Bodog Life: Poker Pro Shannon Elizabeth a "Loser"

Oddsmakers at the popular online gambling and entertainment website, Bodog Life, have essentially given up on the big name poker playing celeb, Shannon Elizabeth, who is part of this season's Dancing With the Stars ensemble, despite rave reviews.

At 18-1 odds, Bodog is basically saying "Shannon can't win". 

Elizabeth was widely expected to get far in the competition thanks to her loyal - and some might say horny - fan base.  Before becoming a poker legend, Ms. Elizabeth starred in the sex flick, American Pie. 

Elizabeth, who describes poker as her "second career" has been called "one of the leading celebrity poker players." She visits Las Vegas up to three times each month to participate in poker games with the top players of the United States. Elizabeth played in the Main Event of the 2005 World Series of Poker and won a special tournament celebrating the opening of a new poker room at Caesars Palace hotel in January 2006, beating out 83 celebrities and poker professionals to win $55,000. She has also cashed four times in the World Series of Poker in 2006 and 2007, but again busted out of the Main Event early. In 2007, she advanced to the semi-finals of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in a field consisting of the top poker professionals before losing to eventual champion Paul Wasicka. Among the four opponents she defeated were three World Series of Poker multiple bracelet winners: Jeff Madsen, Barry Greenstein, and Humberto Brenes.

Bodog Founder, Calvin Ayre (pictured top right), once tried to romance Ms. Elizabeth.  The two remain friends but Bodog is yet to secure a major contract to have Elizabeth come on board as part of "Team Bodog".  She would be joining sultry male musician (and star of his own sex flick) David Williams. 

It is Kristi Yamaguchi who's the Gambling911.com economic stimulus pick for those betting on Dancing With the Stars.  a $4 bet would still pay out $9 at Bodog Life.

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Jordan Bach, Gambling911.com

Originally published March 27, 2008 11:36 am EST