June 09 2014, by Jennifer Newell

James Woods Leaves WSOP on Stretcher

Quite a few celebrities play poker, and James Woods is one of the most well-known of the actors in the game. He can often be found in Atlantic City or Los Angeles poker rooms and casinos. And during the summer months, he enjoys playing tournaments at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Woods has played a number of events since the May 27 start of the 2014 WSOP, and on June 8, he entered the $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament. A few levels into the game, he experienced chest pains.

PokerNews reported that Woods required medical attention and was in the hallway of the Rio, outside of the tournament room, receiving oxygen. He was communicating with paramedics by pointing to his chest. He was then transported to the hospital for testing.

A bit later, Woods took to his @RealJamesWoods Twitter account to report on his progress.

“I did what every person my age should do with any sign of sudden symptoms that could be cardiac related. I’m sharing hoping others take care.”

He went on to tweet:

“A lot of people checked in with me. My dear friend Emad Alabsi is here and everything is looking good.”

 

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About the author

Jennifer Newell fell in love with poker while working for the World Poker Tour in Los Angeles. She left the company to live as a freelance writer with a heavy concentration on the poker world. It is not often that she travels to poker tournaments and less often that she plays the game, but she can always be found reading and writing about poker. You can find her on her FreelanceWriterJen Facebook page or @WriterJen on Twitter.