NzameII topples Hollywood Poker celeb

One of the perks of being a Hollywood Poker player is the chance you're going to end up playing against one of the many celebrities who hang out at the poker site as well.

If you want more than just the "chance" of rubbing elbows with the stars at the virtual felt, players can also pay for the opportunity to play against a celeb heads-up. That's exactly what NzameII did, challenging David Zayas to a heads-up match and walking away $500 richer.

NzameII put up some of his hard earned player points for the match, and walked away the victor, though he admits, initially Zayas took the lead.

"By selective attacks on the turn and river, I succeeded in counterbalancing our stacks," NzameII said.

In one instance, NzameII flopped a set of nines, which should have meant victory for the online player, but somehow Zayas got away from the hand and stayed alive.

"At the end, two live cards were enough to call his all-in," NzameII said. "A pair of lucky sevens held up, and I won."

A former policeman turned actor, David Zayas likes to play poker as a hobby. He's appeared in several popular TV shows in the past few years and had a recurring role as Enrique Morales in HBO's Oz, and now plays Angel Batista on Showtime's Dexter.

Zayas is one of many celebrities Hollywood Poker players can go head-to-head with at the poker site.

Other players up for the challenge include: James Woods, Donnie Wahlberg, Ken Howard, Pamela Gidley, Meat Loaf, Kevin Nealon and Mimi Rogers.

All players have to do to take them on is rake in enough Poker Points and exchange them for this exclusive celebrity experience.

There are still plenty of events that bring out the celebrities as well with the weekly Celebrity Tournament, Canadian Poker Night , the Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational and the Hollywood Poker Celebrity Classic.

"I had a blast at the HP Celebrity Shootout!" said mixerguy2 on the Hollywood Poker site. "I collected a bounty by knocking out Kellie Williams, but that wasn't even the best part."

After busting out of the tournament, mixerguy2 headed for the $20 sit-and-goes where he sat down at a table with Dule Hill, Willie Garson and Tom Everett Scott.

"It was perhaps one of the best matches I have ever been a part of," he said. "It came down to four of us left: Willie and Dule being two of them, plus myself and another player. We totally battled!"

To get your own poker celebrity story, head to Hollywood Poker.

courtesy of Sarah Polson

News Added: 21 July, 2007

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