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David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston and George Clooney host poker parties at their homes.

During her single days, Rue used poker as a dating tool. "If we met a cute guy, I'd invite him to a Saturday night game. It's a safe way to get to know someone with your girlfriends there. You can find out a lot about a person by the way they play."

Chef Ben Ford, owner of Beverly Hills eatery Chadwick, craves the game. He's a chip off the old block. "Every time my dad (Harrison Ford) walks into a casino, he has to play."

Affleck is the star with the most recognizable poker face.

The actor brought his love for the game to Live With Regis and Kelly last month when he co-hosted with Regis — who beat him at cards on the air.

Like many stars, Affleck has appeared on popular TV poker games such as Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown and Travel Channel's World Poker Tour. Some of the celebrity games are played for charity.

James Woods is part of an elite group that includes Affleck that plays privately on Monday nights with a $5,000 buy-in. Woods shares his new passion with girlfriend Dawn DeNoon (a co-producer for Law & Order: SVU). There's talk of him directing James McManus' book about poker, Positively Fifth Street.

Last month Woods sailed to the Mexican Riviera to try for a million big ones on Card Player Cruises on Holland America. It was one of 14 tournaments filmed by the Travel Channel leading up to a championship show that will air June 30. (Woods' game airs June 16.) "They took all my money. We have nothing left."