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While Shannon Elizabeth may be best remembered for her role as the dream girl in American Pie and more recently, for her advocacy on behalf of endangered rhinos, she is also a very capable poker player with almost a quarter million in live earnings. The forty-something Texan is also tops in followers among her card-playing peers on Instagram.

POKER’S INSTAGRAM QUEENS

In second place in Instagram followers is fellow poker-playing actress, Jennifer Tilly of Child’s Play fame. Coming in third is the lone Englander in the top ten, Liv Bouree.

Queens of Poker: Shannon Elizabeth, Jennifer Tilly, Liv Boeree tops in followers on Instagram

The other birth countries represented by poker players in the top ten are Canada, Belgium and Taiwan.

UPDATED July 13, 2024

10) CHARLOTTE VAN BRABANDER

Charlotte Van Brabander
Live earnings: $70 thousand
Birthplace 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium
Instagram followers: 7.9 thousand

9) KRISTEN BICKNELL

Kristen Bicknell
Live earnings: $4.8 million
Born December 29, 1986 🇨🇦 St. Catharines, Ontario
Instagram followers: 10 thousand

5) KARA SCOTT

Kara Scott
Live earnings: $665 thousand
Birthplace 🇨🇦 Calgary, Alberta
Instagram followers: 12.3 thousand

7) LYNN GILMARTIN

Lynn Gilmartin
Live earnings: $15 thousand
Born November 3, 1984 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Instagram followers: 39.4 thousand

6) VANESSA ROUSSO

Vanessa Ashley Rousso
Live earnings: $3.5 million
Born February 5, 1983 🇺🇸 White Plains, New York
Instagram followers: 69 thousand

5) LILY KILETTO

Lily Kiletto
Live earnings: $868 thousand
Born December 28, 1986 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Instagram followers: 74 thousand

4) MARIA HO

Maria Ho
Live earnings: $4 million
Born March 6, 1983 🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan
Instagram followers: 113 thousand

3) LIV BOEREE

Olivia “Liv” Boeree
Live earnings: $4 million
Born July 18, 1984 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kent, England
Instagram followers: 123 thousand

2) JENNIFER TILLY

Jennifer Ellen Chan
Live earnings: $1 million
Born September 16, 1958 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California
Instagram followers: 456 thousand

1) SHANNON ELIZABETH

Shannon Elizabeth Fadal
Live earnings: $236 thousand
Born September 7, 1973 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas
Instagram followers: 413 thousand