We've picked the cream of the crop, these are some of the very best celebrity poker players out there. Often armed with huge bankrolls, these celebrity poker players challenge themselves to learn the game and become masters of Texas Hold’em Poker. Whether they are paid to represent an online poker room or not, some have more than enough skills required for poker and many have gone on to prove it, with great results in major international poker tournaments. Some lacked skills that professional poker players possess and didn’t risk their own money, only playing when their sponsor paid for them to do so, for publicity purposes.īut not all celebrities who play poker are simply shilled mannequins for an online brand. These early ambassadors for the game were poker celebrities, but they were not always real poker players. In the golden era of online poker (2005-10) when things were getting started on the virtual felt, several poker sites used a celebrity or two to be the faces of their brands. It will come as no surprise that it also appeals to people in the public eye and as such there are a fair few celebrity poker players out there. Poker is a game that anyone can learn easily and has widespread appeal.
