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green room > poker lifestyle > extra archives
We've just introduced some hot new events to the Hollywood Poker starring line up, including the Hollywood Poker Girls - Babes and Bounties tournament and the action packed WPT Bellagio tournament. Read all about it in the Extra! In this week's Extra:
Hollywood Poker’s famed Celebrity Shootout is back! This time around, the Celebrity Shootout features an enormous $10,000 guaranteed prize pool, $100 Celebrity Bounties and the addition of an incredible WPT Bellagio prize package valued at $17,500. Combine all this with the exciting Celebrity poker action you’ve come to expect from Hollywood Poker, and you’ve got the poker tournament you’ve been waiting for. Mark your calendar for December 3rd at 2pm EST and be sure not to miss the most value-packed online poker event of the season! Learn more about the Celebrity Poker Shootout WPT Bellagio tournament! There are only a few days before the first of 4 chances to cash in on Hollywood Poker's $10K Freeroll Week II. Within the span of one week, we are giving away $10K in cash, prizes and let's not forget that Celebrity attendance means you could walk away with one (or more!) of our famous Celebrity Bounties. Let's not forget one of the biggest highlights though: While entrance to the $10K Freeroll Week II is based on the number of Poker Points you acquire between September 20th at 5pm EST and October 31st at 5am EST, you don't need to exchange your points for entry into the tournament. Your Poker Points total remains exactly the same - all you have to do this earn as many as possible within the allotted time period. October 31st is only days away, so find out more about the $10K Freeroll Poker Week II now!
Watch your bankrolls, cause these sexy babes are more than just pretty faces - and they're planning on proving it to you in the first ever Hollywood Poker Girls Babes and Bounties tournament. This sizzling tournament features hot women, a prize pool guaranteed at $1,000, Celebrity attendance and just incase you needed an excuse to hunt down these hotties, we're placing $50 bounties on every Hollywood Poker Girl. The first Hollywood Poker Girls Babes and Bounties tourney is on Saturday, November 5th at 4pm EST, so get ready to pit your skills against some lovely and lethal poker babes!
If you’re looking to optimize your heads up tournament play, check out Hollywood Poker’s brand new heads up tables. There are a variety of buy-ins tailored to every style of play, starting as low as $5 + 0.50 and going up to $100 + 80. Our heads up tables deal out the fast paced, head to head action that’s essential to perfecting your tournament skill. Try out a heads up game today! You can find them under the Sit’n’Go tab in the tournament lobby.
The dedication of players at Hollywood Poker has raised over and astounding $33K for hurricane relief efforts. Still, there is one more Hurricane Relief tournament left and we invite all of you to come out and finish off our incredibly successful Hurricane Relief tournaments Hollywood style: BIG! Here are some of the Celebrity Poker Players that regularly play: James Woods The upcoming Hollywood Poker Celebrity Classic on Sunday October 30th at 2pm EST marks the last Hurricane Relief tournament and our last chance to assist the victims of the Gulf Coast disasters. HollywoodPoker.com will match the prize pool, donating half the proceeds to the American Red Cross and the other half to the International Hospital for Children - Celebrity Player Dennis Quaid's charity of choice. Of course, the Hollywood Poker Celebrity Classic will still feature all its amazing perks, including Celebrity Bounties for up to $100, $500 added to the prize pool and most of all, your chance to go head to head with your favorite Hollywood Poker Celebrities.
After his astounding success in the October 21st Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational, LoserKid1983 had the Hollywood Poker staff admiring his poker suave like a school-girl gushes over Justin Timberlake – or whoever the kids like these days. Point being, we’re still astounded, so we asked our poker prodigy to take some time out from cleaning out the pots to share a bit about himself – and his success – with all of us. Lucky for us, he was good enough to agree!
Q: What sparked your interest in poker? A: Well, I started out playing Blackjack at the local casino - which wasn’t much bigger than the 2 BJ tables they had in there. I would compete in tourneys and play at the tables. I had a knack for the game. I walked out ahead a good percentage of the time, and for a college kid nothing is better than money for booze. As the poker boom took off we started playing at school and I started playing at the casinos. I think my years of playing Blackjack gave me a good read for the cards, and over time with numerous hours of practice, my read on players took off! I was placing in the money at our home games consistently and making some decent runs at the casino’s poker rooms. All this happened over a two year period. It has taken some time to really get a grip on the game, and switching between online and live poker is something that doesn’t come easy. More recently poker has become a major hobby; it’s a great stress reliever, when the cards are falling right, from the hectic lectures and studies. Q: What do you like best about playing at Hollywood Poker? Q: If someone were to want to find you at Hollywood Poker, where and when do you usually play? A: My Hollywood Poker playing is restricted by my studies. In the afternoon I will more than likely be on, if not playing just hanging out with the locals. The best time is on Thursdays around 10pm EST, getting ready for the always entertaining Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational! Q: Do you have advice for new players? If so, what? Q: When you’re not cleaning out the pots at Hollywood Poker, how do you occupy your time? A: My time is mostly split between 3 things. First and foremost is school. I am what would be called a “Super Senior” (5th year) Electrical Engineer at Michigan Tech. It’s definitely a time consuming restraint on my Hollywood Poker playing. Second, would be my wonderful and beautiful girlfriend! She had a sketchy time with me playing online poker, but since she’s graduated and working full time 3.5 hours away from here, she’s letting the leash out a little. Also cashing in on one of the Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational tourneys helped too! It's a good feeling having someone backing me up and watching out for me at the same time. Third would be my couch. Ask either of my roommates, both would say, from their couches, that there are many delightful hours spent there. If only we had wireless internet! Now, my couch only takes third, until the snow rolls in. In the winter I am a Ski Patroller at our local Mont Ripley Ski Hill. True enough! Nothing beats the sweet, sweet elation of being weighed down with too much coin. On behalf of everyone at Hollywood Poker, I'd like to thank LoserKid1983 for sharing and wish him best of luck - not that he seems to need it.
Greetings everyone! I just want to say ‘hi’ and tell you all little about myself. First off, I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to the support staff and the guys, who have giving me quite the warm welcome and always cheer me up when I am having a bad day or getting cold cards, Anyway, I'm from a small town in Wisconsin and I grew up and spent 21 years there. I partied and played a lot of poker - mainly because there was nothing else to do when there was 2 feet of snow falling! I learned to play poker from the TV, which got my attention. Then I read a few books and I took most of my friends money learning from the "pros". Then I moved to sunny south Florida, where I have resided for the past 3 years now. What a difference! I got involved in a billiard installation company (one of the largest in south Florida). We deliver for 9 retail stores and on top of that, we have our own business. One person in particular got me involved in live tournaments. I played in a few and it made me open my eyes to the broader look. All in all, I enjoy playing poker. It’s like a new relationship. Yeah, I get sick of it at times, but I’m always back for more! Anyway, that’s about it! Make sure you say ‘hi’ to me in the lobby and at the tables. I’m really easy to get along with - unless you take my chippies! Take Your Checks To The Bank The “Grand Old Master” of poker, Johnny Moss, won the world championship three times. He played against the best players in the world and for the highest stakes. In the last few years of his life, he lived in a complimentary suite at Binion’s Horseshoe and played poker almost every day in the casino. As Johnny approached and passed 80 years of age, he often played 20-40 hold’em. Although his game may have slipped a little, the Master was still a formidable opponent. He taught many expensive lessons to young upstarts who liked to challenge him. Although I usually played 10-20 hold’em, I could not resist joining the 20-40 when a seat opened up on Johnny’s immediate left. The lessons to be learned figured to be worth playing a little above my comfort zone. Besides, I might get lucky and beat the Master. Early in the session the cards were running over me. I was winning handsomely and my confidence soared. In late position I was raising frequently pre-flop. On the flop the players often checked to the raiser. I usually bet while saying, “no checking, take your checks to the bank” During this hour or so, Johnny played few hands and none when I was in the pot. But I did notice him watching me closely several times when I was playing. Maybe the Master was not too old to learn a few new tricks. A hand then developed where everyone folded to Johnny on the small blind. I had the AJ of clubs and was ready to raise on the big blind. After studying me a few seconds, Johnny limped in. I raised. Johnny thought a moment and re-raised. This surprised me as I called. As he raked in the pot, Johnny said nothing but he had taught me a valuable and costly lesson. A “check” against an aggressive player does not always mean, “I have nothing”. It only means, “I am not betting right now”. Also, I am sure Johnny had studied my betting habits and patterns, and was confident that I would bet each time. After winning several more nice pots, the “Grand Old Master” left with four racks full of chips. Where was he headed? Maybe he was going to “take my checks to the bank”. This week’s topic: Your favorite Hollywood Poker tournament. You can expect some tough competition since tournaments at Bellagio always draw the pros. You can also expect a huge prize pool if you get lucky – a prize pool that would provide a nice way to pay for Christmas gifts if you win! The WPT Bellagio 5 Diamond Poker tournament will be a lot of fun and I hope to see tons of people from Hollywood Poker there! When you vote in the Weekly Poll, you are automatically entered into a draw to win HollywoodPoker.com gear. |
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