Female celebrity poker players are not a new phenomenon; Let's face it, over the recent years poker has become a phenomenon driving people crazy all over the world.
Many poker enthusiasts would tell you that poker is not just a game of luck, but a real sport requiring its followers to develop certain intellectual skills and capacities.
Many poker enthusiasts would tell you that poker is not just a game of luck, but a real sport requiring its followers to develop certain intellectual skills and capacities.
Funny, irreverent, fearless, hardcore: all were used at one time or another to describe actress and bawdy comedienne Sarah Silverman and her unremitting style of humor.
Silverman's first career break was as a writer on Saturday Night Live during the 1993-94 season, but none of her satirical sketches were aired. She later had a featured role in HBO's comedy show "Mr. Show with Bob and David", and a guest appearance in a two-part episode of "Star Trek: Voyager". Appeared in several movies including "There's Something About Mary" with Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz and "The School of Rock" with Jack Black and Joan Cusack.
Sarah Silverman's career as a poker player started with her premier appearances on the popular Celebrity Poker Showdown, appearing on two shows. The first show she played against poker celebrity Shannon Elizabeth, and in her second appearance against Hollywood's celebrities Matthew Perry, and Christopher Meloni.
Her poker dexterity were good, her sense of humor at the table greater, but neither were able to carry her to the Final Table of either show.
Sarah Silverman has appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown - and she played quite well - though she lost both times. Sarah is an avid poker player, though: don't let the loss fool you. In fact, she's in a regular game with Paul Rudd, the guy that knocked her out of the Celebrity Poker Showdown game.
At the end of her run on Celebrity Poker Showdown, Sarah Silverman climbed at the top of the poker table and begged the dealer for a helping river. The dealer burned and turned the river into the small of her back. Shortly thereafter in the Loser’s Lounge interview:
Dave Foley said, “And there was a river flowing down the small of your back.”
Sarah Silverman quickly replied with “Yeah, if I only had a nickel…”
So, it is no wonder that a wide variety of Hollywood celebrities, world class super models and notable sportsmen alike, have gladly embraced poker as well. We believe that the game of poker is not only very exciting, but is also highly glamorous and challenging. And, celebrities are always attracted to glamor and challenge of poker!
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