Anyone seen James Woods online or live?

[TomBrooks]

Has anyone seen or played with James Woods live or online?

Anyone know where to find him online? Hollywood Poker?

[DeadMoneyOC]

I was playing 1-2 on PR(aka hollywood) about a week or two ago and JamesWoods sat down and started raising every hand. He blew through a 100 bucks pretty quick. I am not sure it was him but it makes sense that it is him, because of the hollywood affliation and all...

[cpitt398]

Ive played with him live playing 15-30 live. He called off 500 bucks pretty quick and left.

He was at foxwoods for a week or so during the WPF's playing $100 and $200 buy-in sattelites. Apparently he had a camera crew with him one day. I played a $100 buy-in with him and he busted out on the 3rd hand or so. Really nice guy though seemed to be having a lot of fun.

[burningyen]

I played at his bustout table at this year's WSOP main event. What do you want to know?

[TomBrooks]

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I played at his bustout table at this year's WSOP main event. What do you want to know?

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About this year's WSOP Main Event, I'd like to know how far he got and any interesting anecdotes about how he played or what he did away from the table.

[Lloyd]

I played with him in sats quite a bit at the WSOP. He was very nice and went out of his way to say hi to people who wanted an autograph or just chat with him. There was one time when he wasn't involved in a hand, got up and got everyone at the table drinks (they were free, but it was still nice of him to do so). He definitely walked around with a little strut but for all the celebrity players he's perhaps the most committed to the game and there's not a single bad thing I could say about him.

[Aceshigh7]

I'm suprised at the two posts describing his playing style. In all his interviews he says he is one of the tightest players there is online. But these two posters seem to say otherwise.

[Frills]

Played with him in the thurs night tourney on HP he's...aggressive lol

[NCAces]

He's the 4th best player in my home game ... but he is Mensa.

NCAces

[RatFink]

I bet that JamesWoods is not the same as James Woods. I've played against both accounts. One has an IQ of 180 and the other has a VP$IP of 180.

[burningyen]

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About this year's WSOP Main Event, I'd like to know how far he got and any interesting anecdotes about how he played or what he did away from the table.

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IIRC he busted out after about 8 hours on day 1C. No interesting anecdotes, he was just a generally low-key friendly guy willing to sign autographs for a few of the players at the table. He said that he had played in several of the events and that he hadn't gotten any results yet. He played extremely tightly and his stack noticeably dwindled due to the blinds and antes. Then on his bustout hand I believe he raised UTG, led out with moderate bets on a low rag flop and turn against the UTG+1 caller (young Swede), and quickly pushed for about the size of the pot on the river J. I think it was for 2/3 of UTG+1's chips. UTG+1 thought for 15 seconds before calling. Woods had 55, Swede had QQ. Woods smirked/grimaced, picked up his iPod, said good luck to everyone and waved to a smattering of applause as he made the 20-minute trek to the exit.

[Vincent Lepore]

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Has anyone seen or played with James Woods live or online?

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James Woods was here in Vegas during the WSOP and a Golden Nugget event. He played a lot of satellites at the WSOP. David Sklansky and Mason were talking to him at the RIO in the satellite area on the day that I won a second Chance tourney. I walked over to tell Mason of my good fortune and Sklansky introduced me to Mr. Woods. He shook my hand and was very nice to me. He seems to love the game of poker and doesn't seem to put on any airs becuase of his movie superstar status. I had met him once before at the Nugget when I was there with Greg Raymer. He was pleasant on both occaisions so I think he is the real deal. Just a nice guy that happens to be a great actor and movie star.

Vince

[cpitt398]

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I'm suprised at the two posts describing his playing style. In all his interviews he says he is one of the tightest players there is online. But these two posters seem to say otherwise.

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When I say called off 500 dollars, I dont neccersarily mean he played everyhand. I dont remember all the details but from what I remember, the hands he was in, he wasn't taking the lead. I remember being surprised on how quick he went through the 500 without ever showing down a hand, meaning he was calling a lot and never turning over a winner.

He was quite the deal maker at the WSOP.

[andyfox]

I've seen him at Commerce a few times. Low key, good natured.

[benkahuna]

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I bet that JamesWoods is not the same as James Woods. I've played against both accounts. One has an IQ of 180 and the other has a VP$IP of 180.

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I'll take that bet.

He is involved in promoting HollywoodPoker to a great extent, both in online pr stuff and did so live in the conference hall of the Rio the first few days of the WSOP main event.

[RatFink]

How much :-)

Please reread my post carefully before accepting. As I am stating that there are two separate accounts, and one is the real James Woods, and the other is an account without the space in the name that is probably there just to pick up chicks (although I have seen the no-space account actually play some solid poker at times as well)

[krazyace5]

The real James Woods would have a star by his name wouldn't he?

[Clarkmeister]

James Woods rates to be the kind of player who knows the odds.

[J.A.Sucker]

I knew that was coming. Thanks for restoring my faith in humanity.

[budman]

We were in a $240 shootout. He played well (well, better than I did). He was very personal, and never got upset by the people coming by for autographs (even when he was in a hand, he just asked them to wait a minute).

He did get quiet when someone complained that he was talking too much about his site and that it sounded like a commercial -- someone else had asked him several questions about it and he was only answering and was naturally exhuberant.

I saw him a couple of days later playing in the $1000 NLH tournament.

[Mason Malmuth]

Hi bud:

David Sklansky and I spent a few minutes at the WSOP talking to James Woods. He was easy going but also it was clear that he is very smart.

best wishes,
Mason

[TomBrooks]

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David Sklansky and I spent a few minutes at the WSOP talking to James Woods. He was easy going but also it was clear that he is very smart.

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Hi Mason,
I figure thats saying something coming from you because I figure you to be a pretty smart guy yourself. I pretty much assume anyone with a degree in mathematics is at least up in the top 1 percentile area or thereabouts. Someone else in this thread mentioned something about Mensa and I wasn't sure if they meant that literally. Is he actually like way up there in the IQ Department?

Tom

[burningyen]

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Is he actually like way up there in the IQ Department?

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180 if the reports are to be believed.

[benkahuna]

He went to MIT. Last I heard that didn't admit a lot of stupid people.

I was amused by his hyper-talking nature when I saw him. If you watch him interviewed, it's pretty clear that he's a thinker, that he thinks very quickly, and that his thoughts are accurately and seamlessly delivered to his mouth. Very articulate.

And if you haven't seen him in Salvador, you're really missing out.

[Rianna]

Yes, James does have an IQ of 180, that's a fact. He's quite brilliant.

He also loves the game most of us love, poker. IMO he's a great ambassador for poker. He's a real class act. I would love to see him win a large tournament, couldn't happen to a nicer guy IMHO.

[surfinillini]

Played 5/10 NL with Woods, at the Hustler casino in LA.

He's very tight and was easy to run over. He was very talkative and I don't think he was playing very seriously, just having fun.

I recall him being by himself, no escort or security or anything.

-surf

[MicroBob]

I didn't play with him...but he always seemed to be in my section during the prelim events and satellites.


He seemed to playing a lot the daily 3pm or 7pm tourneys they were having ($300 or $500 or whatever).


My observation on James Woods is that he has a large head (not referring to ego...just the size of his cranium).
He was playing a lot during the times I was at the rio.

[Clarkmeister]

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I knew that was coming. Thanks for restoring my faith in humanity.

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Man, you need *the* avatar back, along with the loc.

[J.A.Sucker]

What's it worth to you?

[chessforlife]

I have a feeling James Woods is a bad poker p[layer.

he was a fish against Jonny Chan.

[DarkForceRising]

Does anyone recall his part in identifying some would be terrorists on a flight a few years ago? It really happened. Leno asked him about it but Woods would not give any specifics.

That is the James Woods story I want to hear.

[TroutMaskReplica]

"REPORT: MOHAMMED ATTA WAS ON FLIGHT WITH ACTOR JAMES WOODS"

link (http://michellemalkin.com/archives/002187.htm)

[DarkForceRising]

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"REPORT: MOHAMMED ATTA WAS ON FLIGHT WITH ACTOR JAMES WOODS"

link (http://michellemalkin.com/archives/002187.htm)

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Yep, just as I suspected. 911 would not have hapened if they had just listened to James Woods. Some [censored] or [censored] was more concerned with the ball game or getting the kids to soccer practice than the prospect of thousands of people dying. Those CSMFs could have prevented that [censored]. Thanks for the link.

[DesertCat]

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Yep, just as I suspected. 911 would not have hapened if they had just listened to James Woods. Some [censored] or [censored] was more concerned with the ball game or getting the kids to soccer practice than the prospect of thousands of people dying. Those CSMFs could have prevented that [censored]. Thanks for the link.

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I agree. The government should shut down all air travel the moment any passenger starts acting suspiciously, and keep it shut down until they finish a thorough investigation. I know I'd feel safer.

[DarkForceRising]

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Yep, just as I suspected. 911 would not have hapened if they had just listened to James Woods. Some [censored] or [censored] was more concerned with the ball game or getting the kids to soccer practice than the prospect of thousands of people dying. Those CSMFs could have prevented that [censored]. Thanks for the link.

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I agree. The government should shut down all air travel the moment any passenger starts acting suspiciously, and keep it shut down until they finish a thorough investigation. I know I'd feel safer.

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Funny, but I think you may have twisted my words just a teeny bit. You don't blow off James [censored] Woods, man!

[Clarkmeister]

Sometimes you just do something because it's the right thing to do.

[Josh W]

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I've seen him at Commerce a few times. Low key, good natured.

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When James Woods started playing, he'd always play at the Hustler. I remember, because when he started playing, the floor politely told me I had to then go on the board as "JWX" instead of "JW". Bah.

Well, Mr. Woods and I met over "JW, your 25-50 seat is ready" confusion. We got along great. After becoming a regular in the game, he quickly respected me. I got a little uncomfortable, because he realized that I was crushing the game. He started to ask me 20 questions after every hand (at the table)...stuff like "shoulda I checked the turn?" "what made you bet the river?". Sincere questions. I tried to be polite, but to not offer toooo much info.

Mr. Woods then asks me and LT (a prop who would play bigger if there was interest)....why don't we at the Hustler ever play bigger? We couldn't drum up the interest, and, alas, he ended up heading to Commerce.

A month after not seeing Mr. Woods at all, I head to Commerce with some friends. One friend, B, comes up to me. B is a great guy, semi retired lawyer. He plays 20-40, and JW is playing 40-80. I'm waiting for a 40-80 seat, and standing near the wall.

B comes up to me and says (remember, this was well over a year ago) "Man, James Woods is my favorite actor, but he can't play...I wish I could play 40-80 everyday with him". I said "Oh, he's your favorite actor? I'll introduce you to him". B said "C'mon, you can't do that.....can you?"


Well, I never got the chance. See, right then, James sees me and comes over and says hi, how's it going, still playing at the hustler, he likes it at commerce cuz of bigger/more games, etc etc etc. I wish him good luck, he heads back to his game, then I give B a hand, trying to pick up his jaw off the floor. B was floored that I really did know JW.

Long and confusing but I think it's a great story...

Josh

[andyfox]

He was indeed fantastic in Salvador. I always like him, but he was particularly effective, I think, in Ghosts of Mississippi, Once Upon a Time in America, True Believer, and Casino.