Friday, 16 January 2015
The modern home of high stakes poker, Macau, was thrown into the spotlight this week with the release of a short film entitled The Audition.
Starring Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Martin Scorsese, the short film is less of a Hollywood blockbuster and more of an extended promotional piece for Macau's latest super casino, Studio City.According to a preview of the mini-movie by Rolling Stone, The Audition was commissioned by Melco Crown and reportedly cost $70 million to make. Not only that, but rumours suggest that the mini-movie's stars each netted $13 million for two days work.The trailer for the glorified advert shows De Niro and DiCaprio arriving at the newly constructed Studio City to audition for a role in Scorsese's new film. Unfortunately, the two actors (playing themselves) are auditioning for the same role which, naturally, causes a battle of egos to ensue. Although the short film is unlikely to win any awards, the decision to promote the new casinos using some of Hollywood's biggest stars is certainly a bold statement by its owners. According to a press release accompanying the trailer, the Hollywood -inspired casino cost $3.2 billion and will boast an array of casino games and leisure activities. As for the film itself, RatPac Entertainment's Brett Ratner called it a historic event:"This short film is a historic event because it is the first film ever to star such legendary actors as Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt in one film together. Mr. Lawrence Ho and Mr. James Packer served as Executive Producers and convinced iconic filmmaker Martin Scorsese to direct the film whom I was thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with," Ratner explained in a press release.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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