Ricki Lake, William Hung, Jose Canseco Latest Poker Celebs

Written by:
Ace King
Published on:
Mar/02/2009
WPT Celebrity Invitational Poker Tournament

The WPT Celebrity Invitational featured the likes of Jon Hamm, Marlon Wayans, Lukas Haas, William Hung, Jose Canseco, and Ricki Lake, all of whom made it through the second day of play. 

As Bluff Magazine points out, the only six players taking home any money are those who will resume play in front of the TV cameras this Monday evening with play resuming at 7 pm PST.

The seats were as follows:

Seat 1:  Scott Clements  -  1,170,000

Seat 2:  Freddy Deeb  -  1,190,000

Seat 3:  Jose "J.J." Tavares  -  1,390,000

Seat 4:  Nick Gonzalez  -  1,190,000

Seat 5:  Tom Hall  -  2,310,000

Seat 6:  Ottavio Tassone  -  850,000

Scott Clements is a professional poker player from Mount Vernon, Washington, United States, who has won titles in both World Poker Tour (WPT) and World Series of Poker (WSOP) events.  He has over $3.1 million in career live tournament winnings.

Freddy Deeb is the Lebanon-born poker player who won fourth season World Poker Tour (WPT) Ultimate Poker Classic event and a cool million dollars.  He has just shy of $6 million career live tournament winnings.

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Ace King, Gambling911.com

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