Poker is one of the most played games in the world. Irrespective of your occupation, location, or gender, once you start playing poker, you will definitely find yourself hooked into the game It provides you an opportunity to compete, to meet like-minded people, and above all – to improve your ability to read people, analyze risk and reward ratio, and take decisions quickly in complex situations.

The game of skills is not only appealing to regular folks but also fascinates celebrities. Several famous athletes, musicians, politicians are avid poker players. Hollywood celebrities are also not an exception. There are many celebrities whose favorite hobby is playing poker whenever they find time from their busy schedule. Some of them like to play poker online while others prefer to play live in a poker room.

Here is a list of some of the most popular Hollywood celebrities who are die-hard poker enthusiasts:

Jennifer Tilly

This Oscar nominated actress owns a WSOP bracelet which she earned along with $158, 625 by winning Woman’s $1000 NLH Texas Hold’em event in 2005. The same year, she won the 3rd WPT Ladies Invitational Tournament held at the Bicycle Casino. She announced her retirement from poker in 2008 but resumed playing in 2010. A regular participant in high stake cash games, Tilly appeared in many poker TV shows and major tournaments.

Tobey Maguire

Who can forget this actor’s brilliant portrayal of comic book superhero – Spider-man. Toby Maguire is also a highly skilled poker player. He plays regularly in various high stack poker tournaments. As per a famous poker pro, Maguire won more than $10 million in the home-games.

Ben Affleck

After Spider-man, it is the turn of Batman. Ben Affleck is considered one of the most versatile Hollywood actors and also a very good poker player. He is a highly successful movie director and scriptwriter. He learned the valuable lessons of the game from Poker pros Annie Duke and Amir Vahedi. He participated in several high stake cash games and tournaments. Affleck won the California State Poker Championship in 2004 and earned $356,400.

Jason Alexander

Alexander is known for his role of George Costanza in the popular sitcom “Seinfeld”. He also shares our love for poker and competed in several poker TV shows and tournaments. He participated in WSOP Main Event in 2007 and 2009. He also appeared in NBCs popular show “Poker After Dark”.

Gabe Kaplan

The “Welcome Back Kotter” star Gabe Kaplan participated in WSOP first time in 1978. He won Amarillo Slim’s Super Bowl of Poker in 1980. He finished 3rd at WPT NLH Texas Hold’em event in 2004 and won over $250,000. He finished 2nd in WSOP $5,000 Limit Hold’em event and won $222,515. In 2007 edition of WSOP, Kaplan finished 9th and won $131,424 in $50,000 World Championship HORSE Event. The same year, he won NBC’s Poker After Dark in $20,000 buy-in NLH Texas Hold’em winner-take-all Sit-and-Go. He won again in February 2008 (Cowboys week) and again in 2010’s the “Commentators III” episode. He regularly players in various high stake cash games.  His total tournament earnings are over $1.3 million.