Poker Queen Elizabeth Addicted To Cards
July 19, 2006
"American Pie" stunner Shannon Elizabeth is
so hooked on poker she travels to Las Vegas, Nev., up to
three times a month just to play.
The actress has become one of the leading celebrity poker
players and has won a handful of impressive victories at
the card table -- but it's beginning to take over her life.
She explains, "I have become addicted to poker. I
am in Las Vegas two or three times a month these days, playing
every other night sometimes. Poker has become my second
career."
Elizabeth, who once walked away from a card game with $57,747
in winnings, admits she uses her looks to distract her male
competition -- and that's one of the things that make her
a top player.
She tells Blender magazine, "A lot of men get lost
in their cards if you introduce a decent distraction."
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