Become A FeltStars Pro!

Become A FeltStars Pro!

Feltstars is looking for a new online pro each month. You can be our next pro by playing and winning our monthly qualifier tournaments, and fame and fortune will be yours!

Joining FeltStars is the first step!

jOIN HERE: FELTSTARS

Each month we will host 30 qualifier tournaments, in which only the winner receives entry into the Final Event. On Monday through Friday evenings we will have $2.20 tourneys with a $33 tourney entry added, Saturday a $5.50 with a $60 tourney coupon added, and on Sundays there will be a deep stack $11.00 with a $50K guaranteed tourney entry added.

Any player winning more than one of the qualifiers in the same promotion period will earn an additional $50K guaranteed tourney entry, plus eliminate one more competitor to compete against in the final event!

The winner of each of the qualifiers will play in the final tourney at the end of the promotion, and the first place finisher will be crowned our online tournament pro of the month. He or she will win over $4,000 in MTT tournament buyins on FeltStars for the following month, (and keep all their winnings), as well as having their name and picture featured on our site, and in our newsletter.

Do you have what it takes to be our next pro?

Tournament Schedule

Qualifying events begin January 14^th, 2011 and conclude February 12^th, 2011.

$4,000 FeltStars Pro Qualifiers

Monday – Friday - $2.20 buy in starting at 20:00 FeltStars Server Time.

1500 chips with 15 minute levels

Saturday $5.50 buy in starting at 17:00 FeltStars Server Time.

2000 chips with 15 minute levels

Sunday $11 buy in deep stack tournament starting at 20:00 FeltStars Server Time.

4000 chips with 20 minute levels

$4,000 FeltStars Pro Final

Final Event – Sunday February 13^th, 2011 starting at 17:00 FeltStars Server Time.

Entry only by qualifying winners and first place receives the $4,000 Package

5000 chips with 20 minute levels

Winners Terms & Conditions

1. Monthly Online Poker Pro winners must agree to have their names and likeness printed on the website and in our promotional materials.
2. All tourney entries awarded will be for regularly scheduled tournaments, and have no cash value.
3. The pro sponsorship expires at the end of the 1 month period.

$4,000 FeltStars Pro Package Details

Number Of Coupons	Value of Each Coupon	Total Value of Coupons
1	$460	$460
4	$109	$436
30	$60	$1,800
30	$33	$990
30	$11	$330
Total Coupons 95	FeltStars Pro Package Total Value $4,016

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Building Your Name Through Poker Publicist - My New Role!

Building Your Name Through Poker Publicist - My New Role!

I am so happy to announce that I have just joined the company Poker Publicist. I guess a quick copy and paste from the Poker Publicist website will indicate exactly what my new job role will be:

About Poker Publicist:

When it comes to publicity, exposure and buzz - there's no PR firm better than Poker Publicist!

Poker Publicist was founded by Per Hagen in 2010.

Per was also the founder of the leading poker agency Poker Icons, and BLUFF Magazine ranks Hagen as one of the 20 most influential people in the (poker) world.

Quote from the media:

"Included on his current roster are several world class and superstar poker players.
It seems as wherever you turn your head, Per Hagen has played a role in whatever is going on in the poker industry.
His network is enormous and he's the guy you want if you need anything done!"

Per and his team of experienced publicists design custom publicity campaigns to land clients national, local and international publicity.
We know both poker and mainstream news, we have the smarts and the connections to land publicity when and where you need it!

Poker Publicist understand that the hallmark of any good publicity campaign is consistent communication between the publicist and clients.
That's why they'll set appointments late at night or early in the morning if that's when a client is available to talk.

Inside Poker Publicist everybody work as a team for the clients - which means everyone works together to further the publicity needs of all and every clients.

If you need a publicist willing to work hard to push you to the top, then you've found the right firm!

Our team will help get you where you want to go and manage the media. Whether it's securing a big international interview or one on a local TV station, Per and his team will get the job done!

Beyond my personal game of poker and working as a FeltStars pro and columnist for various media outlets I am really happy to be working in this field of the poker industry - it perfectly compliments my marketing and ability to relate and help other players. If you know me personally, you would know I sometimes work 20 hour days to do just that: Help other players with their name and game as I perform my duties writing, on radio and what not.


I think mostly the thing that excites me about this venture in my poker career is I will be working along side Per Hagen and Joe Wass who I am sure to get a lot more experience from in this sector of poker management and marketing. Per and Joe are very skilled; I am not saying that I am not skilled as I am highly skilled however their level of expertise in their fields are second to none!


Anyway, I just thought I would keep everyone updated on what I am doing and of course point you to the fact that there are services alike Poker Publicist ready to "Create Buzz and Exposure about YOU!" Do let me know if you are wanting any assistance in this area and I shall get with my fellow team mates and we shall put our heads together!

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Your Poker Career (3) Living Your Poker Dream!

Your Poker Career (3) Living Your Poker Dream!

The poker world is indeed a big one; one with many avenues, potential and profitability. I have covered a few questions that have been asked of me lately A LOT! These are regarding sponsorship and becoming a pro player. I hear time and time again though “I just want to live my poker dream!” It made me think: What is this poker dream, indeed?

Which poses the question: Is everyone’s poker dream the same?

Can we, those with an interest in this industry all live it?

What is a poker dream? What is this dream made of?

Is it merely playing online poker and poker tournaments?

Soon I shall explain the dream that I am living, to show you the industry, and living a poker dream that is beyond the obvious. But for now, I will write about what I see as the dreams dreamt by most people. Hopefully by writing this, you will see that living a poker dream goes beyond just being a champion. There are many ways to “live the dream!” both on and off the internet and attained by doing several other things than just by playing Texas hold ‘em poker.

To have the poker dream to win the WSOP final event is a dream, which is possible to live, yet with low odds. To win a WSOP event (bracelet) is another dream; again, 55+ events each year gives you a minimal chance to live this dream. The chance of cashing is good when playing the events, but winning a bracelet is long odds at the most! The same applies to all other major events. This surely cannot be the poker dream that everyone wants to live. It is a great dream but less then possible for most.

Being a poker professional is indeed living a poker dream. It can be fruitful and more than fun. Travel, drinks, socialisation, wonderful meals, a hospitable life - the spoils one can only dream of having forever. Living this dream, if not managed properly though, can have huge slumps; slumps that you have to be prepared to get out with a whatever-it-takes attitude!

Being a “sponsored poker professional” is another dream people have, one that they want to live. Indeed, again the good life can come from this – it is the same as being an independent poker professional (pro, for short). Living this dream can be seen as probably easier than the rest, but is it? Being a sponsored pro gives you the necessary entries – among other things - to play for your sponsoring poker company. And with this, come the demands of the job and the requirements. You are a marketing tool and usually chosen as you are indeed the role model for this job. You need to be certain, because if this is the dream you wish to live, then it is exactly what it says it is. The how’s and why’s are something that I will no doubt cover in my next few blog posts - the specific requirements and job features of each position. In accepting the position of a “sponsored poker professional” you generally have to download online poker software (specific) and play poker on request. Sounds easy but may not be particularly so for some folks set in their mind with what is good for them! Remember, someone else is staking their hard-earned cash and reputation on YOU and it is only fair that they set the terms on quite a few of your gaming activities.

Living the poker dream can be done in simpler format also. Like playing on an online gaming software site day in and day out as a living, using your winnings for that exact reason: to make a living! Use funds to travel, but not necessarily the live poker tournaments. You can play poker as you choose, wherever you choose and whenever you choose. This was my original plan. Play internet poker games and win - simple. Regarding my own personal poker dream though, and importantly so, I will show you that there is life beyond a table in this world of poker!

Living a poker dream to me equates to having a career based purely in the poker world. Living and breathing poker, day in day out. There are many people who do this in many ways, who look beyond the square that we live in. Living a poker dream can be much more than merely playing poker day in and day out. The poker industry has many niches to carve for many people.

I live my poker dream in a completely different way, yet I breathe poker all day every day! My poker life equates to living the poker dream. I write poker, talk poker, broad cast poker on air. I manage poker, I play poker. My life is poker and therefore my “poker dream” is fulfilled. As I said at the beginning, it is a big industry. As part of your dream you can be in management, report, deal, work with poker software developers to develop poker software, sell, manufacture, market, co-ordinate and play. Poker is just like any business and it runs like any other business. It needs many little busy people to make it a successful one. Think of how a successful business works. Poker is the same – we even need accountants! Anyone reading this could have useful skills needed in the poker industry!

Well I am living my poker dream and I even play lesser than before living my dream. Ask yourself, again, after reading this: What is my poker dream and do I really want to live it? If yes, keep reading my blog as the days, weeks and months go by.

Feel free to jump into this fun world of online gaming and poker tournaments on and off the felt by using my handy hints.

Danielle – AKA – Hot Aussie Chick

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Your Poker Career (2) How to Gain Sponsorship

Your Poker Career (2) How to Gain Sponsorship

A question I asked myself some time ago was “How Do Poker Players Gain Sponsorship?” Of recent times this is a question I have been asked a lot by other people! By a lot, I mean a LOT! So why are people asking me this question? Aiding Cindy QUEEN-BEE Morgan to alter the path in her life and gain sponsorship as a brand ambassador from raidbet.net has made this question a big one! This appears to have made me a contact everyone wants to have. Not surprisingly, it is every poker players dream to step into the world of poker sponsorship. There are certain paths and requisites that need to be full filled for this to happen for anyone. Before giving out any hints however, I ask you; my readers; Do you need sponsorship?

There are many well known poker players in the world that have no sponsorship. There are many players who make hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, again without sponsorship. Sponsorship is not a necessary tool for making it big in the world of poker. This is one aspect I suggest everyone take into consideration. As you read my blog remember you are reading the blog of a fairly well known player, possibly the most well known female player in Australia (Closely followed if not now following Queen-Bee LOL). I am not sponsored. I am making a great living from poker. I am not taking down huge tournaments and winning big in live ring games at major casinos worldwide. But indeed I have made it big (in different ways) and on my own. This is my point to this paragraph.The most obvious way for any player to have online poker rooms crawling over them begging them to be part of their team is to win big. Take down the WSOP, WPT, Aussie Millions, EPT and the like. One may say they cannot afford the buy-in, there can only be one winner. Indeed, this is right. Again I state this is the obvious way and until this year when online gaming companies such as raidbet.net started changing the way player sponsorship works. This was the only way. I took a big part in making this revolutionary concept happen, a change in the outlook of player sponsorship. It has taken a revolutionary company such as Cybertech Holdings International to hear my voice. One can only hope that other companies will follow this world leader! Perfect Yet Changing! Recently signed Erik Aude shows other companies have started following Cybertech. Erik was snapped up by Ontilt Clothing without any major event win.Performing a miracle such as Chris “Jesus” Ferguson has, is another way to get needed sponsorship. Fight your way from nothing to something. Rack up against the big guns. Another example is Brandy Hawbaker (god bless her heart). These people took grinding to the next level. In doing so (I refer to my first blog of this series) became a professional poker player big time! They made themselves known this way. Until this day I am unaware if Brandy was ever sponsored, if not indeed she was a good contender prior to her death. Chris Ferguson was by FTP.

The final way is to be known to gain sponsorship. Cindy QUEEN-BEE Morgan is a classic example. Queen-Bee made herself known. She was passionate, poker was her life. She made others need her, she supported. She became an APL ambassador. She was her own voice. Be your own voice. Those who speak out get noticed. Cindy spoke, spoke to the world. This must not be confused with talking to thousands of people. By speak, I mean with all tools available to communicate who you are. Who you are is what makes you marketable. Marketable is what companies require. Hence, be marketable. QUEEN-BEE packs a sting! This is a marketable name and phrase. Cindy stuck with this. She also stuck with her favorite hand to accompany it AQ. This may seem like nothing but when 500 people call AQ QUEEN-BEE it becomes something. Quite possibly one day equitable to the dead man’s hand A8. Let’s continue on these self promoting tactics. Play the same online poker site, play at the same internet gaming place, write on the same poker forums. Make yourself a well known player and use the same name everywhere you go. I made an immediate mistake with my name. My screen name was Danielle Angel, hardly marketable for any company and something that would not stick in the minds of poker associates. Regardless, I was becoming well known and fast due to my online communications in that name. Suddenly my name changed, an article changed it for me! “It’s All About Poker for Hot Aussie Chick”. From the day of the article print this was my poker name, Hot Aussie Chick (See Blog Hot Beyond Hot). Again as Marketable as a Queen-Bee who packs a sting.

So, I now ask you, my reader, my friends – Do you need to be sponsored in order to make it big in the poker world? If so I have hopefully given you some ideas to help you make this happen. Regardless of Sponsorship or being a professional poker player as the world sees one, you CAN live your poker dream. Stay tuned for my next blog which is exactly that! Living your poker dream! A life of poker and not necessarily only playing! In depth knowledge from me – to you!

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Your Poker Career (1) How to Become a Pro Player

Your Poker Career (1) How to Become a Pro Player

Of recent times a lot has happened in the poker world, from UGEIA through to the EPT and the unfortunate passing of popular players in our poker world. Poker is televised every night on television and is indeed in a boom that I can not see stopping. Amidst all of this, there is one topic many people keep coming to me asking about. It is certainly a questionable topic that has been around for many years and also one that most recently has become thousands and thousands of peoples’ dreams. “How do I become a poker pro? How do I get sponsored? How do I live my poker dream?” This sums the questions up I have been recently asked.

It appears to many that I am the person to ask this, I guess I am. I have had discussions with many a poker pro in this world, from the biggest to the smallest; specifically on this subject. I have recently been a main contributor in the sponsoring process of Cindy “QUEEN-BEE” Morgan as the Brand Ambassador for raidbet.net from start to finish and indeed was one of the first to speak to Billy The Croc on his recent FTP signing. I believe I was the first to write both stories.


So to save everyone asking me all the time, I thought this would be a great thing to write down for you all; my thoughts, beliefs and advice on doing the above.

The 3 questions asked above indeed all need in depth answers. There is a lot to cover for all three. More then I can place in this blog entry. Because this is the case, I shall answer one of these questions for three weeks running.

Firstly as mentioned in Eat Professional Poker Players Alive, I wrote that “I myself am not a Pro!” I must make this clear. Many people do believe I am a professional poker player but again, I am not. This however is through choice. I would have been a pro player by now if I wanted to. I do not wish to do this at this time in my life. This brings me to answer question number 1 that everyone asks me. How do I become a pro?

A professional poker player can be defined as someone who makes their entire living from poker. A person whom is a professional, who pays taxes each year as a professional! Being a professional poker player needs to be clear in your mind. It does not necessarily mean “Sponsorship.” “Playing on an online site with a red mark against your name” or anything of that kind. It is a job in basic terms.

To clarify how to become a pro is simple for me to do. You need to have your timing and finances perfect, this is not an easy job/position to step into. Firstly, ensure that your poker earnings are exceeding your 9 to 5 job earnings. As the saying goes, don’t give up your day job! Until you are making a large enough income to pay rent, utilities, food and all living costs from poker you must not attempt to become a pro as your living. Many people get to this stage by working their normal job and designating an extra 4 hours minimal per day to increase their poker bank rolls. This is the most important factor of how you become pro. Ensure you can!

When you are making enough money to support yourself living wise and have a great “poker” bankroll to continue playing in tournaments and cash games which will fund you daily. Basically you ARE a pro. There is no real answer as to how do I become one, it happens through poker skill, bank roll management and careful planning. You will indeed know when you are at that stage. When reaching it, in the bin with your old job and best of luck on the felt. Remember though that as a pro you will need to pay taxes. Ensure you know all legalities revolving around your new job.

Stay tuned for question number 2 to be answered in my next blog, “How do I get sponsored?”

Danielle - AKA - Hot Aussie Chick xoxoxoxox

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Hot Beyond Hot

Hot Beyond Hot

We all see the words 'Hot and Chick' combined together in a sentence and what do we think? Most people think of a young, sensuous woman who is physically beautiful in every way. This is a very natural way to think. It has been implanted over periods of time into our brains a hot chick is SEXY, big breasted, has beautiful hair, face, legs you name it!

My name in the world of online gaming is none other than Hot Aussie Chick. I remember the first article ever written about me. The heading read “It’s All About Poker For Hot Aussie Chick!”. Indeed I was in shock especially when seeing the glamorous toned and over sexy picture of Pamela Anderson on the page next to me in almost full size! My tiny little picture was nothing on hers and one could never expect to see them self as a “Hot Aussie Chick” the way the world perceives one in any case.
I thought “Oh well! Hot Aussie Chick it is!” and took that name on board for the poker industry. Never for a second did I give a thought as to the expectations I would have to live up to and the personal physical maintenance involved. Regardless, the name stuck. I soon started writing for the publication with my column being called Hot Topics.

I gained excessive attention and suddenly found myself as a poker podcast segment host, for the Australian sector mainly. Again surprised, shocked and every other associated word that comes to mind when hearing my introduction – “Hi Your listening to poker down under and everywhere else with that Hot Aussie Chick Danielle Benham”.

It seemed there was no escaping this name. It stuck like glue. Panic set in as to whether I could live up to being a “Hot Chick”! This set me into a real spin. I was then on a mission. I went to such degree to decipher this word “Hot” it wasn’t funny. I looked up definitions in various dictionaries; I asked people “do you really think I am a “Hot Chick?””. The answer was always “Hell Yeah”. Although it seemed a pointless quest, I continued on this mission finally getting an answer which was more than philosophically right. I now knew why i was branded a “Hot Chick”.

To look at the real definitions of hot and take away the implanted slang and put it in the context of calling a woman “hot” now made sense. Let me explain how!

I was told by my philosophical friend and colleague that hot was more than just looks, it was a combination of things. Indeed he was right. Hot could be placed in front of many words. "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument". All of these things are not “hot” because of physical appearance. In fact, they are not physically attractive at all! A hot chick can be compared.

I realised I was being called hot for many reasons. I was smart, witty, on time, organised, fast and furious on a poker table, quick with compliments, on top of marketing, awesome with computers, knew my online gaming, full on in the poker world in every way indeed I was HOT – BURNING in fact!

I keep on top of my physical appearance as well as I can; regardless I will remain “hot” forever, maybe not a chick (being seen as a young lass), but for now I will accept the “chick” part of my name. Forever will I be in the poker industry and hot on the tails of the best online gaming systems, players and strategies. Forever will I burn less then expecting opponents at the poker table and each and every day my skills and abilities will only get better in every aspect of my career. Now that’s hot! In the industry of online gaming, specifically the poker side there are few “chicks” that go beyond a poker table. To all those that do, I call you HOT.

I hope after reading my first blog some embedding has left your brain on the typical “hot” definition. Next time someone says to you that “she is not hot” think beyond a physical appearance and remind the person telling you this, “physically; maybe not so, but she is smoking in every other way!”

Watch for my next blog, Becoming a Professional Poker Player! Indeed helping others do this is one HOT NICHE of mine ;)

Danielle - Aka - Hot Aussie Chick xoxoxoxo

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