WSOP Team Bodog Adds Celebrity Players

UNITED STATES – What's the dream of any celebrity poker player? A seat at the World Series of Poker for a chance to wín $10 million dollars and the title of 2005 World Series Champion! Bodog.com, rapidly becoming the largest brand in online gambling and entertainment, is sponsoring several celebrity poker aficionados in their quest to add 'poker champion' to their already impressive resumes.

Team Bodog's celebs, including Nicholas Gonzalez, Oliver Hudson and DJ AM will add sufficient star power to Team Bodog, a diverse group of more than 70 WSOP qualifiers comprising doctors, students, lawyers, engineers, teachers and more. The team is led by Bodog sponsored poker pros Josh Arieh and David Williams.

"As popular as poker is now, even celebrity players dream of wínning the World Series of Poker," said Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog.com. "With over 70 WSOP seats, including celebs and pros, Team Bodog will be a force to be reckoned with at the tables."

Nicholas Gonzalez is best known for his portrayal of Mischa Barton's love interest D.J. on "The OC" and his roles in "American Family" and MTV's "Undressed". His poker career includes appearances on Bravo's "Celebrity Poker Showdown," and E!'s "Hollywood Hold'Em."

Son of Goldie Hawn and brother of Kate Hudson, Oliver Hudson is best known for his starring role on "The Mountain," his recurrent role on "Dawson's Creek," and his appearance in The Out-of-Towners. Hudson just converted his garage into a "pimped out" poker room and plays at the Bicycle Club and Commerce card rooms in Los Angeles.

DJ AM is young Hollywood's most in-demand DJ. He is also engaged to "Simple Life" star Nicole Richie, who will be supporting him at the WSOP. He has worked his DJ skills for many top artists including Will Smith, Madonna, Samantha Ronson, Dame Dash, Talib Kweli, Bubba Sparks, Nikki Costa, Mark Ronson, Babyface and Papa Roach. He plays poker in Vegas while there for his weekly residency at Body English at the Hard Rock Hotel. In LA he plays at the Commerce Casíno and in some of the hottest Hollywood home games including those of Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Press Release - 2005-07-12 09:56:37