Hollywood Poker Wars: New Poker Movies In Development
Moviestars Line Up To Get Coveted Poker Roles
POKER WARS! Pokermania has been taking a hold in the L.A. film community for quite a while now so it comes as no surprise that Star Wars heroes Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson are all set to be reunited in a major gaming film provisionally titled: POKER NIGHT. Leaks from Hollywood insiders indicate the plot involves Christensen as a detective kidnapped by a serial killer who presumably eventually gets to play poker for his life? Now that would be a “heads up”! Look out for a raft of poker films from now and the inevitable re-make of Steve McQueen’s immortal performance as the Cincinnati Kid! More info as it comes in.
INTIMIDATION In a live poker game we’ve all been confronted by those really aggressive types who do actually physically and mentally intimidate you at a table. Unless you are a bit of a hard-case yourself or you’ve developed a table image which holds you aloof from bullying, it is often extremely difficult to stop them bulldozing their way to the pot. They simply find ways to get to you and dismantle either your self esteem or your game. One usually leads to the other which is why aggression works. Is there a simple solution? Absolutely! Play online. You can be who you want to be. You can be Sid “Giant Haystacks” Smith or Helen “The Psychic” Marygold. Your image and table presence are completely under your control and additionally you can treat the profiles presented by your opponents in the chat-boxes with disdain or interest, depending on your outlook. Intimidation only works online if you have a chip stack like a tower block. Physical aggression can happily play no part. This is precisely why women are enjoying online poker so much. Just try a few free-roll games on dailystarpoker.com and see how easily you can become whoever you want to be.
FREQUENTLY ASKED POKER QUESTION Q: What is an “extra blind”? A: This is a blind put up by a player who is just entering a game or returning to a game, or otherwise changing his table position.
Q: What is a “live blind”? A: This is a forced bet placed before any cards are dealt.
Q: What is a “lock hand”? A: It’s a hand good enough to win at least part of the pot.
Q: What is a “live hand”? A: It’s a hand that still has the potential to win the pot.
ALL THE ACES poker column: Monday, February 20, 2006: Hollywood Poker Wars: New Poker Movies In Development
