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NewJack33
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08-17-2005, 10:20 PM
Post subject: FTR Member of the Year
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OK, so the year isn't even over yet, but so what...
Who is FTR MOTY to you and why?
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aokrongly , do I even have to say why?
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FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly
No shadow of a doubt.
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vqc
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darn, i guess i cant nominate myself!
i pick rilla. becuase he has actually been helping my game alot.
aces for helping my game alot
gabe for helping my game alot
aok for sending me that HoH sheet way back in the day.
me for helping my game alot.
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Estrop
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aokrongly - he makes more sense then the whole of Sweden.
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TylerK
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TylerK, and it's not close.
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TylerK: its just gambling if i want to worry about money i'll go to work lol
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elipsesjeff
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I'll take Soupie.
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journey075
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Full House
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michael1123.
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a500lbgorilla
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
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Fnord any body?
-'rilla
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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Miffed22001
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I nominate
(takes deep breath)
aokrongly nobody repeat after me NOBODY talks more sense about poker than he
fnord for showing newbs like me how we should play and why we should 'drop the fucking hammer' etc
'rilla for pointing out all our mistakes (and highlighting his own )
rippy for taking the poker book and showing you its a load of balls.
I guarentee ive missed a few
edit : gabe his advice on mtt play is the nuts (that sounds a bit gay oh well...)
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more sense then the whole of Sweden.
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i cant decide whether there uis more sense in seemingly random events than sweden or
if there is more sense in a camel than in sweden
i guess ill go for both
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Phlegm
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Soupie. Come on ventrilo and you'll see why
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if only i had the remotest idea how
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Les_Worm
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Originally Posted by dwarfman
FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly
No shadow of a doubt.
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I would have to say the same. Now if it was FTR Gauntlet ass kicker of the year.....well, then we'd have another story.
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The artist formerly known as Knish
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Originally Posted by Les_Worm
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Originally Posted by dwarfman
FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly
No shadow of a doubt.
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I would have to say the same. Now if it was FTR Gauntlet ass kicker of the year.....well, then we'd have another story.
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Hey Les_worm, shut it. :P
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Originally Posted by dwarfman
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Originally Posted by Les_Worm
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Originally Posted by dwarfman
FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly
No shadow of a doubt.
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I would have to say the same. Now if it was FTR Gauntlet ass kicker of the year.....well, then we'd have another story.
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Hey Les_worm, shut it. :P
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Originally Posted by dwarfman
FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly
No shadow of a doubt.
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I would have to say the same. Now if it was FTR Gauntlet ass kicker of the year.....well, then we'd have another story.
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The artist formerly known as Knish
Only mediocre players are always at their best.
Phil Ivey Owns You
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ZenOffsuit
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1. Aok- absolutely.....no question! The Buddha of Poker
2. 'Rilla-he is everywhere....the R in FTR stands for Rilla!
3. Boon - What an amazingly scary story....with a happy ending thank god.
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Originally Posted by Sprayed
When are you going to write the ultimate johnny_fish strategy manual? I'm tired of seeing your wins and then cleaning my shorts.
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Originally Posted by ZenOffsuit
2. 'Rilla-he is everywhere....the R in FTR stands for Rilla!
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Originally Posted by elipsesjeff
I'll take Soupie.
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I don't need to speak much more then his results, went from like 30 something on pocket fives to 10th this year alone, guy has won a ton of money and busted his ass to teach a lot of players various aspects of the game, in my eyes I see no other at this board that has the results the Dr. Soupie does in his aspect of the game... I could nominate a few different people for various disciplines of the game but if it has to be one I will go with soupie...
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Phlegm
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Originally Posted by elipsesjeff
I'll take Soupie.
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I don't need to speak much more then his results, went from like 30 something on pocket fives to 10th this year alone
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You mean he went from not even ranked to 10th in this year alone
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What does Member of the Year get?
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Miffed22001
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an ftr cup
a ftr TEA cup
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aokrongly, for always making sense.
Rilla for
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fold prelop
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This cannot possibly be true. Do you see why?
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a500lbgorilla
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
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I should get a new title for being member of the year.
-'rilla
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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a500lbgorilla
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
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<ake> rilla..
<ake> you're not member of the year
* Cyndy_Lou has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
<Rilla_the_Great> sure i am
<ake> No..
<Rilla_the_Great> Y
<ake> N
<Rilla_the_Great> y
<ake> n
<Rilla_the_Great> y
<ake> n
<Rilla_the_Great> y
<ake> N
<ake> y
<Rilla_the_Great> k
-'rilla
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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chardrian
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I rarely,if ever, get pms
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fnord for showing me profitable limit can really be.
gabe for showing me how much of a dumbass I am/was in MTTs.
me/myself/and I for making everyone else look like a poker pro.
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ZenOffsuit
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Sorry but I need to add another name:
DWDUCK
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Originally Posted by Sprayed
When are you going to write the ultimate johnny_fish strategy manual? I'm tired of seeing your wins and then cleaning my shorts.
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vqc
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Originally Posted by chardrian
fnord for showing me profitable limit can really be.
gabe for showing me how much of a dumbass I am/was in MTTs.
me/myself/and I for making everyone else look like a poker pro.
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roflcone.
doyouseawhy?
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cartilago77
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Straight
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Tim.
as long as the pictures keep coming that is.
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chardrian
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I rarely,if ever, get pms
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Originally Posted by chardrian
fnord for showing me profitable limit can really be.
gabe for showing me how much of a dumbass I am/was in MTTs.
me/myself/and I for making everyone else look like a poker pro.
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roflcone.
doyouseawhy?
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rofl I get - what the fruck is cone?
yes I see why u asshore - I'm a dumbass he's not.
I still say I should get the nod though. I'm like the fat girl that every hot chick has as a "friend." You guys need me to make you look even better.
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vqc
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Straight Flush
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Originally Posted by chardrian
fnord for showing me profitable limit can really be.
gabe for showing me how much of a dumbass I am/was in MTTs.
me/myself/and I for making everyone else look like a poker pro.
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roflcone.
doyouseawhy?
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rofl I get - what the fruck is cone?
yes I see why u asshore - I'm a dumbass he's not.
I still say I should get the nod though. I'm like the fat girl that every hot chick has as a "friend." You guys need me to make you look even better.
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roflcopter = rofl copter
roflhouse = rofl house
roflcone = rofl cone ~= waffle cone
doyouseawhy = someones SN on PPSkins = do you see why = sklansky being a dick.
and yes I need you to make me look better.
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Full House
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Sorry but I need to add another name:
DWDUCK
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agreed, him and michael1123 are my heroes.
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Straight
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for sure it has to be the High Roller Mikey Mang, michael1123
some late night words of wisdom from Mike pretty much won my seat into WSOP. He also made the strongest FTR showing ever anywhere by placing high ITM at the main event... wow. he is the mang man
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gabe
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i think fnord. because of him, lots of people are crushing limit.
ilikeaces86 and michael1123 get props from me too.
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aokrongly
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Full House
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SOUPIE!!! He made me rich! well not rich... but a hell of alot better.
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Originally Posted by aokrongly
SOUPIE!!! He made me rich! well not rich... but a hell of alot better.
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Wow thats a hell of nomination coming from a nominee himself!
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Irisheyes
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I know I already nominated but what about Rondavu? He always seems to knock sense into my head.
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Full House
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what they all said
Fnord showed me that once you fix all the major leaks in your game, limit is a cash cow. I became a better limit player than NL even.
Radashack and Ripptyde's posts, and just general play style showed me to recognize the "golden" moments where your cards don't matter, and how to get deep into MTTs.
Michael1123 for showing me how to REALLY crush a cash game, even at low stakes, the smart-maniac style can work. I remember leaving a 25 NL game with $146, I busted 6 people from my card rush and trying his play style.
also, rilla's bankroll advice saved me from going broke numerous times.
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take your ego out of the equation and judge the situation dispassionately
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DavSimon
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Full House
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Soupie When I first came to FTR the focus was mainly on ring games both limit and NL. I alway had an intrest in tourney play.....both SnG and MTT and he literally showed me the light. I firmly beleive Soupie took a large group of decent poker players and created money making champions of them.....all out of the goodness in his heart. We all had our individual talents and varying degrees of raw talent and he patiently worked with us and brought out the poker player within....which in many cases was an exhausting endeavor for him 
While he may not spend a whole lot of time here answering post after post, he has always remained loyal to FTR and it's members.... if you seek him out and are serious about developing as a player he will always lend you a helping hand....accompanied by a bit of pontification. Anyway there are a lot of prominent and helpful members that would and should qualify as member of the year....but there is only one that selflessly turned me into a pro....and for that I am forever grateful.
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maybe we should try to put together an FTR awards dinner!
Award Ideas:
1.MAN OF THE YEAR
2.BEST STICKY POST IN THE TOURNAMENT/RING/PSYCHOLOGICAL CATEGORIES
3.FUNNIEST POSTER
4.MOST POSTS IN A YEAR
5.BEST AVATAR
6.BEST BAD BEAT STORY
7.OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY:
(ONLINE/ON LAND)
8.CREATOR OF WEIRDEST THREAD
9.FTR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES CEREMONY
the next day would be the Rilla Roast and LIVEBOON NLHE tournament!
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Originally Posted by Sprayed
When are you going to write the ultimate johnny_fish strategy manual? I'm tired of seeing your wins and then cleaning my shorts.
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a500lbgorilla
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
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Maybe name some catagories where I am not the clear winner? thx.
-'rilla
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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ZenOffsuit
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Flush
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Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
Maybe name some catagories where I am not the clear winner? thx.
-'rilla
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I guess that means the award for most arrogant bastard is out!
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Originally Posted by Sprayed
When are you going to write the ultimate johnny_fish strategy manual? I'm tired of seeing your wins and then cleaning my shorts.
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Estrop
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Straight
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Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
Maybe name some catagories where I am not the clear winner? thx.
-'rilla
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MAN OF THE YEAR
BEST STICKY POST FOR (TOURNAMENT/RING/MENTAL GAME)
FUNNIEST POSTER
MOST POSTS IN A YEAR
BEST AVATAR
BEST QUOTE
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY:
(ONLINE/ON LAND)
WEIRDEST THREAD AUTHOR
FTR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES CEREMONY
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a500lbgorilla
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
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Touche.
-'rilla
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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Miffed22001
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Straight Flush
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so whos getting nominated in the new categories then?
3. has got to be hydroseeds.
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MannerBoy
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Straight
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Sorry for hurting u Rilla
I will pick Aokrongly for make me believe that QKA23 make a straight
to a rich bastard in 3 months.
Do u see why ?
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chardrian
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I rarely,if ever, get pms
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You gotta add #10: Rookie of the Year. Gotta give the new blood some props as they are the ones who continue to keep FTR going when others become so good that the posts just become repetitive.
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gabe
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some of those categories are kinda lame. i don't think there should be too many, increased abundance means decreased significance!!
most informative poster
favorite poster
favorite player to watch
funniest poster
best mod
best player - mtts / nl ring / limit ring
'rookie of the year'
i think thats good enough.
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JeffreyGB
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Soupie When I first came to FTR the focus was mainly on ring games both limit and NL. I alway had an intrest in tourney play.....both SnG and MTT and he literally showed me the light. I firmly beleive Soupie took a large group of decent poker players and created money making champions of them.....all out of the goodness in his heart. We all had our individual talents and varying degrees of raw talent and he patiently worked with us and brought out the poker player within....which in many cases was an exhausting endeavor for him 
While he may not spend a whole lot of time here answering post after post, he has always remained loyal to FTR and it's members.... if you seek him out and are serious about developing as a player he will always lend you a helping hand....accompanied by a bit of pontification. Anyway there are a lot of prominent and helpful members that would and should qualify as member of the year....but there is only one that selflessly turned me into a pro....and for that I am forever grateful.
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I'm not quite as far along as dav, but my feelings mirror his, for the same reasons.
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