Celebrities You Didn't Know Who Play Poker!

Award winning actors that have mastered the art of poker over the years and managed to keep it hush.

Feast your eyes below on a few celebrities who played the game of poker that you would never have believed.

Matt Damon

His phenomenal acting skills have inspired hundreds of people to become professional players. Matt Damon is a great guy and all-round amazing actor. He is the main actor in Rounder's, which probably is the best and most crucial movie about real money poker ever made. He took that role very seriously. In order to prepare for Rounder's, he spent $25,000 to get some experience about handling himself on the real money poker table. Since then he enjoys playing poker often and has done quite well for himself in the 2008 and 2010 Series.


Tobey Maguire

You might not believe it but your friendly neighborhood webslinger plays poker! One of the most recognizable celebrities today, thanks to the blockbuster success of Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire, has the money to spend and the ambition to learn. You might think he is a rookie at the game, but he's been playing since 2004. He has several successful wins in live and online poker.

Aaron Paul

The credibility of poker games moved up a notch when the Global Poker League (GPL) Team Manager, Maria Ho, managed to convince Aaron Paul to join the LA Sunset.


The former Breaking Bad star only played twice, winning both matches, but showed the world a commitment to the game unheard of in previous years from celebrities by putting his name and face to our premier league.

Aaron Paul also showed up in a poker advert facing off against Cristiano Ronaldo and has featured in the World Series of Poker and live events in the Bahamas.

Jason Alexander

If you follow the World Series of Poker main event episodes on TV or stream them online, then Jason Alexander the hilarious father from Matilda, is for sure a name that will be stuck in your head. Alexander has been at it for years, he is one of the most passionate poker player/celebrities around is definitely one of those people you do not want to face at your table. You might be surprised to know that he is also an avid online poker player. He never misses a chance to play on TV and luckily for us, what comes out of his mouth is worth its weight in gold. Alexander is one of the funniest poker players out there.

Surprised on this list? There are many more celebrities who play the game. So, next time you watch a movie just keep in mind that the amazing actor on screen, might be a first-class poker player!

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