Ellen DeGeneresis adding another skill to her lengthy resume.
The comedian and talk show host, who turned 62 on Sunday, received a special birthday gift from her wife,Portia de Rossi— a one-on-one poker coaching session with pro Vince Van Patten.
In de Rossi’s Instagram video of the session, Van Patten, 62, shared some helpful tricks with DeGeneres, explaining to her, “Usually when a person acts weak they’re strong, when they’re strong they act weak.”
“Some players will go ‘Uhh, I might..’ and then they try to table talk me back into the hand, if they’re strong,” Van Patten added.
“I’m not table talking you, I’m just talking and you’re at a table,” the comedian joked, humoring Van Patten.
Van Patten, who is married to formerReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar Eileen Davidson, was previously an actor and professional tennis player, having played the sport from 1978-1987. In singles, he reached the third round of the US Open twice and Wimbledon once.
He learned how to play poker from his father, late actor Dick Van Patten, when he was a teenager. He is currently a commentator onWorld Tour Poker, which now airs on Fox Sports Networks.
Vincent Van Patten.Gabriel Olsen/Getty
“Happy anniversary, Portia. 11 years,” she wrote alongside the smiling snap captured at their nuptials.
“My favorite number with my favorite person,” she added.
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DeGeneres and de Rossitied the knoton Aug. 17, 2008. They announced the news of their wedding immediately after California’s Supreme Court struck down a law banning same-sex marriage.
The intimate ceremony took place at their Los Angeles home in front of 19 guests, including theArrested Developmentactress’ mother, who flew in from Australia for the wedding.
“I’m the luckiest girl in the world,” DeGeneres said at the time. “She’s now officially off the market. No one else gets her.”
“I feel very, very blessed that both of our families have embraced the two of us together,” de Rossi added.
source: people.com
