Just who is this hot Poker babe?
For those who are not in the
know, this babe is a successful
actress and also one of the
hottest and greatest Poker
players you will ever meet.

Born on September 7, 1973 in
Houston, Texas, Shannon
Elizabeth Fadal was a cheerleader
and an aspiring professional tennis
player who used to work hard for her sport until she landed a role in a music video that was shot locally. She used that as a motivation and began a modeling career which in turn led to acting jobs on television shows like “Hang Time” and “Arli$$”. Because she did best in portraying these roles, she was chosen to be Nadia in the movie “American Pie”. In addition, she made 35 more films and television appearances in the past years. With all these achievements she had, people consider her a well-seasoned veteran in the showbiz industry.

Similar to other Poker players, Shannon ventured into the world of Poker at an early age by playing games such as 7 card stud with her family as a past time. When Poker was booming and there was a rise in the popularity of televised Poker Tournaments, Shannon got to know the game of Texas Hold’em.

Akin to other Poker celebrities, Shannon had to adopt Poker mentors to help tweak her game and teach her the subtle nuances of the game which led her to play with a proficient and seasoned style that was able to stand up to the best of competitors.

Now that she is already proficient, Shannon found herself playing Poker more often.

She got in the 2005 Main Event at the World Series of Poker with Daniel Negreanu as her guardian.

Since she is said to have a lot of victories in 2006- for instance, she was a sixth placer at the Las Vegas Poker Invitational, Shannon proclaimed a new career as a devoted Texas Hold’em player.

Shannon also finished 3rd in the NBC National Heads-Up Championship in 2007 and won $125,000.

One Poker site said she also stars alongside Jason Alexander, Woody Harrelson and Poker hall-of-famer, Doyle Brunson in an improvisational Poker comedy called “The Grand”. I actually met with one of the producers of the movie back in 2005 so he could pick my brain about being a female in a predominately male industry. He was looking to “round out the female character”. His original email described the movie as “a factious improv comedy in the vain of Christopher Guest’s film Best in Show is the best way to describe it.” I get many emails talking about projects and it’s nice to see one that has come to fruition. It’s even nicer to see some big names including Shannon involved in the project.

It is also said that Online Poker room, Full Tilt once had a sponsorship agreement with Shannon.

Just recently, Poker Reviews said that Shannon joined Doyles’ Poker Room.

If there has got to be who you will call the
hottest Poker babe, it has got to be
Jennifer Tilly.

Jennifer Tilly is not a new household name.
She is in fact a Hollywood actress who
preferred playing Poker than waiting for her
next scene when shooting for a movie.

When celebrities started to show up in
Poker Tournament, event promoters
were overjoyed; and, the Poker fans
fascinated. We all wondered, though - could
these Hollywood script-jockeys hold their
own against a field of seasoned pros and
rabidly hungry - and
aggressively competitive newcomers. Could they play the game of Poker? The answer, it seems, is a resounding yes!

Born as Jennifer Chan, Tilly has been in the Hollywood spotlight for over twenty years. She ventured into the Poker world and again made her mark playing in the World Poker Tour television show, Hollywood Home Game.

Tilly was reportedly on the Celebrity Poker Showdown, GSN’s Poker Royale, and the third season of Poker Superstars. Fans can also track her on High Stakes Poker where she is almost always seen with professional Poker player, Phil Laak.

It is said that Tilly and Laak started dating while her gaming career is booming. Poker. Also, some Poker sites also state that Laak taught Tilly everything she knows.

She told one of the reporters that Phil Taught her everything she knows about playing great in Poker , “through osmosis”. She also said,

She is also said that the bracelet is way better than Oscar.

Phil reportedly celebrated her victory as he won a second place finish in the $2500 Pot Limit Hold’em event. In this said event Johnny Chan was reportedly the player who booted out Phil earning him the tenth bracelet he now has.

Tilly is sure not to give up on playing Poker while she still has money.

A true perfectionist, who always wants to achieve the perfect performance and always wants to do the best in everything she does, Tilly proved the world that she is not only an award winning actress but also a great Poker player.

This actress is the first woman to hold both of these prestigious titles in women’s Poker. The victory earned her a seat in the $25,000 buy-in WPT Championship at Bellagio, and a specially-created pink Poker set with the WPT logo and Breast Cancer ribbon. The WPT and the Bicycle Casino donated $10,000 to Breast Cancer Research in honor of Tilly and the other competitors at the Final Table.

As an actress Tilly vamped it up in Liar, Liar, screamed it up as the Bride of Chucky, and landed more than a few cameo roles in Marvel comic books and as a voice over character on the Family Guy cartoon series. She’s an Academy Award nominee for 1994’s Bullets Over Broadway.

You can more of this Poker babe in live or online Poker Rooms.

She definitely rocked the Online Poker, and live Poker industry. Certified to be the hottest of the hottest, that is Jennifer Tilly.

Owing it to World Poker events, Gus Hansen is one of the known faces in the Poker world. His contradictory calm and aggressive style matched with his Poker calculated approach contributed to his recent win at the Aussie Millions and tournament winnings of $4m. Last year, he joined the FullTilt Big Game, on the High Stakes Poker TV show, he proved everyone that a calm river can be indeed a dangerous one.

In a not so long ago interview, Hansen said that he is really happy being part of the FullTilt team.

After his small career with Pokerchamps, it became apparent that continuing working in a site is better. We did not have the money or the number of persons to run a big time organization, so we decided to sell the site at the perfect timing. I was workning by myself for a while and Full Tilt approached me with a great offer. They said they have got some great players who are close to me. I came from Scandinavia, so I built quite a handful of good connections as I compose articles for newspapers. I hope Full Tilt will be venturing in the European market soon because it will be beneficial for both parties.

He also said even though there are fluctuations in the Poker world, you have to make sure that you can control it.

When asked if being a reckless player has without a doubt helped Hansen gained popularity in the Poker industry, Hansen said that it has definitely helped his different images in the table, because he has a good grasp of how people he had met before perceived him, they had an idea of how Gunsen get on with the game, even if it’s not really the right idea.

Apart from Poker Hansen is also doing modeling work, and advertisements for FullTilt.

People magazine even voted him to be the one of the sexiest men alive. But when asked if he loves this side of the business, or if he accepts that it is just part of the job requirement demanded of the celebrity Poker player, he said that people should not make a big deal out of it.

In mid 2005, some revealing (but not x-rated)
photo’s of Jennifer Leigh “Jennicide” were leaked
and caused her internet popularity to go up
10-fold; now after placing 42nd out of 724 players
in a 2006 World Poker Tour tournament, Jennicide
has been unstoppable that she even bagged
her very own Playboy Spread.

After realizing that her leaked web-cam
photo’s were actually a blessing in disguise,
Jennicide went into self promotion overload
and caught the attention of Hefner’s company.
Jennicide gave SheKnows exclusive insight to her
Playboy sizzling shots.

SheKnows (SK): How did you get into poker?

Jennifer Leigh (JL): I’m a nerd. I’m one of the nerdiest girls I’ve ever met. Early on at a very young age, I was always playing on the computer. So I had this computer literacy behind me and I eventually ventured into areas like hacking, gaming, Everquest, World of Warcraft, and hardcore Raiding Guild. I’m a hardcore raider, always trying to get into the Black Temple, and the Wrath of Lich Kings. Nobody ever believes I’m a poker player and a gamer on World of Warcraft.

I was a pre-law major at the University of Delaware and wanted to be the star of the courtroom. But then I found my new obsession. Robert Boyd, poker champion Dutch Boyd’s brother, was a good friend. He said I should try out this online tournament. It was only a $5 pay in. This was the worst move for an adrenaline junky. I was soon the new female player on the scene dominating online tournaments. I was soon entering larger and larger tournaments.

SK: Strategy-based online games like Magic the Gathering have turned out some of the new breed of poker player. Do you think your online gaming background influenced your poker career?

JL: Oh yea. Tons of great players have come from Magic the Gathering. David Williams, Ali Eslami, The Keller Brothers, MadCaddy, Jon Murphy, and Scott Dove, to name a few, are all great players. In online gaming, you have to learn how to personalize the experience and realize that the chip desensitizes you from thinking about being real money. Overall though, games like Magic have contributed greatly. It’s sick.

SK: You are not only a successful tourney player, but you’re also a successful cash game player. Which do you prefer to play and why?

JL: Demographically, you have your random players who get very lucky and they win their big tournaments with very large buy ins, like the World Series of poker The field consists of 7,000 to 10,000 players and it’s like buying a $10,000 lottery ticket, it’s a crap shoot generally.

Tournaments are the gratification, the glory. You win a tournament and you feel like you conquered. You just beat a field of however many players and you played your “A” game, your best game. A lot of different elements of the game come into play like luck, variation and changing your pace. Like a video game, it’s your final boss and you’re preparing to down the boss.

Cash games are more consistent. As a professional cash game player, you set yourself on a very meticulous budget, more management of yourself and your money. I prefer cash games — they made me my living. Heads Up play is personal gratification because I’m so aggressive, like a warrior you could say. Having an opponent heads up with you and beating them is something that feels really good when you’re done.

SK: What do you consider your greatest moment?

JL: I did Playboy last year. This is going to be real big. It’ll be a six-page pictorial coming out beginning of April. Coming from a small town in Delaware, it’s HUGE. It’s very hard to grasp coming from one end of the spectrum to the other — from a $5 tournament to this!

SK: Did you enjoy posing for Playboy?

JL: I liked working with the cast and crew the best. I never thought I’d do it. It took a lot of confidence and talking to my parents. They weren’t too sure of it. They looked at it as an issue of moral. But a woman is beautiful on the inside and out. To tell you the truth, the more you can become one with your body the better. I have hips and breasts and don’t try to use it — but I can and that’s OK. Posing in Playboy allowed a platform for me to show women that it’s possible to be a staple in poker and we’re not going anywhere.

SK: How did your parents react to your posing in Playboy?

JL: Believe it or not, my dad was prouder than my mom, although, my mom came on the shoot with me. The shoot was very professional but it was a very long process. But it was an eye-opener for me. You walk into the Playboy studio, you see Marilyn Monroe, and you think to yourself, “I’m here and they’re photographing me … this is amazing!” I think the human body is beautiful. Posing made me feel more confident about myself as well.

SK: Who would you say is your role model?

JL: Jennifer Harman is one of my biggest role models just because she has been through so many health issues and life struggles and is still noticed as not only one of the best female players, but one of the BEST players in the world. That’s hard to do in the poker industry. “It’s a man’s world,” they say. I think of Harman when I’m at my low and running bad. I’m reminded that I’ll come out of it with a positive experience and survive.

SK: Do you consider yourself a role model for women?

JL: I won’t say I’ve been to Hell and back, but a lot of younger women have been through what I’ve been through. In general, you have to watch your back. In a perfect world, it’d be a very simple peaceful world, but they are very cruel people who can take advantage of you. So having your own self-awareness is important. Being someone with a positive outlook is a good role model for women and that’s what I try to do.

SK: Do you have any advice for players wanting to try their hand at poker ?

JL: It really depends on you and what attracts you to the game. For me, it’s competitiveness. When you’re completely known as a world-class poker player, there’s always room to find improvements. I tell women who are interested in poker to take anything you have done and been passionate about and take that energy and consume it into what you love and work with it. Do the best you can by using knowledge — which is power. Never be intimidated because of a specific gender.

SK: Does it ever get old having people adding “woman” to the term poker
player?

JL: I wish we’d get rid of that term. When talking about a female post deliverer, we don’t use the term “post woman.” We’re not aliens, we’re women. It’s very sensitive for some people. Tournaments are never classified by race or sexual preference, but it is classified by gender. All poker players are the same, although women are more intuitive then men.

SK: Who would you select to play at your “dream” table?
Ted Forrest
Phil Ivey
Jennifer Harman
Doyle Bruson
Phill Hellmuth
Vanessa Rouseau
Dan Harrington
Miami John Cernuto
Annie Duke
Daniel Negraneau
Mark Seif

SK: Any last word for your fans?

JL: I just want to thank everyone for their support. It’s going to be an amazing year!

If you still haven’t seen the pics of this poker player, just click on these links and it will take you directly to her. Take notice of how Playboy airbrushed her frontal area to look like she has the anatomy of a barbie doll.