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In this week’s Extra:
:: Katrina Relief tournaments raise over $22,650!
:: NEW: Celebrity Spotlight!
:: Return of $10K Freerolls!
:: James Woods vs. the Unabombers!
:: Smooth Start tournaments: Easy Money & Lucky Dollar!
:: Grand IV: Over $180K!
:: Player Spotlight: Hand_Pat!
:: Write to Win
:: Vince Van Patten’s Corner
:: Weekly Poll
 Katrina Relief tournaments raise over $22,650!
The Celebrity turnout for the Katrina Relief tournaments has been overwhelming. Check out the Celebrities who have played in the Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational and the Hollywood Poker Celebrity Classic so far:
James Woods
Vince Van Patten
Dennis Quaid
Wayne Gretzky
Lenny Dykstra
Larry Bowa
Gary Carter
Mimi Rogers
Tom McGowan
Ronny Cox
Michael Kane
Ricki Lake
Pamela Gidley
Yancey Arias
Andrew Hill Newman
Jimmy Van Patten
Michael Woods
Kane Hodder
Josh Charles
Tim Busfield
Norby Walters
Jonathan Baker
Thank you to all of our players for coming out to support this worthwhile cause.
The ensuing tragedy in the Gulf coast area has made it imperative for us to extend our efforts to help those affected by the recent hurricanes. HollywoodPoker.com’s Katrina Relief tournaments have already raised over $22,650 and we are asking all of our players to continue their support by joining us every week for the Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational and the Hollywood Poker Celebrity Classic. Half the proceeds go to the American Red Cross and the other half goes to the International Hospital for Children – the charity endorsed by our Celebrity Player, Dennis Quaid.
Learn more about Katrina Relief Tournaments.
 NEW: Celebrity Spotlight!
You have questions – deep seeded and burning questions about your favorite Celebrities that deserve to be answered - no – that NEED to be answered and that need to be answered by your favorite Celebrities. In order to facilitate your desires, we are happy to introduce the Celebrity Spotlight, a new addition to HollywoodPoker.com’s Celebrity-centered universe.
Our plan is to get you to interview our Celebrity Players. The first Celebrity is Josh Malina, so ask him a question by e-mailing me at hollay@hollywoodpoker.com. We’ll select a few questions to ask Josh and if your question is chosen, you’ll win HollywoodPoker.com gear!
This is your chance to interview the Stars! Don’t miss out!
Return of the $10K Freerolls!
The $10K Freerolls are another shinning example of how HollywoodPoker.com does everything bigger and better! HollywoodPoker.com’s $10K freerolls are easy to enter and are a perfect way for new players and veterans alike to have a great time and add a sizable chunk to their chip stacks. It gets even better: You can combine our $10K Freerolls with other promotions, like our exclusive Poker Deposit Bonuses, Reload Bonuses and Invite-A-Friend programs to really reap the rewards!
Qualifying for the $10K Freerolls begins tomorrow, so learn more about how you can play today!
James Woods vs. the Unabombers!
Everywhere you look there’s James Woods! Pretty impressive, really, but you have to wonder when this guy finds time to sleep. One of his newest feats involves leading the James Woods team against the Unabomber team in GSN’s new Poker Royale Series.
Read an official GSN press release to learn more about James in Poker Royale.
New Series Features Woods and Poker Pro Phil 'The Unabomber' Laak Premiering
on GSN Friday, October 7 at 10PM ET/PT With Back-To-Back Hour Episodes
Other Players Include Jennifer Tilly, Ted Forrest, Danny Masterson
and Cyndy Violette
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- It's an old-fashioned
"choose up sides" poker showdown between Hollywood superstar James Woods' team
and poker pro Phil Laak's team in THE JAMES WOODS GANG VS. THE UNABOMBERS IN
POKER ROYALE. Premiering on Friday, October 7 at 10:00PM ET/PT, poker
enthusiasts will now be able to enjoy two hours of the best poker players in
action every Friday night on GSN.
In THE JAMES WOODS GANG VS. THE UNABOMBERS IN POKER ROYALE, veteran actor
James Woods ("Pretty Persuasion," "Rudy," "Casino") and Phil "The Unabomber"
Laak (placed 1st in the 2004 World Poker Tour Main Event and host of E!'s
Hollywood Hold 'Em) choose their own teams to battle it out over seven
episodes.
Filmed at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, the series
features a prize-pot topping $75,000 and bragging rights as to who captained
the best team.
On Woods' team are Kathy Liebert (ranked in the top 20 players of all
time, winner of POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF THE SEXES), Bob Goen (Entertainment
Tonight), Ted Forrest (five World Series of Poker bracelets), Susie Isaacs
(two World Series of Poker bracelets) and Nicole Sullivan (Mad TV, The King of
Queens).
Playing for the Unabombers are Jennifer Tilly (2005 WSOP Women's Final
Table bracelet winner), Cyndy Violette (1st Place 2004 World Series of Poker
Seven Card Stud), Danny Masterson (That 70's Show), Hassan Habib (2nd Place
2004 World Poker Tour Championship) and Gail O'Grady (NYPD Blue, American
Dreams).
In recent years Woods has taken the world of poker by storm, and is a
force to be reckoned with not only on the big screen. He plays regularly in
Hollywood home games and has respect among his poker peers.
Laak is known on the poker circuit as "The Unabomber" for playing in
hooded sweatshirts and sunglasses. He is one of the most animated players at
the table, jumping around and kneeling beside the dealer while waiting for the
river. He coined the term "I felted him" -- leaving the last person at the
table with just the felt in front of them and recently finished second in the
2005 World Series of Poker Pot Limit Hold'Em event.
Returning as host is John Ahlers with sideline reporter Lisa Dergan.
Providing expert analysis is professional poker player Robert Williamson III.
The team captains decide which players participate in each match at the
coveted final table. All players play a minimum of three games, earning
points based on where they finish, hoping to bluff, call and check their
fearless challengers. First place in each match earns ten points, second
place receives eight points, third place is six points, fourth place is four
points, fifth place receives two points. The team with the highest points
from the qualifying matches has a chip count advantage going into the finale.
THE JAMES WOODS GANG VS. THE UNABOMBERS IN POKER ROYALE is part of GSN's
poker franchise POKER ROYALE. The series airs every Friday at 10:00PM as part
of GSN's Casino Night and has included COMEDIANS VS. PROS, YOUNG BLOODS
SPECIAL (LIVE), CELEBRITIES VS. PROS, BATTLE OF THE SEXES and THE WPPA
CHAMPIONSHIP.
POKER ROYALE is produced by Jeff Mirkin Productions in association with
ArmFitz Productions. Maureen FitzPatrick, Jeff Mirkin and John Faratzis serve
as executive producers.
SOURCE GSN
Smooth Start tournaments: Easy Money & Lucky Dollar
Nothing beats the thrill of real money poker, but there is also nothing worse than feeling nervous at the tables. HollywoodPoker.com offers its players two tournaments that are ideal for getting your real money playing career off to a smooth start. The Easy Money and Lucky Dollar tournaments are both low-stakes games with low buy-ins. What’s more, we’ve added up to $2,500 to the prize pools! After all, if you’re going to start at HollywoodPoker.com, you’re going to start in style!
Learn more about our Easy Money and Lucky Dollar tournaments by visiting the Featured Tournaments page.
Grand IV: Over $180K!
If you’re looking to snag some serious cash, read on! The Grand tournament returns with the Grand IV on October 1st and 2nd and guarantees to pay out over $120,000 to the first place winner. Qualifers run daily and since they’ve already started, now is the perfect time to step up and sink your teeth into a nice chunk of dough!
Learn more about the Grand IV tournament by visiting our Featured Tournaments page.
 Player Spotlight: Hand_Pat!
Steal the stage when you enter our Player Spotlight! All you have to do is e-mail me at hollay@hollywoodpoker.com, tell me a bit about yourself, and if you’re selected to appear in the Player Spotlight, you automatically win a tournament ticket. At HollywoodPoker.com, it actually pays to indulge your ego!
Hand_Pat here! I am an over-educated, old broad from California, who was mostly a 7-Card Stud player. I have been playing Texas Hold’em (on-line) about eight months now.
I've lived different places, from Alaska to Florida; and done a lot of different jobs; been active in marketing, politics, and many other areas. I have been a lawyer for the last number of years (but I am really trying to give it up; but it is difficult to reform). Hope to build a cabin some time soon and with the exception of “computering”, I hope live an old fashioned life on a few acres.
I came to Hollywood Poker to meet/chat with James Woods and find out if being on top in IQ translates into being a top poker player. I hope so.
My second day playing the freerolls here I won a $30.00 freeroll, which gave me a starting bank account of $14.00. I have been one babe hooked on Hollywood Poker ever since. Like everyone else, I would like to win a ticket to the “Big One” – the WSOP. If I did, I would prefer to use the entries towards several of the lesser tourneys to multiply my chances of bringing home a bracelet. Although, I confess; I never heard of all of the Celebrities here, I am still a BIG FAN of Hollywood Poker!
~Hand_Pat
Write to Win
Submit a poem, article or short story dealing with this week's topic to the Write to Win contest and you could win a tournament ticket. All entries are posted in the Community section of the site in Hollywood Poker Forums’ Center Stage section. All players are welcome to cast their votes for their favorite article and the entry with the most votes wins its writer a tournament ticket.
This week's topic: The Popularization of Poker: Why do you think poker has become so big in the last few years?
Congratulations to last week's winner, one eyed cat! Read the winning submission below.
Dear John,
This is going to be brief and to the point. I have left you, and I’m not coming back. I tried to be a good wife these past 27 years, but you never cared how I felt or noticed that I was nearing my limit with your gruff and bluff behavior. I tried to tell you how low I was, and that I was tired of setting the table, washing pots and pans and sitting home while you played at one golf tournament after another when you weren’t working. I was even happy for you when you scored an ace on the par 3 and won a $20.00 bet. (But I did tire of hearing about all the bad putts and wayward chips that didn’t find their target) And it wasn’t easy trying to raise three kids when I was at loose ends and mired in the muck of loneliness. I honestly thought I was going nuts at times, and even considered jumping off the nearest bridge, but realized that wasn’t the answer. What I needed was a life of my own. So, in desperation, John, I took one of the very few outs I had. I began an affair. (To be more accurate, I should say I resumed an affair I indulged in while I was in college before I met you.) And, I’m pleased to say, it has restored passion to my soul and consumed every waking moment of my new life. If you’re wondering where I am and what I’m doing, John, tune in the Travel Channel this Wednesday night at nine o’clock. I’ll be there, at the final table, playing on the WPT. Then I’ll be off to the Trump casinos in Atlantic City before hitting Vegas for the WSOP. One last thought: Don’t be surprised if you hear the TV announcers refer to me as ‘The Grey Trey’. (After all, a new life deserves a new name.)
Take care and goodbye,
Joan
~one eyed cat
 Vince Van Patten's Corner
When I first started playing poker, we didn’t even have tournaments. We were playing 5-Card Draw back then and so everyone dealt themselves. Dealing the cards yourself makes the experience different. Back then, poker was a sub-culture itself. No one really knew what you were doing or what you were talking about. Poker? What are you talking about? It was like the Wild West, but it was a great time to start!
~Vince Van Patten
 Weekly Poll: Vote to Win!
When you vote in the Weekly Poll, you are automatically entered into a draw to win HollywoodPoker.com gear. This kind of style is quick, affordable and informative!
This week’s poll question:
What poker games would you like to see become more popular online?
Go to the Hollywood Poker Forums and vote!
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