THE STARS COME OUT TO PLAY IN HOLLYWOODPOKER.COM'S CELEBRITY SHOOTOUT TOURNAMENT

World's Largest Online Celebrity Poker Tournament Offers Over $40,000 in Prizes Hollywood, CA - Some of Hollywood's biggest stars are expected to go all in for HollywoodPoker's Celebrity Shootout Tournament.

Considered the world's largest online celebrity poker tournament, the event is accessible for the public to play with their favorite stars or watch as spectators. A full house of celebrities will join James Woods and Vince Van Patten in the online tournament June 18, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. PST awarding a guaranteed prize pool of at least $10,000 and two World Series of Poker packages valued at over $15,000 each. In addition to the $10,000 guaranteed prize pool, all participating celebrities will have $100 bounties placed on them for anyone who knocks them out of the tournament. Qualifying rounds for the tournament begin on May 1, 2005.

The World Series of Poker Package includes the $10,000 tournament buy-in, 7-night hotel accommodations and airfare. A seat will be awarded to both the tournament winner as well as the last celebrity standing. The tournament can be entered with a $20+2 buy-in or by cashing in 1,000 Hollywood Poker poker points earned during the qualifying period. This will also serve as a HollywoodPoker.com poker point redemption tournament. Hollywood poker star James Woods comments, "This will be an exciting tournament where the public will be able to go all in with their favorite stars. How great will it be to bust out a celebrity, except me of course, receive a cash bounty and have a chance to play in the World Series of Poker? No other poker site offers this rare opportunity."

High stakes poker pro and actor Vince Van Patten is also getting in on the action. "This event allows everyone to ante up and play together no matter where you are. Play your cards right and you may bluff a major actor and earn some extra cash for it. Now that's what I call a winning hand!" HollywoodPoker.com Games Experienced players will love the selection of games: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7-Card Stud and 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo. With the ability to play multiple tables at one time, easy-to-use advanced software, daily, weekly and monthly poker point promotions, exciting multi-table tournaments, Celebrity Bounties and much more, your online gaming experiences at HollywoodPoker.com are sure to be memorable! Thousands of players are already playing online right now. Chat with them in real time or in the Green Room. Fast action, great customer service and safe and reliable security aren't just for VIPs at HollywoodPoker.com every player is a star.

Poker friends in different cities can now get together to play anytime. Hold your next poker party online at HollywoodPoker.com. Send them an invitation to play at a private table reserved exclusively for your group - free! Never played Poker before? You can still meet the Stars! Even people who have never played poker before will feel at home at HollywoodPoker.com. Featuring step-by-step tutorials, rules for different poker variations and a huge poker glossary, you can play like a pro even if you're not. It's always free to join HollywoodPoker.com and there are lots of free tables and games to get you started. Join the thriving Poker Community forums to discuss topics of interest and get tips and advice. Poker is fun and exciting there's no better place to learn than HollywoodPoker.com. About HollywoodPoker.com HollywoodPoker.com is where the Stars come to Play! Our mission is to provide players with world-class, secure online poker entertainment with access to exclusive celebrity games. HollywoodPoker.com delivers the most technologically advanced online poker games, regular tournaments with huge prize pools, the industry's most professional and responsive player support team and vibrant and exciting game rooms and community message boards.

At HollywoodPoker.com every player gets the star treatment. You don't get your own trailer and bowls of M&Ms with all-the-brown-ones-picked-out, but you can depend on HollywoodPoker.com to be the most secure, the most responsive, the easiest to use and the most exciting entertainment experience! Visit us today at www.hollywoodpoker.com.