stars leave TV for the notable movie scenes, and leave the big screen for the poker table or turned back to regularity of TV after having been in the movie mill for a while. But so far, Sara Rue has kept dealing in each world.





In 2005, Sara Rue took part as Hollywood Poker celebrated its one year anniversary, the event appealed to numerous celebrities including Vince Van Patten, Rebecca Romijn Stamos, Allison Janney, Deborah Gibson, Dennis Quaid, Dick Van Pattern, Maxwell Caulfield, Paige Peterson,Paris Lastis, Patricia Rae, Rex Smith, Rodney Carrington, Roger Cross, Ronny Cox, Rosalie Ward, Samm Levine, Sarah Kozer, Scott Baio, Shannon Elizabeth, Steve Valentine, Susan Blakely, Willie Garson, Tom McGowan, Michael DeLorenzo, Pamela Gidley, Jimmy Van Pattern, Anthony Anderson, Ashley Peldon, Bai Ling, Becky Boger, Chris Jones, Christi Shake, Darcy Donovan, Ian Gomez, Janel Maloney, Jeffrey Ross, Jessalyn Gilsig,Joe Santos, Jon Henson, Josh Malina, Joyce Van Patten, Katie Lohmann, Keira Chaplin, Kelly Hu, Kirsten Storms, Thea Andrews, Tiffany Holliday, and Tracey Scoggins.



The poker tournament boosted nearly $50,000 for charity through online tournaments and a silent auction. A $290,000 bid was placed a 2005 Porsche Carerra GT, donated by Porsche North American Troy Hanson.


Sara Rue was doing really well when he was on Celebrity Poker Showdown. Playing against Sean Astin, Lauren Graham and Matthew Perry. However, before finally being toppled in a heads-up match with Lauren Graham when he unwisely bluffs all-in with an unsuited 7-2.


Sara Rue participated at the 6th Annual World Poker Tour Invitational held at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. Moreover, last July 2 opened Ante Up For Africa poker tournament that held as part of the 2009 World Series Of Poker.


Sara Rue participated the event with other co-stars Danny Masterson, Ben Affleck,Jason Kidd, Mekhi Phifer, Shawn Marion, Cedric The Entertainer, Cheryl Hines, Tia Carrere and Rob Schneider.


The event will become part of ESPN’s coverage of the 2009 World Series Of Poker, joining the $40,000 buy-in tournament celebrating the Series’ 40th running, the Champions Invitational, and the Main Event. Viewers can catch up into ESPN on Tuesday, August 11th to catch all of the action from the Ante Up for Africa fundraiser.


About Sara Rue: Sara Rue began her own acting career at the age of 9, performing in the film Rocket Gibraltar. Her second acting endeavor was an appearance on the television comedy Grand with celebrity poker player Cheryl Hines. She won critical acclaim for her television series debut, starring in the comedy Grand, before going on to work on The Division and Popular. She also had a regular television appearances on many shows including, Phenom, Minor Adjustments, Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane and Popular.


Also, she made an appearnce as a guest on television shows such as ER and Will & Grace.


She has appeared in several films like A Map of the World, Can't Hardly Wait, A Slipping Down Life, Gypsy 83 and had a bit part as a babysitter in Gore Verbinski's adaptation of The Ring, and so amazed director Michael Bay that a role was written into the Pearl Harbor movie for her.

Megan Fox is a Marketing Genius

When Transformers 2 was making the rounds, Megan Fox traveled throughout the world looking sexy. Now she's promoting her new film Jennifer's Body, and also doing the sexy thing - but this time with her words, which is way better - if you're blind and they're translated to braille. Otherwise, she really needs to start stripping.

"I think I'm pretty sexy in it," the actress, 23, said at the Comic-Con press conference for the movie (out Sept. 18). "The movie is SO sexy! You better put on your sexy shoes for this movie!"

In the film, in which Fox eats people, "there's sort of a hint of, a little bit of a lesbian relationship that happens. There's a girl-on-girl kiss. And beyond that, before every kill there is a seduction that occurs," Fox continues. "The boys have to be seduced to get in close enough to the dead girl in order for her to devour them."

She doesn't mind freaking out an audience.

"It's cool to see myself being able to scare people, because I'm just a little girl," she says. "Look at me: I'm so sweet!" (Reuters)

Man, this girl is a genius at selling a film. Ok, who did Megan Fox just turn on? Let's see, we got the people who love Megan Fox, sexiness, lesbians, foot fetishers, guys with a 'Daddy's girl' thing, necrophiliacs, dude's who love to be bossed around by women and your mom. What, she's into Megan Fox? Is that so wrong?


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Paris Hilton: 'Michael Jackson named his daughter after me'

While attending the premiere of her MTV documentary Paris, Not France (above), Paris Hilton revealed to Extra that Michael Jackson's daughter was named after her:

"My mom and Michael went to high school together and they were best friends since they were 13," Paris explains. "So I grew up knowing Michael very well and when he had his daughter, he always loved the name Paris and grew up being an uncle to me. So he asked my mom if it was okay and of course she said yes and I think she's such a beautiful little girl and I'm proud we have the same name."

I don't know about you guys, but this is probably the most fucked up thing I've heard about Michael Jackson. Ever. I could find out I have repressed memories of him molesting me as a child, and I'd still be saying "Wait. He named his daughter after who now?"

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