Trishelle Cannatella: Sexy Poker Player

Born November 4, 1979 in Cut Off, Louisiana, Trishelle Cannatella first gained recognition in 2003 by appearing in MTV’s The Real World: Las Vegas. Since then, she has been featured in Playboy, Maxim, Details, Elle Girl, Spin, and Stuff. She also been in over 30 TV shows and films, including Criminal Minds, The Dukes of Hazard: The Beginning, The Surreal Life, Punk’d, Fear Factor, Ninja Cheerleaders, and Dr. Steve-O.

On the tables, Trishelle got off to an auspicious start when her ex-boyfriend and his friends gifted her Poker for Dummies as a prank. Much to their dismay, she used the book to teach herself to play and, before long, was beating the boys at their own game. She then began playing online at Paradise Poker, where her game developed further. Soon after, she got her courage up and entered an $80 tournament at Caesars Palace, which she won. From then on, she decided to take the game more seriously.

2005 saw Trishelle appear on Celebrity Poker Showdown, where she performed admirably. In 2008, she made the final table of the World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational, announcing to the poker world that she was for real.

In a strange turn of events, Cannatella got in touch with Absolute Poker through a mutual friend. The end result was Absolute Poker offering Trishelle a sponsorship as an ambassador, a position she still holds. Her duties include doing both video and written blogs, going to charity events, and spending her summers at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

More recently, Cannatella took down the Trash Talk Championship, a charity event held at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. The event, which sent proceeds to the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, awarded Trishelle with a seat to the 2010 WPT Invitational tournament. She finished third in the event, cashing for $30K.

Currently, Trishelle Cannatella is still actively pursuing her career on the screen, but she can often be found online at Absolute Poker, where she plays as Trishelle_C.

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Sara Underwood: Poker Hottie Playmate

While some of the poker hotties mentioned here are genuinely great poker players, others are merely involved in the game in some manner or another. Some would argue that the words “sexy” and “poker” don’t really go together. Just think of your old man’s weekly games in the basement with his cigar-toting, beer-bellied crew of misfits and plumbers.

Sara Jean Underwood is a model, actress and TV host who is now focusing heavily on poker. She was the 2007 Playboy Playmate of the Year after featuring as Playmate of the Month in 2006 as the Pac 10 girl from Oregon State. She has appeared in several movies and hosts various projects on G4 TV. She is now representing Victory Poker, and being trained by their high powered pro team to fast track her poker education. Originally from Scapoose, Oregon, she now splits time between LA and Las Vegas.

She first modeled for VictoryPoker.net in an advertising campaign and soon became a member of Team Victory. After playing in a Texas holdem charity tournament, the model and actress decided she wanted to learn the finer points of the game. She is currently training with Team Victory members Keith Gipson, Andrew Robl and others.

Sara Underwood placed fourth in her first online poker tournament. “I obviously had very good teachers, because I’m doing very well.”

Poker playmate Sara Underwood, who needs a few credits for her bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Oregon State University, said she relishes the challenge of playing poker against world-class pros, and the chance to put her brain to work. “I want to be known as a professional poker player who can hold my own at the top with some of the best,” she said. “I think the key is just really hard work. I’m just going to throw myself in it. There are no short cuts.”

When she’s not playing poker, Sara Underwood pursues a burgeoning film and television career and she recently co-founded hottiegram.com, a site that allows visitors to send customized video messages from Sara and other models. She’s frequently seen on the G4 television network, where she recently hosted a behind-the-scenes special called “Women of Ninja Warrior,” in which athletes compete on a grueling fitness course. She even tried out the course herself against female Japanese athletes.

In October 2009, Sara Underwood wrapped up filming her starring role in “Zellwood,” a horror movie set in the Florida Everglades. Her previous film credits include “House Bunny” and “Epic Movie.” Her favorite charity is the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or ASPCA.

In an interview of PokerCurious.com, Sara Underwood talks about her new passion and how dealt with dozens of guys at the poker table:

In terms of poker, can we expect to see big things from you in the future?
Sara Underwwod: Big things in the poker world are definitely in my future. You don't get the top notch training I have been getting, and put in the time that I have put in, to be unsuccessful at poker.

Have you been able to learn a thing or two from the pro players on the Victory Team?
Sara Underwwod: The Victory Poker team has been training me like crazy, specifically Andrew Robl, Keith Gibson, and The Maven. I owe everything I know to them.

Any useful tips you can share for other aspiring players?
Sara Underwwod: Just that there is so much to learn, and that it can seem overwhelming at times, but don't give up it will all become clear with time and LOTS of practice. I have been reading the volumes of Dan Harrington's Harrington on Hold'em. They are great books and I recommend them to aspiring players as a jumping off point.

Do you find other players intimidated by you at the table or perhaps distracted? Can you use this to your advantage?
Sara Underwwod: I think guys definitely play different against me, but the advantages I have as being a young women at a poker table are just as great as the disadvantages, so I think it evens itself out. Some guys like having me around I think, simply because you spend so much time at that one table and it's nice to have someone of the opposite sex around, so they might be less likely to call me and just fold. But on the other hand guys also feel like they can push me around with big raises or re-raises (which they can't :)) so being me definitely has its advantages and disadvantages at the poker table.

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Jenny Chu: Hot Poker Model

Jenny Chu has really some great assets to offer in the modeling world and also in the poker world. Undertaking to drive you on into a high gear with this flirtatious and hottest poker model Jenny Chu.

These Vietnamese-Chinese hot chick also known as “The Import Model Sweetheart” and thanks to her countless appearances on import car magazines and poker tournaments. With a body and a face like her, tuned up with her high-octane smile, she’s definitely a sweetheart that will get your blood racing especially at the poker table.

Crisscrossing the country to model at many events, Jenny Chu's fans come from all walks of life. And every one of them tell us the same thing, they love these model sweetheart!

Though Jenny Chu was a Vietnamese beauty, she was born in Los Angeles California. Jenny Chu has a great curves that turn her to be a successful Asian model. She started off modeling for cars, doing some music videos, she had bee a go-go dancer and even took part in the trade conventions.

Her passion in dancing led her to be a go-go dancer back then, she took a dance lesson when she was young. Moreover, she was invited to host a several events, but due to its boring career for her, she preferred dancing instead of hosting.

Jenny Chu dance all over the Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Long Beach. She also performed in the Forbidden city, Century Club, Music Box, Florentine gardens and in the Atmosphere. Her latest music video was in the Fast And Furious 2 where she shake her booty all over the place! She was getting ready to push the power wheels.

She also had a photo shoots in several renowned magazines like Cage Fighting Magazine, Girls of Lowrider, S3 ad Superstreet. She also a spokesmodel of for the international tire outfit, the Kuhmo Tires.

Although she was fondly seen in the magazines and some suites over the internet, Jenny Chu admitted that her career as a model is a short career that why she's doing the best she can.

As a sexy poker model, her first outward show is in Bodog.net. After her success appearance in Bodog, Jenny Chu was also invited to have an appearance at the Costa Rica poker tournament and at the Wild card poker tournament.

Poker players are turning up the heat on these foxy and ravishing poker model, Jenny Chu.

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Victoria “Vicky” Coren: European Poker Hottie

A fascinating author, journalist, TV personaliy and a poker player, take your pick and put them in any order. Vicky Coren is one of the poker hottie stopped all the bad boys fighting at school and made them all be friends again. She looks good, likes a cigarette and plays poker that pretty much ticks all the boxes of every bad boy in town. Who can resist that!

Victoria “Vicky” Coren is a talented player, one who has a major win to her credit. A true new dawn woman, she is famous for a great deal outside the poker world. Victoria Coren has been playing poker for 15 years, since she was a teenager. She is primarily a cash player, based at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London, but has been taking part in international tournaments since 2001.

She has impressed onlookers and rivals with her sophisticated play at this years European Poker Tournament (EPT) event in London. Victoria has cashed in several major tournaments at “The Vic” and was the winner of the 2004 Celebrity Poker Challenge. And off course the 1st ever woman to win an EPT event.

Vicky Coren was also one of the regulars in the original few series of Late Night Poker as well as the champion of one of the first celebrity poker shows, Celebrity Poker Club, which wouldn’t normally be a big determinant of skill but the final table did feature Steve Davis, Barry Hearn, Norman Pace and Willie Thorne, all of whom are serious poker players. Coren also presented a number of poker shows, including more recent series of Late Night Poker.

Off the poker table, Vicky Coren writes for a range of British newspapers, has written 3 books and presents various radio and TV programmes for the BBC and Channel 4. She is a presenter of the BBC show Balderdash and Piffle, and BBC Radio’s Off the Page. Her television and writing skills alone would make her a fabulously successful person.

Vicky Coren is a true asset for PokerStars. Also, a highly visible as both a poker journalist, who writes weekly columns for "The Observer" and "The Guardian". Though Vicky Coren isn't as well known in the US, however, she is one the top ten poker hotties in Europe. With her charming poker skills makes her appealing as a hottest poker player.

Vicky Coren is now the second highest earning female tournament player in England and 11th highest female poker player in the world, which is remarkable considering she is predominantly a cash game player and doesn’t play many tournaments. Victoria has earned the respect of fans and her fellow pro players. She is a member of Team PokerStars Pro and plays online poker using the screen name ‘Vicky Coren’.

Vicky Coren may be as much a great journalist and a poker player, but make no mistake Vicky Coren is a true hot poker player and will always be one of the favorites all over the world at any table she sits at.

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Jennifer “Unabombshell” Tilly: Celebrity Poker Hottie

Jennifer Tilly is the modish celebrity poker hottie making shakes in the women's poker circuit. She made history when she became the first Hollywood star to take home a World Series of Poker gold bracelet Ladies' No Limit Hold'em event. She then broke records again by finishing the invitational 2005 World Poker Tour Ladies night. Her WPT win made her the first woman to win both the major World Poker Tour and World Series Of Poker women's events.

Jennifer Tilly has been best known as an actress, having performed on top of 100 movies and television shows such as Bound, Bride of Chucky, and Liar Liar. Tilly is most known for her appearance in Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway, in which Tilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Jennifer Tilly has also done a lot of voice-over work including roles such as the killer doll Tiffany in Child’s Play, and as the voice of the Griffin Family’s neighbor Bonnie in the hit TV show, Family Guy.

Jennifer Tilly became stitch up with poker in the same way that many other Hollywood celebrities have in the last few years, through playing on television celebrity poker programs. She has appeared on Game Show Network’s Poker Royale as well as on Poker Superstars III, where she was busted in the preliminaries. Other TV appearances include Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown and ESPN’s Pro-Am Poker Equalizer, where she appeared as a celebrity.

She became the hottest poker player during her break out performance in the ladies No Limit Texas Holdem World Series Of Poker in 2005 when she won the title and took home the $156,825.

Jennifer Tilly outlasted 600 women including She outlasted some tough players, including touring pro Isabelle "No Mercy" Mercier WPT Season 2 Ladies Night champion, Cecelia Mortensen tournament player and wife of 2001 WSOP champion Carlos Mortensen and Aidiliy Elviro fiancee of Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi to earn that WSOP bracelet and showed the poker world she was not a one time fluke on September 2005 by winning the 3rd World Poker Tour Ladies Invitational Tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. Jennifer Tilly's WSOP success made her the first non-poker celebrity to win a World Series of Poker bracelet.

During an interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jennifer Tilly said, “I was astonished too. As it started to approach the moment where I thought I might possibly be winning a new piece of jewelry, I was freaking out. And you know, I had almost all the chips, I had like 1,300 chips and the other girl had maybe, um, 57 chips. And I was like, I know because I'm on ESPN and the cameras are on me, there's going to be some way I'm going to lose my entire stack in one hand. But it didn't happen”.

Jennifer Tilly take advantages of an aggressive style that can be daunting. She manage to do well in tournament play. She’s an exceptionally intelligent celebrity gone sexy poker hottie who uses her smarts in a sagacious manner. She’s gone from being a celebrity poker player to a professional in a relatively short amount of time. And she’s gone from being a professional into retirement in an even shorter amount of time.

As Jennifer Tilly told Bluff Magazine in 2008, “I’m not giving up poker entirely — gambling is an addiction after all. I’m just going to treat it more like a hobby and less like a career."

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