Hollywood Poker Extra

The Hollywood Poker Extra - February 18th 2005

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The stakes are raised in weekly Michael Woods Invitational tournament!

One of the perks of playing in the Michael Woods Invitational is that you have an increased chance of knocking out a celebrity player and getting a $ 20 Celebrity Bounty. Last week, Michael decided to raise the stakes. He announced that the winner from the previous week's Michael Woods Invitational and a randomly selected player will act as a Guest Celebrities and have $20 bounties placed on their heads! What’s more, he has upped the ante by increasing the bounty on himself to $25! If you haven’t played in the weekly Michael Woods Invitational, there is no better time to start! The tournament takes place every Thursday night at 10pm EST and registration starts at 8pm EST.

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There’s tons of news this week at HollywoodPoker.com, so you’re not going to want to miss a word of this week’s Extra. I announce the dates and times of the much anticipated free rolls, talk with Vince Van Patten about his recent activities on and off the site, delight you with news about HollywoodPoker.com’s presence in the World Poker Tour and tell you exactly why the Michael Woods Invitational just got even better!
Go ahead, take a break from your busy day and indulge in the wonderful world of online poker at HollywoodPoker.com!

In this week’s issue:

:: FREEROLLS are on the way!
:: Vince Van Patten: The busy life of a true poker enthusiast
:: HollywoodPoker.com Challenge winner Moonshadow7 to play at L.A Classic!
:: James Woods at World Poker Tour Invitational!
:: The stakes are raised in weekly Michael Woods Invitational tournament

FREE ROLLS are on the way! It was a long time coming, but they’re finally here! As a way of thanking all our loyal players at HollywoodPoker.com, we are pleased to offer free rolls on the site. There is NO entry fee into a free roll and even if you don’t come up in the money, you are guaranteed to at least break even! The first free roll is scheduled on Sunday February 20, 2005 at 3pm EST. The second free roll is scheduled on Tuesday February 22, 2005 at 9pm EST and a third free roll is scheduled for February 23, 2005 at 11pm EST. Rest assured, there will be more to come! Just keep on reading the Extras and check in at HollywoodPoker.com to stay informed. Vince Van Patten: The busy life of a true poker enthusiast What has Vince Van Patten been up to recently? In short: Everything. Well, just about everything. Vince is completely entrenched (not to mention passionately involved) in the poker world. During a recent conversation, he gave me the rundown of his activities: Hosting the World Poker Tour, an appearance on Court TV in which he spoke about HollywoodPoker.com, playing in Hollywood home games, getting prepared to play in no less than FOUR world-class poker events in the next few months, co-writing three poker related mystery books, and of course, playing poker with the fine people at HollywoodPoker.com. In fact, last week he played in the Michael Woods Invitational and was nothing short of delighted by the skill, enthusiasm, and sheer friendliness of his fellow players; though he did admit that his desire to chat with other players coupled with being a bit computer shy doesn’t bode well for his game. “It’s so great to talk to the players,” Vince told me cheerfully, “but it’s hard to keep up a conversation and play my A game!” He chuckles as he makes this confession and he doesn’t strike me as particularly troubled by it. Why would he be? His not quite A game is doubtlessly still phenomenal. So, where can you catch Vince next? At HollywoodPoker.com of course, as well as hosting the World Poker Tour Season III at the Commerce Casino in L.A. He will also be at the famed Night of 100 Stars. “There will be way more than 100” Vince laughs, “and you can’t get a better place to have the Night of 100 Stars than the Beverly Hills Hotel – it’s incredible”. Evidently, Vince is a busy man, but fear not, he maintains that “the people [at HollywoodPoker.com] are top-notch. I really enjoy playing at the site”. There will be no shortage of Vince at the HollywoodPoker.com tables, so make sure you logon to join him! To stay current on Vince’s poker related activities, keep checking the site – or better yet, get to the tables and ask him yourself! Learn more about Vince Van Patten. James Woods at World Poker Tour Invitational Yet another esteemed HollywoodPoker.com player will be gracing the tables at a World Poker Tour event. James Woods has been asked to play in the World Poker Tour Invitational taking place at Commerce Casino in L.A. on February 23 – February 24, 2005. Just another reason to make the trip to L.A to check out one of HollywoodPoker.com’s celebrity players in action! Learn more about James Woods. HollywoodPoker.com Challenge winner Moonshadow7 to play at L.A. Poker Classic! Are you going to be in the L.A. area February 18 – February 22, 2005? If you are, stop by the Commerce Casino and watch HollywoodPoker.com’s very own Moonshadow7 hit the big leagues at the L.A Poker Classic. Back in December, Moonshadow7 played an incredible game in the HollywoodPoker.com Challenge and won a $10,000 seat in this renowned World Poker Tour event. Not only will you get to witness some first rate playing, but you'll get to support a fellow HollywoodPoker.com player! Hope to see you there! Visit the 'Green Room' forums to check in on Moonshadow7's progress.