$100 of Free Money in September!
 

I was hoping to get the kicked off this month, but it looks like we're going to push that back until October. So.... how about I give away some free money this month anyway???

Here is the breakdown:

1. $50 given away by YOU - We're going to have a vote to decide what three posters deserve free money. The breakdown wiill be $25, $15, and $10 based on the final voting, which will take place in a poll in a different thread. Nominations should be made in this thread. You may NOT nominate yourself, but you may nominate up to five other posters. In order to be nominated, the poster has to have made 100 posts by the time I post this thread, and they have to have GREEN Rep. Just one point of +Rep is enough - they just can't be negative (so sorry, eejit). Other than that, nominate whoever you want and for whatever reason you want. I'll accept nominations for about 48 hours, and set the poll up sometime Sunday night.

Current Nominees (from below):
-Aequitas58
-badblood44
-BlibbityBlabbity
-Boobie Lover
-ChipFish
-MathBabe
-N1kita
-pshabi
-Reel Deal
-Robbie Robb
-Spuddy
-Talking Poker
-Zybomb

2. $20 for getting your Aces cracked - Be the first person to post your Aces getting cracked in this thread, and you win 20 bucks. This must be on a site where anyone can request the HH to verify it - ie, Party, Stars, etc. This needs to be in a real money game (cash or tourney) - any buy in - and it needs to happen AFTER this thread is posted. So no, HHs from last night don't count.

3. $20 for dropping the HAMMER - Be the first person to post a Hand History where you win the pot with 72o, and you win $20. There's one catch to this one though - There HAS to be a showdown! In other words, you have to actually WIN with 72o, not just bluff with it by making a big raise preflop and picking up the blinds. I don't care if you check it the whole way down form the BB, but you have to actually win a showdown at the river to qualify. Once again, this must be a real money game (cash or tourney, any buy in) and it must be on a site where anyone can request the HH to verify it. And again, it needs to happen AFTER this thread is posted.

4. $10 to the two people named in the post below this one - Post the name of any other TP.com regular (keep reading) in the post below this one, and they win $5. And for being so generous, YOU get $5 too! Now THAT is easy money. To qualify for this, both you and the person you are nominating have to have at least 50 posts and Green Rep.

All money will be paid out via transfers later this month (Ideally, I'll pay it out all at once).

:thumbsup:

Lightfungus deserves $5 from you TP

I *heart* Pshabi.

About damn time - 33 minutes!!!!!!!

Man, what's a guy have to do to give away money around here???

I think the funniest thing about the vote thing...the people with the most chance of winning the poll are people that spend $50 on a PFR from position in a random cash game.

I nominate RR for #1 because of his effort to update us during TP's run at the WSOP, for the sweet TP Radio idea and because they need diaper money. :D

I nominate ChipFish since it's my other identity.

I def. Second this vote. Thanks again RR for all your help. :thumbsup:

Thanks RD! Much Appreciated!

I would, at this time, like to nominate the following people for contest #1.

My first nomination goes out to PShabi for taking the time to record requests and upload them for the forum to enjoy (even if we are still waiting on his cover of Everlast ;)). In addition to supplying us with musical entertainment, Shabi always seem to have his finger on the pulse of the forum and is usually right in the thick of any thread.

My second nomination goes out to MathBabe for providing her songs as well for our listening enjoyment.

Both of these members make the forum much more enjoyable.

I am hoping RR will run away with the first place money, but that's up to the people. Power to the People!!!

Wait, don't we already have one person on the forum that's run away with the money?!?!? I don't want to be in that company! :D (sorry, couldn't resist - I'm in one of those cheeky moods and I'm writing the script for episode 2)

But thank you to you and hiimbob for your words! They mean a lot to me!

Three people that deserve some $$$$ love.

Robbie Robb for the Radio show.
Zybomb for his analysis of the game that has vastly improved my game.
Badblood44 for linking to this forum from his blog allowing me to find this goldmine.

Those are my kind of nominations! I especially like the third one, because I didn't see it coming.

Okay, I've had a bit more time to think about the nominations and I'd like to round out my five with the following - all for furthering my game through analysis of various hands across numerous threads:

Zybomb - Arguably this man spends a LOT of time providing feedback to 'WSIHPT' questions. And the analysis is usually spot on! You da man!
Boobie Lover - again, his contributions have helped me as well.

Finally, last, but certainly not least, is my initial nominator, Reel Deal. Part of the reason I'm nominating him, in addition to his valuable contributions here, but I figure HE'S gonna need the cash once Karma comes around and kicks him in the ass for his Ernesto thread :).

PokerStars Game #6132649330: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2006/09/01 - 17:06:55 (ET)
Table 'Janequeo' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: cAdILaC buc ($5.35 in chips)
Seat 3: Stuman22 ($4.94 in chips)
Seat 4: vivafutbol ($0.87 in chips)
Seat 5: HEWong ($1.39 in chips)
cAdILaC buc: posts small blind $0.01
Stuman22: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HEWong [2h 7c]
vivafutbol: raises $0.05 to $0.07
HEWong: calls $0.07
cAdILaC buc: folds
Stuman22: folds
*** FLOP *** [8c Kd 2c]
vivafutbol: bets $0.05
HEWong: raises $0.05 to $0.10
vivafutbol: calls $0.05
*** TURN *** [8c Kd 2c] [Ad]
vivafutbol: bets $0.10
HEWong: calls $0.10
*** RIVER *** [8c Kd 2c Ad] [7h]
vivafutbol: bets $0.30
HEWong: calls $0.30
*** SHOW DOWN ***
vivafutbol: shows [Ts Ac] (a pair of Aces)
HEWong: shows [2h 7c] (two pair, Sevens and Deuces)
HEWong collected $1.12 from pot
vivafutbol said, "omg"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1.17 | Rake $0.05
Board [8c Kd 2c Ad 7h]
Seat 1: cAdILaC buc (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Stuman22 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: vivafutbol showed [Ts Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: HEWong (button) showed [2h 7c] and won ($1.12) with two pair, Sevens and Deuces

HEWong takes it down!

Verified.

nh, sir. Pretty good return on a $1.12 pot!

yeah lol.ty. guy got pissed started cussing me out after. was 6 tabling.

I second the Badblood44 nomination, as that is how I found this place as well.
And I nominate Aeq for the his sexy (not the chick).

But come voting time, I vote for RR. Not only for the above mentioned reasons, but also because he had to go and learn English to do the radio thing. That level of commitment is awesome from a foreigner.

1)RR all the way:thumbsup:

the radio show idea wins it hands down

2) zybomb and boobie in a dead heat for second

3)nikita1 for watching the baby for RR while he does the radio show:)

Rr.

FYP! :D (and thanks for the nom! - you too kirk!)

I nominate TP for giving out free money, he deserves some :)

TP should also get the $5 thing, if it's still on

Beating a dead horse:

Robbie Robb deserves top prize for his efforts.

I've +repped Boobie Lover a shit ton in the last month because of the quality of his strategy posts. His contributions have been awesome and well thought out. Most improved poster. (Not saying you were shit before, BL).

Zybomb for consistently being the best poker-related poster.

Wow... that's two VERY high quality referrals (IMO) from badblood. Good stuff!

BlibbityBlabbity
 

For his work on the League Scoreboard. :thumbsup:

Wow
 

Im new here and I dont know everybody, but this forum is something awsome. People, you are great. I feel like on christmas when Im reading (or listening :)) all this. :)

TP.....

props to you again

Free money is the shit!

:thumbsup:

I nominate eejit, for almost paying off his entire debt!

Ima Nominate Spuddy19, cause ultimate frisbee is the shit

Thanks bro.... i appreciate it!

PokerStars Game #6135403250: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2006/09/01 - 21:15:01 (ET)
Table 'Euryanthe' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: cardman61 ($20.60 in chips)
Seat 2: cal2guy ($31.10 in chips)
Seat 3: MLawrenz44 ($19.25 in chips)
Seat 4: bigfred68 ($7.90 in chips)
Seat 5: 420brown ($21.95 in chips)
Seat 6: melioris ($25.05 in chips)
melioris: posts small blind $0.10
cardman61: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to melioris [Ah As]
cal2guy: folds
MLawrenz44: calls $0.25
bigfred68: folds
420brown: calls $0.25
melioris: raises $1 to $1.25
cardman61: calls $1
MLawrenz44: calls $1
420brown: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [5h 3s Jd]
melioris: bets $2.50
cardman61: calls $2.50
MLawrenz44: folds
420brown: folds
*** TURN *** [5h 3s Jd] [3h]
melioris: bets $5
cardman61: raises $11.85 to $16.85 and is all-in
melioris: calls $11.85
*** RIVER *** [5h 3s Jd 3h] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
melioris: shows [Ah As] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
cardman61: shows [6d 3d] (three of a kind, Threes)
cardman61 collected $41.55 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $43.70 | Rake $2.15
Board [5h 3s Jd 3h Tc]
Seat 1: cardman61 (big blind) showed [6d 3d] and won ($41.55) with three of a kind, Threes
Seat 2: cal2guy folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: MLawrenz44 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: bigfred68 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: 420brown (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: melioris (small blind) showed [Ah As] and lost with two pair, Aces and Threes

You can't hun. He's in the red. But thankyou for being sweet. I knew you had it in you. :thumbsup: :rolleyes:

Funny thing is.... You pretty much brake even. :cool:

While he has met the post requirement (note that I didn't say "100 quality posts), he's a little short with the Green Rep. Shame shame.

Nice thought though.

Sorry, there is no Spuddy19 here.

BTW - while nominating "friends" is ok, I would hope you could come up with a better reason that Ultimate Frisbee, which really doesn't contribute much to the forum.

Now that's what I call +EV! If you call and win, you win. If you call and lose, you still win!!!

Verified. nh.

I just realized: Right now, a Poll can have a maximum of 10 options for voting.... So, here are our options:

1. I figure out how to increase the bumber of choices.
2. We run multiple polls and combine the results.
3. I narrow the list down to the 10 people I think are most deserving.

I'm not sure which I'll do yet, but I'm leaning towards the latter.

Not like I'd ever win anyways....

I was kidding. I put you on the list.

I wish i was atleast Green!

Wow!

I'm sorry bud!

I'm just super tired, and I can't pick up on normal sarcasms......

I need some sleep!
My apologies

We could always play for it....;)

I was rooting against myself for this hand, and when the second three came I was really hoping to get cracked by something god awful, say like 63. BTW if you read this PF, it kind of verifies what we were talking about

and thanks TP, the kids can eat for another day!!

#3.

i vote for option #3 as well

My pics are bolded.
TP is off the list Cuz it's your money silly.
I'm off the list, cuz I'd give away the password.
SPudz is off the list cuz I have no idea who he is.
This looks like a nice list:

-Aequitas58
-badblodd44
-BlibbityBlabbity
-Boobie Lover

-MathBabe
-N1kita
-pshabi
-Reel Deal
-Robbie Robb


-Zybomb

I nominate Zy for the comments he makes when we post HHs. And Blib for creating the schedule and keeping score in the league events and Shabi, for his sarcasm and wit.

Good thing I'm listening to TP Radio today. I forgot to make the poll!

Ok, here it is:


BTW - I ended up going with exactly Chip's suggestion of which names to include in the poll. Works for me!

OK, looks like we have all of our winners. Here the are, as per the above:

1. As voted on by their peers:
Robbie Robb - $25
Zybomb - $15
pshabi - $10

2. Getting Aces cracked:
melioris - $20

3. Dropping the hammer:
HEWong - $20

4. Being the first to respond to this thread:
GTDawg - $5
lightfungus - $5


Transfers have been completed on Stars.

Thanks TP! Thanks EVERYONE!