There’s no secret that poker is taking the world by storm. Businessmen, college students and even grandparents are taking up the game at astronomical rates. But what about the rich and famous? They too are catching the poker bug.
According to Vanity Fair magazine, Leonardo Di Caprio and Tobey Maguire spread a monthly $10,000 buy-in “Billionaire Boys Game.” The game is held at professional poker player Reagan Silber’s Bel Air, CA mansion and includes actors Ben Affleck, James Woods and Mimi Rogers in the group of regulars.
Rogers, the ex-wife of actor Tom Cruise, plays online poker for hours at a time, netting $4,000 since last March alone.
James Woods helped establish an internet poker site with the intentions of providing a place for fellow actors to play head-to-head online.
Maguire, star of the movie Spiderman, hosts a game at his Hollywood Hills estate requiring a minimum $2,000 buy-in. Recent celebrities to his home game include Brad Pitt, Ed Norton and Robert De Niro.
Affleck and singer Robbie Williams, amongst other celebrities, are taking part in the European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo this coming March.
As the world of poker continues to grow, it should be no surprise that even the rich and famous need their share of action at the tables.
So next you sit down at a freeroll tournament sponsored by No Limit Freerolls you might be sitting next to a movie star.
Mr. Feather is a professional poker player and poker writer. Visit his website http://www.nlfreeroll.com and read his poker blog at http://small-stakes.blogspot.com .You never know. You may even bump into somebody famous there.
Mimi Rogers
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