Hollywood Poker uses OnGame's platform with a shared player base. The Hollywood Poker software has a unique design and good functionality, and there is both a downloadable version and a Java client; the downloaded version is sleeker and more reliable, but the Java client also works very well. The software is one of the best choices for Mac users, who can play the Java version without any special installs. Hollywood Poker also offers great statistical analysis of your game and an open database of the hands played at the site.

Hollywood Poker is a very popular poker room and is endorsed by many celebrities, including James Woods, who can be spotted at the tables frequently. There are many special promotions such as money-added tournaments, freerolls and qualifiers to big poker events.

The site's traffic used to be very concentrated to the Hold'em and tournament areas but nowadays there is plenty of action at any game.

The variations offered at Hollywood Poker include Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Five-Card Draw. Hollywood Poker focuses on six-handed tables more than most other top rooms and the games vary between No-Limit, Pot-Limit, and Fixed-Limit. Full-table games, short-handed, and heads-up tables are all available.

Real-money player statistics show 6,800 ring-game players at peak hours and 30,000 tournament players at peak hours.

Overall, Hollywood Poker features great action, good game diversity and software that plays very well. The software is updated frequently to ensure safety and stability with very little downtime as a result.