Hollywood Actor James Woods Talks Playing Poker and Upcoming TV and Movie Projects
We caught up with James Woods, on Thursday on break of the $1500 WSOP Event, 7 Card Stud tournament. He was short stacked but still alive.
Whether it��s the movie Casino, voice over��s on Family Guy, or a guest appearance on the HBO hit show Entourage, Hollywood star, James Woods, has been entertaining audiences for over five decades now.
Woods has been an avid poker player for a while. We sat down with the Hollywood star to talk poker, ��Old Hollywood��, and upcoming projects.
What are your favorite disciplines of poker?
��Well, when online was around, I played a lot of HORSE. I didn��t know all the games well, so HORSE was great for that.��
What current Hollywood star(s) do you consider to be the best on the felt?
��Tobey Maguire. He��s the best I��ve played with. Ben Affleck is good, but he hasn��t played in awhile.��
Can you indulge us in any ��Old Hollywood poker stories?��
Woods recalled a private Hollywood cash game with a $25,000 buy-in that was hosted by Nick Cassavetes. ��First hand. I raised with aces. There was a re-raise, and then get it all-in against kings. And before we could even agree to run it three times, the dealer rolls out the flop and there��s the King! I had barely sat down. My seat wasn't even warm yet."
He then told us of an old Hollywood game that was passed down throughout the years. Woods eventually hosted it.
��Marty was a director Martin Ritt, directed the 1963 filmHud, staring Paul Newman], he started the game. Then Telly [Telly Savalas] took it over, then Vinny Patten [Vince Van Patten], then I had it.��
Do you have any up coming projects?
Coma. A TV series on A&E. Also Officer Down, [a crime drama]. And then a coming of age prison movie too." The movie Woods is referring to is called Jamesy Boy.
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