Is Jennifer Tilly still with Phil Laak?

Jennifer Tilly, an American–Canadian actress and poker player best known for her distinctive voice and comedic timing has been in a relationship with Philip Courtney Laak, an Irish–American professional poker player and a poker commentator since 2004.

Tilly was previously married to Sam Simon, a developer and producer of The Simpsons, from 1984 until 1991.

Tilly’s partner Laak holds a World Poker Tour (WPT) title, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, and has appeared on numerous nationally aired television shows.

Laak became known widely in the poker scene as the “Unabomber” because of the hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses he wears at the table, making him resemble the forensic sketch of Theodore Kaczynski, who was known as the Unabomber.

Laak is also known for his unusual and inventive manner of speech. He coined the poker terms;

• “Felted”, which means having lost all of one’s chips (i.e. nothing left in front of the player except the table felt),
• “Upstuck”, meaning being down from your high point of the session (i.e., if you won $15,000 and then lost $10,000 within the same session) and
• “POW” (Pay-off wizard), which he uses in a self-mocking fashion.