Shannon Elizabeth considers poker to be a second career, and is widely regarded as one of the top celebrity poker players. Several times a month she travels to Las Vegas to play in high stakes poker games and poker tournaments. With four WSOP cashes and a $55,000 win at a Caesars Palace tournament in Las Vegas, Shannon Elizabeth has had some success.
While goggling my way online I happened to come across some
poker celebrities who have made their name in the different fields such as
Hollywood and also struck it big at the poker tables. Will be blogging about
these poker celebrities over the week. Shannon Elizabeth better known as simply
Shannon Elizabeth was born from a Syrian father and a mother of Irish, English,
German and Cherokee ancestry. She was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Waco.
In high school, she was very much interested in tennis and at one point even
considered a professional tennis career. She worked as a model before she began
a career in films.
Shannon Elizabeth's film career includes parts in the horror
film Jack Frost, Dish Dogs and American Pie. American Pie was a major box office
success. Shannon Elizabeth since the successor has appeared in several more
Hollywood films, including Tomcats, Scary Movie, and lastly Jay and Silent Bob
Strike Back. Shannon Elizabeth starred in the UPN series Cuts, Elizabeth also
appeared in That 70's Show for a number of episodes.Elizabeth was one of the
poker celebrities on an episode of NBC's Thank God You're Here. Shannon
Elizabeth was also among the cast of the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars,
partnered with Derek Hough.
When it comes to becoming a poker celebrities , Shannon
Elizabeth is certainly one well known lady; although described by her as her
“second career”. Shannon Elizabeth is however known as one of the leading
celebrity poker players. Shannon Elizabeth visits Las Vegas up to three times
each month to participate in poker games with the elite players of the U.S.
Shannon Elizabeth played in the Main Event of the 2005 World
Series of Poker. She has also won a special tournament celebrating the opening
of a new poker room at Caesars Palace hotel in January 2006. Here she beat 83
poker celebrities and poker professionals to win $55,000. She has also cashed
four times in the World Series of Poker in 2006 and 2007, but unfortunately
busted out of the Main Event early. She advanced to the semi-finals of the NBC
National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2007. The field consisting of the top
poker professionals. Shannon Elizabeth lost to the champion of the event Paul
Wasicka. Among the four opponents she defeated were three World Series of Poker
multiple bracelet winners: Jeff Madsen, Humberto Brenes and Barry Greenstein (The Robin Hood of Poker).
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