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Over the past year we’ve sweetened the pot by dealing out more than $105,000 in Progressive Celebrity Bounties to our players. The concept is easy: Play in any of our weekly Celebrity Tournaments and the more Stars you take out, the more you earn.

On Sunday, December 10 th, x.isabel.x got a taste of this action when she scored $2,500 for taking out Yancey Arias (CSI: Miami), Jon Kelly (Extra), Chris Redman (Da Vinci’s Inquest) and Seth Meyers (Saturday Night Live) in the HollywoodPoker Celebrity Classic. Other big winners for the month of December include boragthung who snagged $500 for knocking out Erik Palladino (ER), Rossi Morreale (Junkyard Mega Wars) and Ken Howard (In Her Shoes) in the December 9 th Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational. $250 went to jozepy24, who took out Samm Levine (National Lampoon’s Barely Legal) and Tim Busfield (thirtysomething) in the HollywoodPoker Celebrity Classic and Yancey Arias (CSI Miami), who knocked out Mimi Rogers (Austin Powers), Jimmie Walker (The Drew Carrey Show) and Ken Howard (In Her Shoes) in the December 12 th Canadian Poker Night.

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Our Stars are speaking out! This month Celebrity Players Yancey Arias, Pamela Gidley, Mimi Rogers and Kelly Hu give exclusive interviews to HollywoodPoker. Find out who wants to go head to head with the Dali Lama, who will be appearing Die Hard 4 and who gives new meaning to the term, “royal flush”.

HollywoodPoker Celebrity Interviews

Star Speak with Mimi Rogers

Hollywood Poker: Congratulations - You've just won $10,000 in a charity tournament. At this point in time, where do you think you'd donate your winnings?

Mimi Rogers: I'd donate my 10K to The Dream Foundation. They grant last wishes to terminal adults.

Hollywood Poker: Here's your opportunity to shamelessly plug your latest project, what are you working on?

Mimi Rogers: Just finished shooting 10 new episodes of The Loop - will start airing in March on Fox.

Hollywood Poker: Finish this sentence: If I lived in a world without poker, I'd probably...

Mimi Rogers: If I lived in a world without poker I'd probably play a lot more Black Jack.

Star Speak with Pamela Gidley

Hollywood Poker: Who'd be at your dream poker table?

Pamela Gidley: Doyle Brunson #1, as he is my poker God-Father. Chris Ferguson, simply for his poker genius. Stu Unger, for the thrill, may he RIP. Chip Reese, deep wallet. James Woods, for his humor. Vince Van Patten, for his lack of skill. Joe Cayuela, for he is my mentor. Frank Sinatra, just to flirt with. My dad, who taught me the game.

Hollywood Poker: Finish this sentence: If I lived in a world without poker, I'd probably...

Pamela Gidley: Become a chess addict and want to beat the legendary Bobby Fischer.

Hollywood Poker: I've got 10 bucks that says you've skipped out on a family occasion to hit the tables. Fess up.

Pamela Gidley: Moi? Never!

Hollywood Poker: We've heard that some Stars play online poker in their dressing rooms, on set and on the road. Do you?

Pamela Gidley: I play whenever, where ever, even on the "throne", my favorite place to play!

Hollywood Poker: Have you ever considered giving up the day job and going poker pro? If so, what would your poker name be?

Pamela Gidley: Pamela "The Squirrell" - cuz, I always have "Da Nutz"

Hollywood Poker: Congratulations - You've just won $10,000 in a charity tournament. At this point in time, where do you think you'd donate your winnings?

Pamela Gidley: To needy children's orphanages around the world.

Hollywood Poker: Here's your opportunity to shamelessly plug your latest project, what are you working on?

Pamela Gidley: A documentary that is close to my heart. Details to come at a later date.

Star Speak with Yancey Arias

Hollywood Poker: Who’d be at your dream poker table?

Yancey Arias: Daniel Negranu, Johny Chan, Eli Elezra , myself, Tobey Mcquire, Phil Ivy, Doyle Brunson, Barry Greenstine, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman.

Hollywood Poker: Finish this sentence: If I lived in a world without poker, I’d probably…

Yancey Arias: Be OK. LOL!

Hollywood Poker: I’ve got 10 bucks that says you’ve skipped out on a family occasion to hit the tables. Fess up.

Yancey Arias: You'd lose!

Hollywood Poker: We’ve heard that some Stars play online poker in their dressing rooms, on set and on the road. Do you?

Yancey Arias: Yup! During lunch breaks only.

Hollywood Poker: Have you ever considered giving up the day job and going poker pro? If so, what would your poker name be?

Yancey Arias: Never would I give up what I do for poker. I love poker but my passion is the arts.

Hollywood Poker: Congratulations - You’ve just won $10,000 in a charity tournament. At this point in time, where do you think you’d donate your winnings?

Yancey Arias: Livestosave.com- That is an organization set up to help victims of natural disasters in America., and WeSpark an organization set up to help Cancer Patients.

Hollywood Poker: Here’s your opportunity to shamelessly plug your latest project, what are you working on?

Yancey Arias: Currently working on Die Hard 4.

Star Speak with Kelly Hu

Hollywood Poker: Who’d be at your dream poker table?

Kelly Hu: The Dalai Lama, but I think he cheats.

Hollywood Poker: Finish this sentence: If I lived in a world without poker, I’d probably…

Kelly Hu: Get more sleep.

Hollywood Poker: I’ve got 10 bucks that says you’ve skipped out on a family occasion to hit the tables. Fess up.

Kelly Hu: Wanna go double or nothing?

Hollywood Poker: We’ve heard that some Stars play online poker in their dressing rooms, on set and on the road. Do you?

Kelly Hu: If I could get internet access in my dressing room I would never know my lines. I did play in one of your tournaments once while getting my hair done. I almost became a blonde that day.

Hollywood Poker: Have you ever considered giving up the day job and going poker pro? If so, what would your poker name be?

Kelly Hu: Before getting this new series I did consider. But now I don't have to, besides, I know I'd get my butt handed to me.

Hollywood Poker: Congratulations - You’ve just won $10,000 in a charity tournament. At this point in time, where do you think you’d donate your winnings?

Kelly Hu: I'd donate to the same charity I'm running the Honolulu Marathon for, Reef Check Hawaii. It's a reef conservation program I've been working with internationally as well.

Hollywood Poker: Here’s your opportunity to shamelessly plug your latest project, what are you working on?

Kelly Hu: I'm currently playing a Korean prostitute on a half hour comedy for ABC called "In Case of Emergency" which will be premiering some time next year. It also stars Jonathan Silverman, Lori Loughlin, Greg Germann and David Arquette, but they're not playing Korean.

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