“POKER BRAT” THE MOVIE! Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth is about to see his remarkable and entertaining life story unfold on the silver screen with Hayden Christensen signed on for the starring role. Hellmuth earned his “Poker Brat” nickname because of his tempestuous outbursts all the way through his loud-mouthed career to no less than ten World Series of Poker bracelets. Phil is certainly the John McEnroe of the card table, both in terms of skill and temperament, making his rowdy life ideal fodder for the film currently in production under the working title “The Madison Kid”. There are some fabulous moments for high drama when a twenty four year old upstart Hellmuth takes on Johnny “Orient Express” Chan in a heads up for what Chan assumed would be his third consecutive WSOP bracelet. Hellmuth had other ideas and smashed Chan’s chance of making poker history with a world-first-on-the-trot-triple WSOP main event win. The movie is being made by the producers of “Air Force 1” and “The Hurricane” and has the kind of generous budget that underlines poker’s status now as mainstream global entertainment. Certainly one to catch in 2007.
FREQUENTLY ASKED POKER QUESTIONS Q: I keep seeing advertisements to join affiliate programs. What is an affiliate program and can I make money from it? A: If you’re an online poker player with lots of good pals and contacts then you certainly can make money by joining an affiliate program. It simply means that for every player you introduce to a big online poker site that site will pay you a dollar percentage of the referred person’s rake for as long as that person or persons plays on the site concerned. Some players take site loyalty very seriously if they are happy with the way they are treated and so you may be on an income share with the site for years to come. It can be very rewarding.
Q: What is data-mining? A: Software programs like “Poker Prophecy” and “Poker Tracker” can be integrated with the online site you are using to enable you to collect data on possible opponents as to how they call, raise, fold or bluff under different circumstances. It will tell you the number of flops they see and how many times they go to the river etc. That’s data-mining.
Q: What does the term “a mixed marriage” mean in Texas Hold’em? A: It’s when you land a King and Queen of different suits as your hole cards.
