Merge Gaming Network recently signed on star Shannon Elizabeth as a sponsored pro for their top poker room Carbon Poker. Other poker rooms have briefly sponsored Shannon Elizabeth in the past however Carbon Poker is excited to have the star on board at the Merge Gaming Network.

Most people know Shannon Elizabeth as “Nadia” from the 1999 cult classic “American Pie”. Even though acting is her first and main career Shannon Elizabeth takes poker seriously enough to consider it her second career.

Shannon Elizabeth has not done too badly with her poker career as she has had some outstanding performances on the poker table. Shannon Elizabeth first made a name for herself in 2006 when she beat out 84 poker professionals and celebrities to win the Caesar’s Palace Celerity tournament for first place earnings of $55,000.

Elizabeth didn’t stop there; she went on to cash in over 4 separate events between the 2006 and the 2007 World Series of Poker tournaments. Shannon Elizabeth’s best run at a poker tournament had to be at the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

Shannon Elizabeth dominated through four rounds knocking out big time professional players like PokerStars’ Barry Greenstein and the flamboyant Humberto Brenes. Shannon Elizabeth made it all the way to the semi finals where she was knocked out by Paul Wasicka who went on to win the whole tournament. Shannon Elizabeth raked in $125,000 in earnings for her performance at that tournament.

Shannon wasn’t always a poker player. Elizabeth started out her film career with the movie “Jack Frost”. She didn’t reach her superstar celebrity status under her role as the sexy “Nadia” in “American Pie”. There was a provocative scene in the movie that made millions of guys in the world fans of Shannon Elizabeth. Shannon Elizabeth has also had many other roles in movies like “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”, “The Grand”, and she has made several appearances on the famous television show “That 70’s Show”.

Carbon Poker was looking to add star power and poker skills to their roster and they found it with Shannon Elizabeth, the poker slash actress superstar. The Merge Gaming Network is amongst one of the biggest poker networks online in the world; surely it is a poker home worthy of Shannon Elizabeth. Look out for Shannon Elizabeth on Carbon Poker blogs and in Carbon Poker videos.