Free $25 for two new members!
 

Last month's freeroll generated a lot of new members to this site. While the quantity of their posts was plentiful, the quality often left a lot to be desired.

So, what I'd like to do is reward TWO of the new posters (registration date MUST be "November, 2005") for going above and beyond and making quality posts.

Most of the rif-raf has already cleared out (I purposely waited a couple of days), but there are at least a handful of new posters who have stuck around, even without promise of freerolls, etc, etc. And now two of them are about to be rewarded.

I have a couple in mind, but I'd rather leave it up to a vote. So first, let's get some nominations in. Nominate yourself or nominate someone else - it matters not to me. What were are looking for here are the two best NEW posters.

After a day or two of nominations roll in, I'll throw up a poll. The winner will get $15 and the second place finisher will get $10. I know this isn't TONS of money, but it's certainly a lot more than your equity was in the freeroll that so many people went ballastic about, and it's also a hell of a lot more than the $1 and $5 that people beg for in the Backer section all the time.

I won't norminate anyone myself, so as to not throw off the results with my opinion, but if my peeps don't get nominated by someone else (they will), you bet I will.

Let the fun begin!

Edit: Let me be very clear about this. We will be picking two people based on their posts from NOVEMBER, so there is no need AT ALL for anyone to start posting a lot to try to get attention NOW. Not as far as this contest is concerned anyway.

Studiopet

:eek: Chipfish :eek:


Hawt & Rook

Hawt because hes a good guy and I think I like him.

Rook because she fought bloody hard to convice everyone that play money is great,,,and with some bucks who knows what she could do.....WSOP???????

Thanks for making me LOL.

BDMK, Studiopet

(am I allowed to have 2 selections?)

thx for the laugh LOL
Job's not done yet though, not until I get TP & a few others on one of those tables lol

TP, do you mind putting up the list of the new members if there is one?
If it's a hassle nvm k

You can nominate as many people as you like. If you put over 10 names in there though, I'm gonna smack you up.

This will get you in the ballpark (keep paging):


Remember: November, 2005 only.

BTW - there is no need to re-nominate people who have already been nominated, but if you want to, I guess that's cool too.

Sorry...just BDMK then :o

can i nominate my self.. lol. im sticking around here...

I nominate that Arsenic guy, he doesnt have that many posts yet but he's real cool and a perfect candidate for this prestigious award.

lol TP said for new people who have gone above and beyond with number of posts and the quality of them

left68wing

No offense HE, but aren't about 90% of your posts begging for money and then getting all pissed off when people wouldn't give it to you? Call me crazy, but that's not really "quality."

This is off the top of my head. I haven't reviewed your posts or anything, but I am a little surprised to see you and Aresenic would even bother nominating yourselves.

If you guys really think you contributed more to this forum than any two other new members, please accept my apologies. But if you are simply rolling the dice in hopes of some free money, maybe you should stick to the Looking For a Backer section.

Me!
 

I nominate myself, i feel my posts are quality enough to let me be one of the winners! and plus i know you all love me!

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"You can't lose what you don't put in the middle." -Rounders

ill nominate myself even tho i doubt anyone know who i am ;).

Nomination or not...winning money or not...I'm staying because I've already won about $100 by reading your posts about strategy and things of that nature. I don't post often for many reasons:
1. If I don't have anything noteworthy or worth saying, I don't say anything.
2. I travel a good deal with my work.
3. My son travels almost as much as me with his soccer team and wrestling team, thus making me travel without work.
4. I mainly joined to learn more about real money poker, not to win any popularity contests or really to make a bunch of online friends (even though many of you seem to be great people), it's plain and simple, if someone knows a good deal more about something than I do I watch what they do, listen to what they have to say or in this case read what they have to say, and apply the information I've gained myself. For that information I am very appreciative. I will try to post some more as I can, which I hope will be to thank you all again for your helping me continue to win more at poker.

the 3 I was thinking of choosing have already been nominated so no need to re nominate them like TP said...so

I'm going to go a different route and nominate the only 2 women I know of :
N1kita & chrisash

*only fair that all the women get a chance at this too, imo

I want to nominate studiopet srry if his name has been said....i didnt rreally take the time to read it thoughroughly....i just assumed no one listed me lol and named my fav....

next time read the whole thing :eek:

Thanks for the nomination. I'm all about this forum and learned some great things that have contributed to increasing my stack. This is a great place to hang my hat and I enjoy playing with you folk.

My nomination would is a bit interesting and probably will get a reply or two. The folks who are contributing still IMHO are fantastic posters and chances are will all get nominated anyhow.

I'm going with Longshot (even though he already nominated himself sorta). He may not have been truthfull but I think he is eager and hungry to learn this game as we all are. I think he was just trying to impress you all and due to his youth..well, he has a bit to learn. I think with some good mentoring and a bit of guidance (theres alot of posters here who are good mentors) he may end up being a force on the table. Just my 2 cents.

Flame away...... :p :) :cool: ;) :D

Id nominate myself but i guess im already on it...but ya ive elarned sum new ppl oon here and i love soe of the discussions...hopefully TP keeps getting larger and larger

P.S congrats to whoever wins and thankyou for sticking with TP and making it even better

lol thx for the nomination

P.S. lost the SNG :mad:

lol only about 13 posts were in the asking for money thing

thanks for the nominatio studio and yes i am eager to learn the game as much as anyone here. i alredy know alot but i think stepping into real money will help develope my game quite a bit....and HEwong thats a lot in asking for money man lol but ur right thats not 90%

I guess I'd like to nominate myself. Hard to turn down the chance of a free tournament buy in :cool: . This is an awesome idea tp.

Thank-you for the nomination.

There were a couple people I was thinking of too, but they were already nominated, so no need to mention them again.

And I just wanted to state a quick opinion. I love this idea and I think you're are amazing TP for offering all these rewards and freerolls. I doubt there are many other forums out there that offer so much (it makes me laugh thinking about the freeroll whores, had they behaved and stuck around, they would have had the opportunity to make more money than just participating in the original freeroll). Anyway, and I don't want this to sound negative or like I'm campaigning for votes, but I don't think any of us new guys deserve this reward (YET). None of us have been here long enough or contributed even half as many posts as the veterans have. I would actually rather see this money go to a veteran. They were the ones who had to tolerate the mess that the forum became because of the freeroll whores. This forum would not be the forum I want to come to everyday, if it wasn't for the veterans. Anyway, I'm not sure how I'm going to do it, but if I do win I want to give the money to one of the veterans. Either by have a vote like this, or maybe putting a bounty on my head (only veterans qualify to win), at the next tourney I'm in. Like I said, this isn't a campaign, I just wanted to get my thoughts out there and let you guys know what I think of this site.

I think this is really big of you (as is not nominating yourself, for those that didn't), but this award is for the newbies. Believe me when I say the vets are thrilled to have a few new quality posters after all that nonsense. Of course the vets deserve contest money and promo stuff too, and they get it now and then, but this one is newbie exclusive.

Because I said so. :)

BTW... contrary to popular belief (or at least what I think popular belief is), I didn't srart this forum nor do I contribute to it in hopes of getting rich. Sur e, it would be nice to make a few bucks off the site (and when all is said and done, I guess I do), but that's not my motivation. So as appreciation for you guys supporting this site by joining new poker sites through my links, I like to give back to the community too. It's win win win!

Okay, you changed my mind--a bit. I understand a little better now how us new guys do deserve this. But, I think I will still do the bounty thing. If I do win any of this money, at the next tourney I'm in whoever takes me out, new poster or old poster will win the money. It's free money after all and I'm just going to lose it at poker either way. And hey, it's incentive for me to win the tourney! I won't have to give the money away then and I will feel like I earned it.

;)

Just a thought, instead of $15 and $10 for new members, you could give two entries into the tournament on Tuesday, that way we could sort of keep the TP money together. Unless of course someone couldn't make it to the tournament.

Edit: I guess this is sort of what Nak1ta(sp?) just said above

I like that idea. Especially since first and foremost we are here to play poker, second is to make money. (But then no bounty from me! :) )

I like that idea a lot.

I'll set this poll up later today. On my way out for football now!

Didn't know there was a tourney on Tuesday. :confused:

Love the idea btw; if I had a chance in winning it ( which I truly doubt will happen ) but if I did; I'd have put it either towards the league or saved it for another TP tourney.

me
 

Im glad the newbies are here, think you all are great, I wish Rook took advice a little better but other then that you all are great. Tp has given us enough in the past so I dont mind you guys getting money at all. Hell its his money he can do what he wants with it. TP has given alot in the past, pay to post, Titan free $50, 2x h2h tornies, bankroll building contests. The list goes on and on.

Maybe you should pay a little closer attention to the sticky threads we have around here:


:D

so r u doing the tourny or money? cuz if i would happen to get it i cant play the tourny...i was just wondering

hmmm ....it's all coming back to me now lol

I rem seeing that post and actually posting to the thread. So yeah, I'll wait till Tues. night to see if I'm either able to make it or have enough funds to play in it.

*With practice comes losing... & I've been practicing & losing a lot lately.

I am going to close this thread now. The official poll can be found here:


We'll stick with $15 and $10 prizes (payable vai only), but hopefully the winners will use those to play in a TP tourney sometime. I'm going to run this poll for 4 days, which takes us beyond Tuesday's tourney anyway.

GL everyone.