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| HOW TO PLAY VOTE 'EM |
Welcome to the Velvet Deck's VOTE EM - a challenging game/contest that puts your looks and social networking abilities to the ultimate test. The objective of the game/contest is to accumulate the most total votes from the PLAYERS (members) by the end of the month. Beauty alone may not be enough in this contest. You will need to engage with as many PLAYERS as possible, because they and they alone determine who will be crowned the next Velvet Girl of the Month. We provide you with the tools to succeed. Now it’s up to you to use them. For example, you are given TOKENS (virtual currency) that the PLAYERS want. TOKENS allow them to vote more and it also puts them in the running to win their own contest – the PLAYER with the most TOKENS at the end of the month also wins. See it is a simple, you scratch my back and I will scratch yours! There is also a chat feature on the site, which allows for you to promote yourself as you network.
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| Play the game |
| Our process is simple and is proven to be the best way to break into any industry: |
| First, SIGN UP, it is quick, easy, and best of all, FREE! |
| Then get ready to have fun. As a Velvet Girl Contestant, you can give yourself the advantage over your competition by telling all of your friends and family to sign up for FREE and Vote for you, so you will be the one who wins the Cash and other perks. As a Player you want to develop friendships or networks with the girls because they are the ones who will be giving you the TOKENS (Velvet Deck currency) so you can win cash prizes and other perks. |
| You are represented by the quality of the photos that you register on our site. Post the good ones! |
| With an account and a photo you will instantly be viewable by thousands of Players, modeling agents and casting agencies such as Elite Models, ABC, NBC, MAXIM, Gap, Vogue, MGM, Revlon and many more that browse through our members on a regular basis. |
| Velvet Girls are ranked by how many Votes they receive from Players and Players are ranked by how many TOKENS they receive from the Velvet Girls - the rankings are updated in real time on our LEADERBOARD. |
| CLICK HERE TO PLAY VOTE 'EM |
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HOW TO PLAY PICK 'EM |
| Welcome to the Velvet Deck's PICK EM - a challenging game that puts not only your sports prediction talents to the ultimate test, but we like to throw in those reality shows/contest to keep it interesting. The objective of the game is to accumulate the longest winning streak by selecting the winning team (or player) in advance of an ongoing variety of matchups. You will also be able to bet your virtual currency (TOKENS) to help you win the overall Player's Club prize. Choose correctly and win 2x your wager of TOKENS, choose incorrectly and lose it. Are you good enough to win the monthly grand prize? |
| Picking winners seems simple enough, right? Well, Velvet Deck has taken this concept to the next level. Sure you know baseball (or football) - but can you make the right call on matchups drawn from several different sports (i.e. National Football League, Major League Baseball, PGA Golf, NASCAR, Tennis, Boxing, Horse Racing, and Soccer matches from around the world) and television shows like American Idol, Big Brother, Americas Next Top Model and Survivor – to name a few? You will need to make the call on who will emerge victorious and keep your streak alive! |
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| Play the game |
| On the MAKE PICK tab under PICK EM, you're challenged to select the winner of a listed matchup between teams, individual competitors or a combination of both. Each matchup has a lock-time in which your selection must be submitted by. YOU CAN ONLY SELECT ONE MATCHUP AT A TIME. Once the matchup is FINAL, you will be able to select the winner of a matchup which hasn't started yet. All matchups will be entered in the system by the Game Administrator. |
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| Here are examples of "straight up" matchups between two teams: |
| NCAA FOOTBALL |
Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins |
| NFL |
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins |
| SOCCER |
Arsenal at AC Milan |
| NHL |
Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins |
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| Here are examples of "prop" matchups between teams, players or a combination of both: |
| NFL |
Tom Brady Pass Completions vs. New York Jets 1st Downs |
| GOLF |
Brandt Snedeker Lower 1st Round vs. Ernie Els Lower 1st Round |
| MLB |
MLB - Colorado Rockies Hits vs. Jake Peavy Strikeouts |
| NHL |
(Canucks @ Oilers) Total Goals Scored? 5 Goals or Fewer OR 6 Goals or More |
| AMERICAN IDOL |
Will Tim Urban be voted off tonight on American Idol? YES or NO |
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| For most matchups the side with the HIGHER score, time or total will be declared the winner, but in some the side with the LOWER will win. If you win a matchup your streak continues, if you lose it you're back to 0. |
| You are not required to play every day, but the more matchups you predict successfully, the longer the streak! In the event a matchup that you selected does not take place (for any reason), your streak will NOT end, rather the matchup will be listed as "Cancelled", "Postponed" or "OFF" and scored as a "PUSH". |
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All participants start at zero. Your streak is measured by the number of consecutive matchup you select the correct winner of. The Game Administrator is responsible for officiating the games and the decision shall be final and binding regarding the outcome and scoring of each game. Matchup results may be corrected at any time based upon decision by the Game Administrator.
The PLAYER who accumulates the longest winning streak during the month-long Challenge Period will be considered the Grand Prize winner. In the event that two (2) or more entrants are tied for the Grand Prize, the following tiebreakers will take place in the indicated order:
1. Entry with the higher winning percentage during the Challenge Period.
2. Entry with more total wins during the Challenge Period.
3. Random Drawing.
For the avoidance of doubt, a maximum of one (1) Grand Prize will be awarded for the PICK EM Challenge.
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| So, are you ready to put your prediction skills to the ultimate test? CLICK HERE TO PLAY PICK 'EM |
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TEXAS HOLD 'EM Basics |
| Texas Holdem is a community card game, meaning that some cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table and shared by all players. Each player is dealt two pocket or hole cards which they consider with the five community cards to make the best possible five-card hand. |
| The person who is dealt last is regarded as the dealer and as such is marked with a dealer button. At the end of the hand the button is passed clockwise to the next player. |
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| Blinds Placement |
| Most hands of poker begin by some form of forced betting. This is to ensure that there is action with every hand. Hold'em is played with two blinds (a bet before the pocket cards are received). The two players to the left of the dealer start with placing blind bets. The small blind is posted by the first player and the big blind by the second. The big blind is always the minimum bet at the table and the small blind is half. During a betting round, each player in turn takes one of the following actions: |
| Bet |
Put money in the pot |
| Call |
To match/equal another player's bet |
| Fold |
Forfeit cards and your chance of winning the pot |
| Check |
Passing on making an action(if no bet is in play) |
| Raise |
To increase another player's bet |
| Re-Raise |
To increase another player's raise |
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| First Round - The Pre Flop, Dealing The Cards |
| When the blind bets are placed, the dealer gives out two cards to each player. The dealer deals clockwise. The two cards are called "hole cards" or "pocket cards". |
| After this the players choose if they would like to make a bet. The person after the big blind starts. In the first round you cannot "Check", but you can do any of the following: Bet, Call, Raise or Fold. All players shall put the same amount in for the game in order to continue. So if one player raises, the other players must either call or re-raise, or fold (drop out of the round). |
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| Second Round - The Flop |
| Dealer turns three cards on the table - the Flop. These three cards are community cards and can be used in combination with the two hidden cards each player has in his/her hand. |
| The remaining players now start the second round of bidding. The first player to the left of the dealer starts the bidding round. The following actions can now be taken: Check, Bet/Raise, Call or Fold. |
| All players must put the same amount into the pot, or fold before the round has ended. |
| The same rules apply for both the bidding and the raising in each round from now on. |
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| Third Round - The Turn |
| The dealer now displays the fourth community card on the table, so all players have six cards to play with. A round of betting now takes place. |
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| Fourth and Final Round - The River |
| The fifth and last community card on the table is displayed. A round of betting now takes place. |
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| The Showdown |
| In all, five of the seven cards can be used. This means that each player can form the best possible five-card hand from their two hole cards and the five community cards on the table. You don't even have to use any of your own cards if you don't want to. You can "play the board" if the best hand is shown there. The remaining players now show their cards, and the winner is found. If a player shows his/her cards and you are not able to beat these cards, you choose yourself if you want to show your cards or not. |
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| Rating of The Hands |
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1.Royal flush |
| The highest poker hand. It consists of AKQJT all in the same suit. As all suits are equal, all royal flushes are equal. |
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2.Straight flush |
| Five cards of the same suit in sequence, such as 76543 of hearts. The ace can play low to make 5432A, the lowest straight flush. |
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3.Four of a kind |
| Four cards of the same rank accompanied by a "kicker", like 44442. Ranked by the quads, so that 44442 beats 3333K. |
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4.Full house |
| Three cards of one rank accompanied by two of another, such as 777JJ. Ranked by the trips, so that 44422 beats 333AA. |
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5.Flush |
| Five cards of the same suit, such as AJ942 of hearts. Ranked by the top card, and then by the next card, so that AJ942 beats AJ876. |
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6.Straight |
| Five cards in sequence, such as 76543. The ace plays either high or low, making AKQJT and 5432A. |
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7.Three of a kind |
| Three cards of the same rank and two kickers of different ranks, such as KKK84. Ranked by the trips, so that KKK84 beats QQQAK, but QQQAK beats QQQA7. |
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8.Two pair |
| Two cards of one rank, two cards of another rank and a kicker of a third rank, such as KK449. Ranked by the top pair, then the bottom pair and finally the kicker, so that KK449 beats any of QQJJA, KK22Q, and KK445. |
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9.One pair |
| Two cards of one rank accompanied by three kickers of different ranks, such as AAK53. Ranked by the pair, followed by each kicker in turn, so that AAK53 beats AAK52. |
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10.High card |
| Any hand that does not qualify as one of the better hands above, such as KJ542 of mixed suits. Ranked by the top card, then the second card and so on, as for flushes. |
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| (Suits are not used to break ties, nor are cards beyond the fifth; only the best five cards in each hand are used in the comparison. In the case of a tie, the pot is split equally among the winning hands. ) |
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| Online Poker Chat Abbreviations |
| nh |
Nice hand |
| vnh |
Very nice hand |
| gg |
Good going |
| lol |
Laugh out loud |
| ty |
Thank you |
| wp |
Well played |
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| Texas Hold 'em Odds |
| Flush (all cards in the same suit): |
If you hold a four to a flush, the chance of making the flush, either on the turn or the river, is 35.0%. |
| Open-ended Straight (e.g. 5678 where you need a 4 or a 9): |
The chance of making a straight, either on the turn or the river, is 31.5%. |
| Inside Straight (e.g. 4578 where you need a 6): |
The chance of making an inside straight, either on the turn or the river, is 16.5%. |
| Trips (three of a kind): |
The chance of making trips with a flopped pair, either on the turn or the river, is 8.4%. |
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| Starting Hand Value |
| Your two pocket cards, or hole cards, are the only factors that separate your hand from the other players' hands. So learning how to play them is vital. An AA (ace-ace) combo simply has a much greater chance of winning than say a 7-3 combo. Play the good starting hands. Fold the bad. Combinations can however change between good and bad (and back) according to your position in the game. See "Position Play" below. |
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| Top 20 Best Starting Hands |
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AA |
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ATs |
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KK |
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KJs |
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QQ |
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AQ |
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JJ |
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14. |
99 |
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AKs |
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QJs |
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TT |
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KTs |
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AQs |
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88 |
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AJs |
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QTs |
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AK |
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A9s |
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KQs |
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AJ |
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| The "s" means suited, both cards in the same suit, always better than unsuited. |
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| Position Play |
| In a poker game being seated in "late position" is a huge advantage. In this position you get to see your opponents make their moves before you make yours. To become a good player one must learn to take full advantage of playing in late position. |
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| Fold |
| No matter the betting round, if you have nothing and can't draw to anything, fold faster than Superman on laundry day, if you don't feel like bluffing of course! |
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