tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44062029981458089862024-03-05T01:12:15.123-08:00Top Female Poker PlayerThe Most Beautiful Celebrity Girls Poker PlayersAlthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06948863158145327565noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406202998145808986.post-67835453143000271132010-02-01T22:26:00.000-08:002011-06-15T06:49:27.241-07:00Celebrity Poker: The Dream<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.onlinecasinoadmin.com/" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSKHZf002PzU1e8WFaN7mhnzXLiPNtoysPoRXf32KsIbCZW-bOekRSoh1TjpFaAlrhxWfjAX4m0e0-WyavfHq7DqZj7FaeIY6LFU2rcFV_EGtfTFjsb0I5W2fbX5vZppe7vG7O4bPdTLz/s400/The+Dream+celebrity+poker.jpg" alt="The Dream | Poker" title="Singer Celebrity and Poker player: The - Dream" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433537125041953922" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >Celebrities can develop their sense of social responsibility by playing <b>poker</b>. They can also help improve the awareness of people about the <a href="http://www.onlinecasinoadmin.com/poker.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">game of poker</span></a>. These people can serve as good examples for the people who are watching them. Like singer <a href="http://celebrity-poker-player.blogspot.com/"><b>The Dream</b></a> who played poker to help people from Africa.</span><br /><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://celebrity-poker-player.blogspot.com/2010/01/singer-celebrity-poker-christina-milian.html" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib14EOjFHv2n1JCF3kVAL5knvGVkeplfThmtPFghPxN9RiU60McPue9zoRvBLNMo_2MXwN5OnmbfIEnmx7-cZSzNRx5b6iX8SSHdOtipRqltMgzEyCrNmxqAOBvfJAZc1JSEpD4Yag6XZp/s400/the+dream+and+christina+milian+at+ante+up+for+africa+poker+tour.jpg" alt="The Dream }| Poker" title="The Dream And Grilfriend Christina Milian palying poker at Ante Up For Africa Poker Tournament" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433538055243719842" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><b>Celebrity poker player</b> The Dream, with her girlfriend <b><a href="http://celebrity-poker-player.blogspot.com/2010/01/singer-celebrity-poker-christina-milian.html" target="_blank">Christina Milian</a></b> were spotted earlier this week at a <b>Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament</b> held in luxurious Monte-Carlo. <b><a href="http://www.onlinecasinoadmin.com/" target="_blank">Online casino</a></b> poker site, PokerStars launched their first <strong>Ante Up for Africa</strong> charity poker tournament was held last night in Monaco on the eve of the <b>European Poker Tour</b> <b>(EPT)</b> Monte Carlo Grand Final. The live event raised €260,000 for the Darfur charities.<br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://celebrity-poker-player.blogspot.com/2009/09/celebrity-poker-nelly.html" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ3Jci6U2uiHwYMfm4yU7qDI18pBGsKHLNwo49yoTq6mMHIauK3f-BTyAV4kg4A111MZqh2UqAefjjhrCl4xKifWg7Jyp8z274tYhYoHUZalgKMV0JUCxdiGTfA5n2eV_-5Ue4-Od4zz9n/s400/christian+Milian+with+the+dream+and+rapper+nelly+at+PokerStars.jpg" alt="The Dream | poker" title="The Dream with singer rapper Nelly at Ante Up For Africa poker tournament" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433537331028517954" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >With a total of 40 runners put up €4,000 each to play in the massive fundraiser, creating a €160,000 prize pool that was donated to charity. </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><b>PokerStars</b></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >, which sponsored the Monaco tournament, donated another €100,000. In the end, Team PokerStars Pro member </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Isabelle Mercier </span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >emerged as its champion, defeating </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Teddy Sheringham</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >. However, the grand prize package, a trip to the </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><b>2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure</b></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >, went to Sheringham, a British </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><b>soccer</b></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" > player who was a member of the Manchester United in the late 1990s. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://thepokerkingdom.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87F7eerfclZBQss07fHJn9YKv_8q2yrCrvMSMy4lXDafU-9qRJSdR-P-GP9mvkW4O3gMFKF9OKhQFn7UKFrJr2WIQIZZCgmPRNjyH1_vhhtnksYplYmQSP9Kllnk-aRDVZ5luLTXvYzyL/s400/the+dream+and+nelly+at+ante+up+for+africa+poker+tour.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433538563151755458" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >With the help of the poker icon <b>Annie Duke</b>, <b>Don Cheadle</b>, and <b>Norman Epstein </b>founded <b>Ante Up for Africa </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">3</span><b> </b>years ago. To date, it has helped raise over $2,000,000 for the cause, including $245,000 generated from NBC’s <i>“Celebrity Apprentice”</i>.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.onlinecasinoadmin.com/casino_games.html" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1q4Lei8Ot1g6ypaLxXjX9OnfegyFQRm5FQG4CQnnpDfcELVHup996SnMqXdJl5jHWWgxKSS6Ghj-4x7GwnuZRNK-Eso3e0KnEQ_FTTxAGmFHc3ffNpL39hOsL1L8CGx3OoJOpmKMlKPX/s400/the+dream+poker+player.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433538692894505602" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><b>About The Dream:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Terius Nash</span> or simply <i>“The Dream”</i>, Born in North Carolina, <b>Terius Nash</b> was raised in the Bankhead section of Atlanta, Georgia. Before he found his calling in music, the industrious young man made ends meet doing everything from working at Checkers to becoming a collections agent. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://celebrity-poker-player.blogspot.com/2009/10/poker-diva-mariah-carey.html" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilWn02v4RzTPvxgdNn_8NpCO7RZ5P1R8A_6MvmwCseLNfnE6efdwRyl-62jfCWJCeg2v_JtefRIwFwKv88NU5f0rdoprr9BhI5uRHXeuVmEUvgqsrTtlwU5zejLHhHifnph3nHL01lKe7/s400/The+Dream+and+Mariah+Carey.jpg" alt="The Dream | Poker" title="The Dream With Mariah Carey In I can't Wait To Hate You Video" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433540307642830418" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >After graduating from H.S., </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">The Dream</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" > joined a singing group, Guess Who, signed by local rapper Raheem. They sang the hook to<span style="font-style: italic;"> “Most Beautiful Girl,”</span> which became moderately successful. <span style="font-style: italic;">“It did pretty good, got a lot of spins,”</span> says The Dream. A few years later, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">The–Dream</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" > began writings songs for up–and–coming rappers and hooks for his peers. He got his first publishing deal in 2003, when he signed to Peer Music after writing </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">B2K</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >’s single, “Everything.” The song, off B2K’s platinum sophomore album, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Pandemonium</span></em></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >, truly put </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">The–Dream</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" > on the map.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> “</span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><i>My grand daddy told me I would never make any money in this business. Music just wasn’t a reality for him. I never knew until I was 21 or 22 that I could actually be successful in the music business.” </i>The Dream said. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.onlinecasinoadmin.com/blackjack.html" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Shko1fsy2Jpi-NUwcyhZPCcmUC3XBwZYCnuAUQYGZXN2k2jw4bg3ABQFGuVuvK4z9Nhb4MhHgY9ZgUJ33zUCSw4oBn8JHL76yMtzdjtf6LI5eze72-as3I68PEbrT-Cz0-iDKlm5I94u/s400/the+dream+and+rihanna.jpg" alt="The Dream With Rihanna| Poker" title="The Dream With Rihanna" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433540814432500546" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >With one success under his belt, Terius began to build momentum and soon found himself associating with the upper echelons of pop stardom. </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><i>“A year after B2K I did the </i></span><a href="http://celebrity-poker-player.blogspot.com/2009/12/celebrity-gambler-confession-britney.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Britney Spears</i></span></strong></span></a><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><i> and </i></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Madonna</i></span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><i> record, I recorded vocals and wrote to that record after </i></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Tricky</i></span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><i>, the guy I did “Umbrella” with, decided he didn’t want the track anymore. I was the new guy in the building so I stayed overnight running in and out the booth recording myself in Pro Tools. Tricky and a writer before me, Penelope, went up to N.Y. [to meet] Britney. They played a lot of songs and Britney was like, I dunno. Then they got to “Me Against the Music” and she was like, “Oh, I’m digging that. I love that hook!</i></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >” The Dream continued.<br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.onlinecasinoadmin.com/blog/" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nVWzlbDi3jwhixiYjpPGx-hwbDlgMfg8sI_z8cvKnskaFXfiPr6Txw2-qzjekwB5YJga7UReLb-V6Zmijp1_6w2Dvt5k_1m_IoM7_aJ2OjJO3xUVukj0NkTlua7XstDbit2q_XaVOfpJ/s400/The-Dream-music-u01.jpg" alt="The Dream Celebrity Poker | Poker" title="Celebrity Poker Player: The Dream" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433541601777750162" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >Unfortunately, that song didn’t push </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">The–Dream</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" > to the level he wanted to reach. He spent two years working on other projects including </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Nivea</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >’s second album, which he executive produced. <span style="font-style: italic;">“Trick and I just started making records. By the time we got to "Umbrella" we were like ‘ok, we got it.’” </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Dream</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" > insisted that L.A Reid hear the song and the rest is history.</span></p><p align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.onlinecasinoadmin.com/blog/" target="_blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiptaOp5MksxRRvbLTqeO2To9UhlsLCWZi1NLUTBaDS5vhMYYP414REHqLwsFB_EFkhugHKg0WvSDiN6zS19Nkl_nO-81gA_kmcLS3wOSEH0iqYIsxu84t5M8k6cmrH3qlhTwJlMlaf0b9R/s400/the+dream+poker.jpg" alt="The Dream Poker Player | Poker" title="The Dream great celebrity poker player" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433539866338579970" border="0" /></a></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></p> <p align="JUSTIFY"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >Now </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">The–Dream</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" > is finally in the building, combining all of his hit–making talents for his debut, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Love Me All Summer, Hate Me All Winter</span></em></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" >. Throughout his career, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;">Dream</span></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" > has seen people change like the weather, but in the coming months he is forecasting a 100% chance of reign.</span></p>Althttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06948863158145327565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4406202998145808986.post-81268037923261728582009-09-22T23:42:00.000-07:002011-06-15T06:49:27.247-07:00Celebrity Poker: Nelly<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOcHWbt6bMJIkhpLtD22EmEwC7zt90_q5qh4VV3vbDvxmv-JJRZOnamCD57sRQpo8CbfjNYilkyXe_z2fsERFo1wfCojDM4lkJ719IEjLIhYinyPeJMirOI4zDdyCPduWdKXqZPN5cEVQ/s400/nelly_great+celeb+poker+player.jpg" alt="Nelly | Celebrity Poker" title="Celebrity Poker Player: Nelly" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384594181647697698" border="0" /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.onlinecasinoadmin.com/poker.html" target="_blank">poker </a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">world</span> is flooded with sportsmen and celebrities from other arenas aiming to make an clash on the poker world. Rappers have yet to fully storm the poker world, although there are signs that things are changing.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja04kPGti2lSXz32HQ5k5FNpcvUJNZR1VxGSfTAFGMS65_HB-E1xsS0-VPlB1vQIKQt_X1czSJQCQUpkHuf31vaTekpk2_BEoim_Tvr17GquRm82301KABeDxHYfAf7iPI-Ba38cEtzWzG/s400/nelly+great+raper.jpg" alt="Nelly | Celebrity Poker" title="Rapper and Poker Player: Nelly" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384593913755568610" border="0" /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Hip-Hop Star, Pimp Juice, Hot in here, Party people and multiplatinum recording artist is part of the changing face of poker that sees more and more celebrities and ex-sportsmen look after into its ranks every year.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVmWi410qPmWb_qN3RYoREBnaKNOifdqdcxbIzBn5b4ls6zZfXc2f-jwpzkwt6ucPBsZXm4oEN3meDWbmtXkD_YJ424afZ4F7uvoxiidpah8LkkbYQIp1yhKTL8-rFNF15eYQwZfkPJlj/s400/nelly+playing+poker.jpg" alt="Nelly | Celebrity Poker" title="Rapper Nelly playing poker" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384594419203201314" border="0" /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Nelly took part in <span style="font-style: italic;">Rolling Stone's celebrity poker tournament,</span> part of the magazine's 40th anniversary celebration. And luckily, won the championship, Nelly showed that he loves <a href="http://www.onlinecasinoadmin.com/" target="_blank">poker</a> for the game's sake. He's not in it to get paid. Well, the generous rapper donated his winnings to charity.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttn71pxUJT2u3QZxYiSyCR_cqPQUFJfjOEDTLSucQd6xfBWsWcsO3F_v9_XaKUlNgepvT3wiaC2lsm7l7yxj-6nw0oSXiwWz_vMgagYM0rbs7i1GSUR7HBKZ2ezrelbBl2yJeRZzE_Fc0/s400/nelly+at+the+ante+up+for+africa+poker+t.jpg" alt="Nelly | Celebrity Poker" title="Nelly at the 3rd Ante Up For Africa Poker Tournament" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384594576783699154" border="0" /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Nelly also was invited to be a host to Pokerstars party along with actors Jason Alexander and Lou Diamond Phillips, joined World Series of Poker Champions </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Peter Eastgate, Joe Hachem, Greg Raymer</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> and </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Chris Moneymaker</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> on a glittering red carpet.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgly-acG9tXCuoW8cMIj6sMqs8JdmglwZ-RIfIy30-tBiFXZLpJY_2H7eE5tnbXVnNGkP2BZlzZqRlcNP2JEHBCO_AYqOQzy1aTS6IxJmgoqt4kibjVrnQdEe9rE-Fs2QsIyK7KZOQuPBHB/s400/nelly+poker+player.jpg" alt="Nelly | Celebrity Poker" title="Nelly celebrity poker player" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384594702786383362" border="0" /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The great rapper, who has participated in several 2009 World Series of Poker events himself, led the festivities at the <span style="font-style: italic;">Rain Nightclub</span> at the <span style="font-style: italic;">Palms Hotel and Casino</span> in Las Vegas.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ktYJrab_LNqMra3ZAdPNKtRM_E1rhH2CO8j4ohpZdZopTi3p-_pE0YEdTCoR2_3ueCUocdFPXp9gb1q2-hzaDPlfHhMzfJAYl_759EM3T4-jvcpcyQKG5Jw0Qnz2BxvY5w5pHR8LWOY1/s400/nelly+at+pokerstars+party.jpg" alt="Nelly | Celebrity Poker" title="Nelly at the PokerStars Party" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384594862214142002" border="0" /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />With a packed guest list, huge crowds and a live performance by Nelly, all following last year's stellar appearance by Dita Von Teese, PokerStars has once again proven that not only does it provide more players than anyone else to the <span style="font-style: italic;">World Series of Poker</span>, but it also throws the <span style="font-weight: bold;">best party in Las Vegas.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYfQSgRxP0N9CStog0DhOgX5C83Sa9g3Dh84iSfuQy121iOKh2Pe8LVCWj18inuCJF4O-d5nmaQD6MV8l59oS1wJCGMfEI4Pq9cOvzV11deDXpm8PBYLNUFNaHNDHW7gox97ot0y1eCpB/s400/nelly+celeb+poker+player.jpg" alt="Nelly | Celebrity Poker" title="Nelly a great rapper and poker player" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384595090480945810" border="0" /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >About Nelly:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> Born Cornell Haynes, Jr., on November 2, 1974, in St. Louis, Nelly moved with his mother from the inner city to suburban Universal City as a teen.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">He became convinced that his gift for rap could be parlayed into a career. He has his own style of rap which he likes to describe as a jazz form of hip-hop.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBD6_cN_uQmYJ8mEwOLg2lsivUgmtcSeA4g3pr7dNIXyoFFuXi3CROp9WJv3aWR71inY5ahlpKKni7FVFiAhzeMeJo7UpKhi8vbs7GwMJqOni38EcQ1s6RsQ3CJc9ZDT4iYwoexLxeGOy2/s400/anteup2009.jpg" alt="Nelly | Celebrity Poker" title="Nelly at the 3rd Ante Up For Africa Poker Tournament with The Dream And Christina Millian" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384596436980525346" border="0" /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The first song that Nelly and the St. Lunatics made was Gimmie What You Got. The song </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >"Gimmie What You Got"</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> sold 7,000 units regionally and dominated airwaves, rising to the number one spot on St. Louis' number one hip-hop station.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">After that song the St. Lunatics encouraged Nelly to go solo and he did. He signed a record deal with Universal Records. His first album, Country Grammar, was an incredible success, selling 8 million plus copies. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >"Ride With Me"</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> because one of the most memorable hip-hop tunes of 2001, and in 2002 Nelly repeated his magic with </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >"Hot In Here"</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> off the Nellyville album.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:130%;" ><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZvV3InswnR4O0b8iPFoBUJ0ZaCUhIaG-FQmbKFJiW5x7Kl9l2ZAXa-Yzjuz2kzmHOO9dfsID_ybEHyNq4dko2R52i3LLHC8wvMljW4VUc9ZZvyy322gcs-1OGghowbvcg5YjvGOXf86O/s400/nelly+poker+player3.jpg" alt="Nelly | Celebrity Poker" title="Nelly a celebrity poker champion" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384595956531007570" border="0" />His popularity peaked in summer 2002, when he topped seemingly every Billboard chart possible with his Nellyville album and its lead single, "Hot in Here".<br /><br />In all, Nelly impressively held the number one spot on ten different Billboard charts the week of Nellyville's release. Few rap artists could boast such numbers, and Nelly surely savored his number one status, particularly after being dismissed as a novelty two summers earlier when he debuted.</span>Althttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06948863158145327565noreply@blogger.com0