Mariah Carey won $27,000 at a poker game in Las Vegas last Friday. Carey, 35, invited at producer Jermaine Dupri's birthday party at the opening of the Tao restaurant from Venetian Hotel, visited a nearby casino to play some poker.
The Diva, who won $27,000 after just three rounds of the game, confessed she's not a poker player, so the winning was not on account of her skills. "I used to play poker with my sister. But I think my low-cut dress put some of the guys off"...
According to Poker News: 'Jennifer Tilly already had the characteristics of an interesting story. The Oscar-nominated actress and star of a new CBS sitcom, Out of Practice, has already beaten the odds by finding roles on the big screen and on television.
But now that she has become the first player to win both a World Series of Poker bracelet and a World Poker Tour title, her story has taken a new twist by showing her fans and the rest of the poker world that she is more than just an attractive talented actress'...
What do Hollywood uber-couples Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger, and Luciana Barroso and Matt Damon have in common? They're all either pregnant or just had babies! That's right, babies are the hottest fashion accessory in Hollywood, having displaced miniature dogs as the companion of choice for celebrities.
Recognizing this baby trend, Betmaker today announced odds on which celebrity will be the next to have a bun in the oven...
The survey, released by New York-based Majestic Research casinos and leisure analyst Matthew Jacob, also said that while Las Vegas loads up on a variety of entertainment, dining and shopping alternatives, casinos are still the primary lure to the city.
"I guess I was a little surprised by the percentage of Las Vegas visitors who gambled," Jacob said. "The city has worked to diversify its nongaming offerings, but still, nearly every Las Vegas visitor plays"...
Bravo's hit original series "Celebrity Poker Showdown" will return for an all-new tournament featuring twenty-five stars competing for the series' highest prize pot ever with a total of one million dollars going to charity.
On Thursday, October 13 (9:00-11:00 p.m.ET/PT), the seventh tournament of "Celebrity Poker Showdown" will premiere, consisting of six all-new, two-hour episodes hosted by Dave Foley joined by poker expert Phil Gordon, overseeing celebrities such as Carlos Bernard, Joey Fatone, Gina Gershon, James Woods, Kevin Nealon, Kelli Williams, Oksana Baiul and Dean Cain all competing for serious cash....
Britney Spears' may be trying to change her image in Las Vegas, whose biggest connection to her previously was a quickie marriage in 2004.
Promoter Jack Wishna told he was trying to set up a long-term relationship between Spears and a yet-to-be-named Vegas casino.
"I met with Britney, her manager and her lawyers, and we are working on a deal to bring her to the Strip for 'X'-number of weeks in 2007-2008," he said...
The 2005 World Music Awards was held this week in Los Angeles. Entertainers from around the world made their way down the red carpet, onto the stage and then to the poker tables for some “Texas Hold’em”.
The show was hosted by Carmen Electra and Desperate Housewives star James Denton. Both performers took a moment to come by and share poker stories before heading upstairs to host the show...
Upcoming celebrity benefits:
* The Rolling Stones will put donation booths at the concert venues of their current "A Bigger Bang Tour." The band also announced a donation of $1 million to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
* The "American Idols Live!" tour will hold a benefit show Sunday in Syracuse, N.Y. Bo Bice, who has been sidelined from the tour after intestinal surgery last month, will return for the benefit and the prior show on Saturday...
I have several vices, but playing slot machines was never one -- until Friday. That is when I played in the first Celebrity Slot Machine Tournament at the President Casino on the Admiral in St. Louis.
About 20 celebrities and quasi-celebrities (like me) gathered to work the machines for charity and to have a few laughs.
First prize won $2,000, second won $1,000 and third won $500. Everyone got at least $100 for his or her charity of choice just for participating.
Some big local names were there such as radio personalities J.C. Corcoran, Vic Porcelli, Trish Gazall, Guy Phillips and Cindy Collins, television folk Donna Savarese and Doug Vaughn and hockey analyst and former St. Louis Blues great Bernie Federko...
It's a safe bet that right now a poker game is taking place somewhere on TV. Whether the Travel Channel or ESPN, cable is flush with opportunities to watch the decade's hottest - if not oddest - spectator-sport mania in action.
The skill displayed on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown, back for a sixth tournament, can sink to penny-ante levels. But entertainment potential runs high as stars from TV, movies, sports and music match wits and liquor capacity in front of a live audience at the Palms in Las Vegas.
"You can learn from their mistakes while laughing at the same time," says world-class pro Phil Gordon, who provides critiques from the Loser's Lounge...
