Dancing With the Stars Moves Poker Pro Shannon Elizabeth to Next Round

Accomplished poker player and actress Shannon Elizabeth has been showing her many talents in yet another venue, this time as one of the 12 celebrity contestants of the popular ABC television hit, Dancing with the Stars, which just moved her to the next round following a double elimination night.

Elizabeth, who garnered fame in the 1999 comedy film American Pie, describes poker as her "second career."

According to Wikipedia, Elizabeth visits Las Vegas up to three times each month to participate in poker games with the top players of the United States. She played in the Main Event of the 2005 World Series of Poker and won a special Nicky Hilton tournament celebrating the opening of a new poker room at Caesars Palace hotel in January 2006, beating out 83 celebrities and poker professionals to win $55,000.

She has also cashed four times in the World Series of Poker in 2006 and 2007, but again busted out of the Main Event early.

In 2007, she advanced to the semi-finals of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in a field consisting of the top poker professionals before losing to eventual champion Paul Wasicka, taking home an impressive third place. Among the four opponents she defeated were three World Series of Poker multiple bracelet winners: Jeff Madsen, Barry Greenstein, and Humberto Brenes.

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