FTR Member of the Year

[NewJack33]

OK, so the year isn't even over yet, but so what...

Who is FTR MOTY to you and why?

[ake]

aokrongly , do I even have to say why?

FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly

No shadow of a doubt.

[vqc]

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.

[Estrop]

aokrongly - he makes more sense then the whole of Sweden.

[TylerK]

TylerK, and it's not close.

[elipsesjeff]

I'll take Soupie.

[journey075]

michael1123.

[a500lbgorilla]

Fnord any body?

-'rilla

[Miffed22001]

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...)

[Miffed22001]

more sense then the whole of Sweden.

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

[Phlegm]

Soupie. Come on ventrilo and you'll see why

[Miffed22001]

if only i had the remotest idea how

[Les_Worm]

FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly

No shadow of a doubt.

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.

[drmcboy]

michael1123.

FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly

No shadow of a doubt.

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.

Hey Les_worm, shut it. :P

[Les_Worm]

FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly

No shadow of a doubt.

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.

Hey Les_worm, shut it. :P

FTR Member Of The Year 2005 = aokrongly

No shadow of a doubt.

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.

[ZenOffsuit]

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.

2. 'Rilla-he is everywhere....the R in FTR stands for Rilla!

[pokerfanatic]

I'll take Soupie.

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...

[Phlegm]

I'll take Soupie.

I don't need to speak much more then his results, went from like 30 something on pocket fives to 10th this year alone

You mean he went from not even ranked to 10th in this year alone

[Xianti]

What does Member of the Year get?

[Miffed22001]

an ftr cup
a ftr TEA cup

[Irisheyes]

aokrongly, for always making sense.

Rilla for

fold prelop

and

This cannot possibly be true. Do you see why?

[a500lbgorilla]

I should get a new title for being member of the year.

-'rilla

[a500lbgorilla]

<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

[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.

[ZenOffsuit]

Sorry but I need to add another name:
DWDUCK

[vqc]

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.

roflcone.
doyouseawhy?

[cartilago77]

Tim.

as long as the pictures keep coming that is.

[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.

roflcone.
doyouseawhy?

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.

[vqc]

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.

roflcone.
doyouseawhy?

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.

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.

[journey075]

Sorry but I need to add another name:
DWDUCK

agreed, him and michael1123 are my heroes.

[The_Cheat]

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

[gabe]

i think fnord. because of him, lots of people are crushing limit.

ilikeaces86 and michael1123 get props from me too.

[aokrongly]

SOUPIE!!! He made me rich! well not rich... but a hell of alot better.

[Miffed22001]

SOUPIE!!! He made me rich! well not rich... but a hell of alot better.

Wow thats a hell of nomination coming from a nominee himself!

[Irisheyes]

I know I already nominated but what about Rondavu? He always seems to knock sense into my head.

[jmontis]

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.

[DavSimon]

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.

[ZenOffsuit]

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!

[a500lbgorilla]

Maybe name some catagories where I am not the clear winner? thx.

-'rilla

[ZenOffsuit]

Maybe name some catagories where I am not the clear winner? thx.

-'rilla

I guess that means the award for most arrogant bastard is out!

[Estrop]

Maybe name some catagories where I am not the clear winner? thx.

-'rilla

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

[a500lbgorilla]

Touche.

-'rilla

[Miffed22001]

so whos getting nominated in the new categories then?
3. has got to be hydroseeds.

[MannerBoy]

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 ?

[chardrian]

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.

[gabe]

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.

[JeffreyGB]

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.

I'm not quite as far along as dav, but my feelings mirror his, for the same reasons.

[a500lbgorilla]

"rookie of the year"

We're all fuggin rookies.

-'rilla

[vqc]

i signed up this january, wat about u ?

[a500lbgorilla]

I've been here 11months.

what a waste...

-'rilla

[MannerBoy]

I've been here 11months.

www.anonymousgamblers.com

[hydroseeds]

It's either Rilla or Estrop.

An Arena match with throwing stars and chainsaws sounds good to me. Best 4 out of 7.

[michael1123]

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!

Haha, this sounds fun. Particularly the Rilla roast, that alone makes it worth doing.

[Molinero]

an ftr cup

EDIT: hosting pic somewhere else now...joke woulda been funnier the first time...

[vqc]

please upgrade ur account

[BIGandRICH]

ftr member of the year??

My personal biggest helper has deffinately been rondavu, and i've certainly seen him talk a whole lot of sense to alot of people.

but really, anyone that has taken the time to help someone less expierienced is a valuable member.

[Molinero]

DAMMIT...that was a really funny joke, too! Grrr...

[a500lbgorilla]

DAMMIT...that was a really funny joke, too! Grrr...

I laughed.

Out loud.

-'rilla

[LeFou]

hey if we have a dinner i think Humphrind should cook.
cockels and mussels.

[Miffed22001]

hey if we have a dinner i think Humphrind should cook.
cockels and mussels.

Man cant we have something other than fish related food.
Im fed up of eating fish

[biondino]

AOK by a country mile, though as a low-stakes player gazing upwards, Rondavu's ever-accessible and readable advice, posting style and examples of how to play and how to not play have been second to none.

[elanto]

For me its definetely aok and soupie I guess...dwarf should also be in the top there
and as far as the ceremonies go:

MAN OF THE YEAR: RILLA
BEST STICKY POST FOR (TOURNAMENT/RING/MENTAL GAME): RILLA
FUNNIEST POSTER:RILLA
MOST POSTS IN A YEAR:RLLA
BEST AVATAR:RILLA
BEST QUOTE:RILLA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY:RILLA
(ONLINE/ON LAND):RILLA
WEIRDEST THREAD AUTHOR:RILLA
FTR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES CEREMONY:RILLA

GO RILLA!!!!!

-anto

[Miffed22001]

For me its definetely aok and soupie I guess...dwarf should also be in the top there
and as far as the ceremonies go:

MAN OF THE YEAR: RILLA
BEST STICKY POST FOR (TOURNAMENT/RING/MENTAL GAME): RILLA
FUNNIEST POSTER:RILLA
MOST POSTS IN A YEAR:RLLA
BEST AVATAR:RILLA
BEST QUOTE:RILLA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY:RILLA
(ONLINE/ON LAND):RILLA
WEIRDEST THREAD AUTHOR:RILLA
FTR HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES CEREMONY:RILLA

GO RILLA!!!!!

-anto

oh man!
dont encorage him!!!

[elanto]

hahaha but HE IS the best

-anto

Oh for fuck's sake elanto what have you done?!?!?!

WAY TO BUILD UP THE GORILLA'S SELF-ESTEEM!!!!!

[elanto]

Oh for fuck's sake elanto what have you done?!?!?!

WAY TO BUILD UP THE GORILLA'S SELF-ESTEEM!!!!!

hey i also said nice things about you :P


-anto

[a500lbgorilla]

Elanto, I have offically ordained you Prince of Awesomeness.

You may feast upon the spoils of my kingdom and lay with the ladies of my land. But don't you dare touch my homemade apple pie, I only have once slice left and it's for me.

-'rilla

[michael1123]

I must counteract Elanto's ego boost, for the good of the world ...

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY:RILLA

Haha, what, did Rilla fold into the money in a $5 freezeout?

Well, on second thought, I guess that would be quite the accomplishment for him.

[hydroseeds]

Haha, what, did Rilla fold into the money in a $5 freezeout?

Well, on second thought, I guess that would be quite the accomplishment for him.

My vote goes to Michael for FTR member of the year, for his severe pwning of Rilla.

[a500lbgorilla]

Haha, what, did Rilla fold into the money in a $5 freezeout?

Well, on second thought, I guess that would be quite the accomplishment for him.

My vote goes to Michael for FTR member of the year, for his severe pwning of Rilla.

I liberated you and this is how you treat me!?

You said you were willing to forsake all others and worship me as the one true God.

I'm going to smite you so hard. You won't know where, you won't know when but I'll get you. While you're sleeping. In your bed. Tonight.

-'rilla

[hydroseeds]

I'm sorry, m'lord.

I'll get right back to work...