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In this week's INSIDER:

:: Poker News: Hollywood Poker Top Set Happy Hour!
:: Poker World: When Online Goes Live, You Win!
:: Celebrity Poker Night with Kelly Hu
:: Player Spotlight: WizardGrim
:: Player of the Week: Susan Blakely
:: Actor of the Week: Peter Facinelli
:: Girl of the Week: Miss July
:: Special Promotions: $17,500 in Freerolls!
:: New Promotions: Invite-A-Friend Memorial Day Offer
:: Words from Vince Van Patten, WPT Host & Commentator
:: The Hollywood Poker Quiz: Win Hollywood Poker Gear!
:: Write to Win a Tournament Ticket!

When Online Goes Live, You Win!

We here at Hollywood Poker are all about playing online. There’s the obvious benefits of being able to get dealt in to any game conveniently, quickly and let’s not forget even nakedly if one so desires. This said, there’s also something to be said about the live casino experience. One casino in particular will be hosting an event that’s financial possibilities are worth suiting up to join.

Think sunny Spain – a country known for its rich history, abundant tradition and beautiful people.  It’s also renowned for a lively nightlife, which includes the bounty of gaming possibilities. If poker in particular is what you covet, Casino Barcelona is the primary purveyor of such fare. In September 2006, Casino Barcelona will also be known for hosting the live conclusion to the biggest event in online poker history – the $5,000,000 Ongame Poker Classic. Hollywood Poker will also have a part in this once in a lifetime poker event. We are proud to be fusing the realms of live and online poker by hosting the Ongame Poker Classic at Hollywood Poker and giving you, fine player, a chance to pit your skills for a slice of $5,000,000. If you are one of the top 45 finalists in the online tourney, we’ll be flying you to Casino Barcelona where you will finish the game live. Best part is no one loses – literally. Once you’ve made the live game, not only do you get to sample the delights of Spain while playing at Casino Barcelona – the beautiful casino by the sea - but you’re also guaranteed to end up in the money.

Foxwoods, The Mirage, Caesar’s Palace – they’re all great places to play, but when the online poker world goes live from September 30th – October 1st , the eyes of the poker world will be set on Spain.

Want to get in on the action? There are multiple ways to enter including daily qualifiers.

Learn more about the Ongame Poker Classic today.

Hollywood Poker Top Set Happy Hour!

If you're looking to make the most of your time at the tables, take a seat in any Texas Hold'em cash game starting on June 1st and running between 7pm EST and 1am EST. If your pocket Aces catch another ace or two on the board, you could win anywhere from $5 to $100!

In a real money Texas Hold’em cash game, any player dealt pocket aces who catches either three or four aces wins a prize equal to 10 times the big blind in that hand when they email support with their hand history.  You don’t even need to win the pot to win the promotion, nor does the hand need to go to a showdown.

Here are the details:

The Hollywood Poker Top Set Happy Hour Terms and Conditions:

1.  This promotion will run between 7pm EST and 1am EST on Thursday, June 1st 2006.  Only hands played during this period will be eligible for the promotion.  In order to claim their prize, players must contact support by email with the winning hand # or hand history within 72 hours of the end of the promotion.

2.  This promotion applies only to Texas Hold’em cash games on HollywoodPoker.com.  Tournament tables are not eligible for the promotion.  All fixed limit, pot limit and no limit games with a big blind of $.50 or larger are eligible to win a prize, equal to ten times the big blind to a maximum payout of $100 per player per hand.  Games with a big blind less than $.50 are not eligible for this promotion.  Although the maximum single payout is $100, players are able to win more than once during the period, and so their total payout may exceed $100.

3.  In order to win, a player must have pocket aces (any suits are acceptable), and they must hit at least one more ace on the board.  Four aces also qualify, as does any hand where the player hits their third ace but makes a stronger hand overall given the board cards.  For example, if the player holds AdAs and the board is Ah2h2c7d8c, the player wins the promotion for hitting three aces even though their actual hand value is a full house aces over twos.  A player does not need to win the hand in question to qualify for the promotional prize amount.

4.  Although there is no showdown requirement, nor is a player required to reveal their cards to the table in order to win the promotion, a player cannot win the promotion if they fold their hand. 

5.  Players can only use their own account to play at HollywoodPoker.com, and therefore, players can only win the promotional prize using their own account.

6.  HollywoodPoker.com reserves the right to withhold payment of the prize if it is found that a player or a number of players acted unethically or in violation of our standard Terms and Conditions, including but not limited to, chip dumping, soft playing or collusion.

7.  The judgment of Hollywood.com will be final in all matters pertaining to this promotion.  Hollywoodpoker.com reserves to modify or cancel this promotion at any time without prior notice or consent.

Words from Vince Van Patten, WPT Host & Commentator



If you're a solid poker player, it doesn't hurt to teach someone else to play. It refreshes you on all the things you've become sloppy about and this will only improve your game.


~Vince Van Patten

Player Spotlight: WizardGrim

Want your chance in the Spotlight? Simply e-mail me at hollay@hollywoodpoker.com. If you’re chosen for the week’s Player Spotlight, you’ll win Hollywood Poker gear!

In this week's Player Spotlight meet WizardGrim!

I am a single father of one teenage daughter who I currently care for full time. I like to go hiking, fishing, and camping. I've lived in Colorado most of my life, and I love it here. I love to travel but eventually I always long for my home in Colorado. I like to play games online in my spare time; anything from racing, flight sims to my long time favorite, poker. Even though I am new to the online poker seen I still have great fun playing at Hollywood Poker. I've been to many sites and I've found Hollywood Poker is my favorite. I like the site much better then any other just because of the format, and the fact that it is so much more user friendly then some of the sites I've visited. It's also always nice to be able to get a hold of a live support agent when you need one without the hassle of searching through hundreds of links just to get one.

~WizardGrim


Write to Win

Express your creativity by entering Hollywood Poker's popular Write to Win contest. If your entry is chosen as a finalist, you could win a tournament ticket to one of Hollywood Poker's Celebrity Tournaments.

All you have to do is write about anything poker related and send it to hollay@hollywoodpoker.com. I’ll post all articles that qualify in the ‘Center Stage’ section of the Lounge where your fellow players will vote for their favorite article. Aside from the prestige and praise you’ll receive for your rhetorical brilliance, if you win you’ll also score a Hollywood Poker tournament ticket. It gets even better: Every week, one random voter will win Hollywood Poker gear.

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