Game-play begun yesterday and Sportsbook.com is already posting odds on the top players competing. This year, to add to the commotion, a hand full of Hollywood's most famous are in attendance. When you put poker stars like Phil Hellmuth and Gus Hansen playing along with famous movie types like Ben Affleck and Leonardo DiCaprio, you reach out to a wide audience.

It is just this type of media attention that has made online poker playing a top pastime worldwide. Whether playing online or at a land casino, poker is reigning supreme these days.