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March 2008, Volume 1
Welcome to another sizzling edition of The Insider, HollywoodPoker's weekly newsletter for the latest on our celebrities, online poker news and promotions. Here are the headlines:
Hope you have a good read. We also welcome your feedback, so please send them to hollay@hollywoodpoker.com |
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HollywoodPoker rewards its new players with 4 FREE tickets to weekly Freerolls. |
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New players are warmly welcomed to join one of our HollywoodPoker models' as they host the Red Carpet Welcome Freeroll, every Monday night. This $100 weekly freeroll tournament crafted especially for new and aspiring rollers provides you with a platform to play against other new players and develop your online poker technique on a level playing field.
For your first month as a rookie at the tables, we're giving you 4 tickets to this weekly freeroll providing you a chance to cash in on a total of $400 in prize money. You'll also get to hobnob with the hottest Poker Hostesses around.
When you make your first Real Money deposit, we will deposit four (4) Red Carpet Welcome Freeroll tickets into your account. Remember, your account will have to be Real Money Enabled before you can make a Real Money deposit.
For more help on how to sign-up for this thrilling tournament, view our Step by Step Guide provided and have us walk you through the easy process.
Not sure when the freerolls begin, click here to view the Tournament Calendar and find out. |
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You're not missing anything at HollywoodPoker! |
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We have exciting guaranteed tournaments running 24/7, so no matter what your schedule is like, no matter where you're playing from we have at least one tourney that's perfect for you.
Head on by to our $14 Million Guaranteed Monthly Tournaments and choose from a comprehensive list of all the Guaranteed Tournaments we offer every single week, find the one that's right for you and then visit the Tournament Calendar for times. |
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Celebrity Bounty Series Update |
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 They're at it again! HollywoodPoker's celebrities and players came out in force at the weekly celebrity bounty tournaments.
Players' KaneLives27, jsharper, and x chipholder were credited $100 each for knocking out 2 celebrities. X carpy12 received $250 after calling a win with 9-10 in the pocket and the board showing 8-4-9-5-3, knocking out Billy Burke (24, Untraceable) who folds at showdown, cashing in on his third celebrity bounty.
Other celebrities sighted during the February 19th Canadian Poker Night were Mimi Rogers (Austin Powers: The International Man of Mystery), Erik Palladino (ER), Ken Howard (In Her Shoes) and Seth Meyers (Saturday Night Live).
 Following the Michael Woods Celebrity Invitational on February 23rd, we saw a total of seven celebrity knocked out by players, telica316, supershark1, milkyway2209, Nahbuf1, FishKid23, slimmouse, Shrek ew poo, collect $100 each worth of bounty.
Anna Arias (ER) was one of the three celebrities taken out by Semijahti who won $250 for his third celebrity bounty playing an all-in pre-flop with an Ace pair pocket cards against the table's J-A-4-Q-A for a three of a kind clean sweep, way to go Semijahti! Other celebrities spotted at the tournament were Shaun Toub (The Kite Runner) and Pamela Gidley (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and Ken Howard (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
 At the February 24th HollywoodPoker Celebrity Classic, players' coinsrandy10, mgmaniac1, Dandonian, HP Model: Ashley Dorenzo, chikichow, doreen1950 each received a bounty of $100 knocking out two celebrities each.
Lucky ValleyRaised received $250 for knocking out HP Model: Ashley Dorenzo in his third celebrity bounty with an all in pre-flop having in hand 6-7 hole cards against the board's 7-10-2-A-2 for a winning 7's pair. Other celebrities who joined the table include Christopher Rich (Boston Legal) and husband and wife celebrity poker players Yancey Arias (Numb3rs) and Anna Arias (ER).
With over $300,000 won so far, get in on the celebrity bounty action to win big dollar bounties by visiting our Celebrity Tournament Schedule. |
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Let's hear it for HollywoodPoker's celebrity player Jason Alexander and pro player Jennifer Tilly and as they Heads Up!
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 HollywoodPoker's celebrity player Jason Alexander and pro player Jennifer Tilly will be joining a field of 64 poker players, including poker champs and famed celebrities at the 4th annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas from February 28th through to March 2nd. Other stars confirmed to be there are Don Cheadle (Reign over Me) and Shannon Elizabeth (Deal).
This unique event with a total prize purse of $1.5 million follows a single-elimination, bracket-style format. The brackets will be set during the tournament's draw party held on Thursday, February 28th.
 The tournament features players competing in a series of heads-up (one-on-one games of No Limit Texas Hold'em) matches to determine the best heads-up poker player in the world. The tournament will be taped for broadcast and aired on NBC over seven consecutive Sundays, beginning on April 13, so keep those dates free!
"The National Heads-Up Poker Championship has once again secured some of the most talented and prolific poker players in the world to participate in this event," commented Jon Miller, executive Vice President of NBC Sports.
More on these celebrity players can be found, together with a host of others in the Famous Faces section of HollywoodPoker's online magazine The Green Room. |
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Be sure to catch Peter Facinelli as he draws blood at Twilight |
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HollywoodPoker's celebrity player Peter Facinelli is set to star as a blood sucking vampire in Twilight, the first installment of Stephenie Meyer's cult book series.
 He will star alongside Nikki Reed (The O.C), Ashley Greene (Shark), Kristen Stewart (Jumper) and our very own, up and coming celebrity player Kellan Lutz (Heroes).
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, this thriller follows the tale of Bella (Stewart) who moves to suburban Washington to live with her father. Whilst getting used to her new surroundings, Bella soon learns of the beautiful family Cullen - one of which member is our very own Italian/American hottie Peter Facinelli. It's not long before Bella finds herself falling deeply in love with one of the Cullen's even after she realizes the blood-curdling truth of this mysterious family.
Peter Facinelli also stars in hit television drama Damages as Greg Malina who walks a fine line between right and wrong,entangled in the show's plot that has Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) desperately trying to take down corporate corruption poster boy Arthur Frobisher.
Get more on Peter Facinelli and Kellan Lutz and many other hot celebrities at Famous Faces exclusively at HollywoodPoker.com. |
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Lights! Camera! Action!...HollywoodPoker introduces actress Suzi Lorraine as she vies for the coveted place on the cover of the 2009 HollywoodPoker Girls Calendar |
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 Actress, writer and model Suzi Lorraine from NYC has modeled for numerous print ads including Nike and Mercedes. She has also starred in countless independent films and starred alongside Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant in romantic comedy Music & Lyrics, making her no stranger to the screens.
Suzi, an avid writer is a columnist for Horror Mania Magazine, a mainstream publication based in Italy and Insomnia Magazine (UK), where she contributes to the witty and wild "Stateside with Suzi" feature.
Shortlisted for her spunky attitude and sharp wit, if you want to see beauty with a brain Suzi on the cover of the 2009 HollywoodPoker Girls Calendar, vote for her at www.hollywoodpokergirls.com |
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