Hollywood Dave and Fresh Deck Poker

[Steve-O]

Talked to Hollywood Dave this week (he's working with a new online poker site Fresh Deck Poker) and one of the interesting takeaways form the interview was that the site is giving away $1,000,000 in cash and prizes BEFORE it ever goes live with real money games. [Bold Mine]

PNB: What kind of features and innovations can poker players expect from Fresh Deck Poker?

HD: First of all, you’ve never seen a poker game look like this. Up til now, there hasn’t been anything really revolutionary in the realm of what’s technically and artistically possible for a poker platform. Most of the graphics are trapped in 1997, or (especially when it comes to Facebook games) can become so busy with ads and spam that it’s hard to play the game itself.

We created a really unique table view, with literally millions of combinations of player avatar customizations, and tons of interesting table environments. We also included some fun social gaming elements, like an XP/Level Up system, in-game Challenges, and the ability to seamlessly switch between desktop and Mobile versions of our game.

But the big secret is; we built this from the ground up to be ready for US regulatory changes. We put the highest real-money standards in place so that we can offer real-money poker just as soon as it’s possible. I like to think of Fresh Deck Poker as the best of both worlds: social today, real money tomorrow.

Oh & did I mention we’re giving away a million bucks? Yup. We’re launching with a huge tournament schedule, including tons with real cash prizes. Cuz if a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.

I don't know much about Idle Games, but I guess they have a very succesful Facebook game called Idle Worship, but $1 million seems like a lot to put on the line...

Here's the full interview, http://pokernewsboy.com/online-poker...with-pnb/12839

[lewfather]

Rofl Hollywood dave reminds me of butterball chicken broth, not the 99% fat free version either

[Deal]

I would avoid any company that makes terrible business decisions such as having Hollywood Dave as a spokesperson.

[devidee]

I would put 100% faith in anything Hollywood Dan is promoting.

No way you can lose.

[devidee]

This is oozing with revolutionary...

[Dan Druff]

This is oozing with revolutionary...

Very True-Poker-like.

I remember when Dave moved to the Bay Area earlier in the year (or maybe even late last year, I'm forgetting), to work on a "great but secret social media project".

I don't think he's just a spokesperson. He seems very much involved in whatever they're doing, though I don't know his exact role.

I should also say that I actually like Hollywood Dave personally, though I strongly disagree with his UB association and Annie Duke friendship. He's actually very different in person than the asshole character he portrays on TV.

[zealanddonk]

We also included some fun social gaming elements, like an XP/Level Up system

So when you get to Level 20 you can cast "mega doomswitch" on Druff and make sure he misses every draw for the next 2 hours?

[tommyt]

This is oozing with revolutionary...

must be alot of limpers in that game. laso, all had to check down to the river. hmmmmm

[Steve-O]

This is oozing with revolutionary...

Very True-Poker-like.

I remember when Dave moved to the Bay Area earlier in the year (or maybe even late last year, I'm forgetting), to work on a "great but secret social media project".

I don't think he's just a spokesperson. He seems very much involved in whatever they're doing, though I don't know his exact role.

I should also say that I actually like Hollywood Dave personally, though I strongly disagree with his UB association and Annie Duke friendship. He's actually very different in person than the asshole character he portrays on TV.

Yes from the interview he says he started as a consultant and is now the [paraphrasing] "cardroom manager among other roles" So I think he is involved on a much deeper level and not just a site pro.

And I agree with you that he seems like a really cool guy just from my brief interaction

[Rollo Tomasi]

Very True-Poker-like.

I remember when Dave moved to the Bay Area earlier in the year (or maybe even late last year, I'm forgetting), to work on a "great but secret social media project".

I don't think he's just a spokesperson. He seems very much involved in whatever they're doing, though I don't know his exact role.

I should also say that I actually like Hollywood Dave personally, though I strongly disagree with his UB association and Annie Duke friendship. He's actually very different in person than the asshole character he portrays on TV.

I hope Hollywood Dave didn't borrow the million dollars from Annie Dukes epic fail freeroll


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