It seems that the gambling habit can affect anybody! Celebrity poker players have been spotted all over Las Vegas in the run up to this years World Series Of Poker – some happier to be spotted betting on the turn of a card than others!
Like these back up singer, guitarist of the pop punk, alternative rock band “Good Charlotte”, a record producer, a DJ an actor and a good poker player, Benji Madden.
Benji Madden was spotted playing poker at the 7th Annual World Poker Tournament Invitational in Los Angeles' Commerce Casino. Benji Madden by passed the red carpet but was seated smack in front of the entrance to the tourney, too bad for the press-shy guy.
The celebrities poured in last night at the 7th annual World Poker Tour Invitation last February 28, 2009. Some Celebrities sighted where Joel Madden, Nicky Hilton, Marlon Wayans, Mekhi Phifer, Don Cheadle, Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Jon Hamm, Michael Vartan, Jennifer Tilly, Oliver Hudson, Danny Masterson, Camryn Manheim, supermodel Helena Houdova, Jose Canseco, Ricki Lake, Marlon Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth, Tia Carrere, Lou Diamond Philips, Vanessa Branch and Shanna Moekler were among the many celebrities at the tables trying their hand against poker pros like Mike Matusow, Mike Sexton, Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, Chip Jett, Andy Bloch, Gavin Smith, Jaime Gold and Erik Seidel.
Benji Madden also showed up in the Ante Up For Africa Europe Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament. Threatening to make this important fundraiser a standing-room-only celebrity festivity.
The charity event held in conjunction with the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo, and started at 6pm last April 27th at the Sporting Casino in Monte Carlo, the night before poker action in the Grand Final begins.
Benji also joined in the Sundance Poker Festival together with his twin brother Joel Madden, Shannon Elizabeth, Gina Gershon, Kevin Smith, Emile Hersch, Good Charlotte's Benji and Joel Madden, Dave Navarro, Lance Bass, DJ AM, Summer Altice, Anne Heche, and poker pros Annie Duke, Phil Gordon, Phil "the Unabomber" Laak, and Antonio "the Magician" Esfandiari, to name a few. The crowd was watching us play in a huge white tent, with a DJ and with video monitors covering the action.
He also arrives at the BosPoker.com $100,000 Celebrity Poker Tournament at a private residence on September 9, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.
Another is the 3rd Annual Stars and Strikes Celebrity Bowling and Poker Tournament with his twin brother Joel Madden in Studio City, Las Angeles last March 5 2009.
The event was for raising funds and awareness for A Place Called Home, a locally based non-profit youth center that provides opportunities for education, counseling, free meals, and arts education to thousands of at-risk children living in South Los Angeles.
Dozens of celebrities came out to the event, including Wilmer Valderrama, Crews & Tequan Richmond of the CW’s Everybody Hates Chris, Keke Palmer of True Jackson; all the Laker Girls and more. The event consisted of a professional level No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament hosted by the “Dealer Dolls” and World Series of Poker Championship dealer Jolyn Haviland. Tere was also dancing, bowling, a raffle and a silent auction.
It looks the event was a lot of fun and raised quite a bit of money for an important cause.
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