It is a fad in the acting world to be an actor with refined poker skills. In fact, it is common to find a movie that features some poker action. Actors do not only engage in poker while acting but they also engage in it in real life. Patrick Bruel a popular French actor is one of the actors who are normally spotted in top notch poker events. American actors with a love for this activity include Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Tobey Maguire and James wood.
Patrick Bruel has starred in many first class French films. On top of starring in highly rated films, Bruel has featured in many French Television shows sponsored by Full Tilt. Bruel is very popular in his native country of France. However, Bruel is not popular in the US as an actor. In the USA and North America, Bruel is a household name when it comes to poker action.
Ben Affleck is known worldwide for starring in top rated movies like Daredevil. It is indeed without a shadow of doubt that Affleck’s acting skills is rivaled by only a few. It also surprising that Affleck’s poker skills sends chills down the spine of a number of refined poker players. Affleck has bagged a number of awards and some cool cash as a card game player. One of the awards this popular actor has bagged is the California Poker Championship award.
Affleck’s outstanding skills in this game are as a result of taking many lessons. As a matter of fact, to be a poker Pro one must be taught by Pros. Ben takes lesson from poker pros like Annie Duke. Poker pros are individuals who have played this card game for many years.
Matt Damon is another celebrity actor who likes the poker online games. Damon has in fact starred in a poker film called Rounders. This actor has participated in a number of World Series of Poker (WSOP) events. WSOP events are the super bowl of the poker game. Attending these events is normally a very prestigious affair. To be able to attend any WSOP event, one will be required to part with some handsome figure.
Tobey Maguire is the main star behind the Spider Man Series. Maguire has won a number of tournaments such as the Phil Hellmuth tournament. This movie star has also cashed in significant gains from a number of events. During the Phil Hellmuth tournament which Maguire won, Andy Bellin recognized Tobey Maguire as a legitimate pro.
James wood is an American actor who is popular in many poker star rooms. Wood has done films like Another Day in Paradise and Salvador. James wood is in fact the face of a newly established poker website. In this website, players are required to match wits with Wood and other top poker stars. Matching poker wits with James is not the easiest thing because James has a very high IQ.
Ben Affleck, Patrick Bruel and James wood are some of the well-known actors who have bagged many poker awards. The WSOP award is the most coveted award in the poker award. Awards like Phil Hellmuth award are also considered prestigious.