U UP FOR THE CHALLENGE? ( Leader Board ONLY ))

[QUEEN-BEE]

Here is the leader board for the blog challenge here on PNW running till 22.4.10. If you have not entered YOU ARE NOT TOO LATE. WINNER will be announced HERE on 22.4.10.

Please note Sal and my Blogs are not in the running for the prizes.

WINNER will receive 3 awesome prizes............ Upon a tie for first, the blog with the most votes overall will become the outright winner.

1. $50 on either Poker Stars or Full Tilt donated by Queen-Bee.
2. $100 donated by Sal Fazzino. ( see his comment in the forum post )
3. $100 worth of buy-ins at Sin-city Seagulls or Jades (if a staff member wins - this prize will go to runner up) Donated by Sin-City Admin.



Members can vote for the blogs they choose by clicking the + or - on the vote tab in each blog.

FINAL LEADER RESULTS 22.4.10





Clintsmydad....
12 votes: The World is my onion

The Dark Child....
8 votes: How 'The Dark Child' came to be, and her de-scend into the depths of Sin City...

thkcduckworth....
7 votes: My Journey Down The Poker Road

Sal Fazzino....
7 votes: my story

Suicide_KINGS98
6 vote: Derailed - for the better?

TassieDevil....
5 votes: From The Devil's Den: My Journey

Bear....
5 votes: THE FIFTH SUIT

Aussie_Chick
4 Votes: My Poker Road, Poker Dreams and Poker Destiny

Oates....
2 votes: My journey down the poker road

thret....
2 votes: My Poker road

QUEEN-BEE....
1 vote: BEEz FOOT STEPS IN POKER n LIVING

nick7240....
1 vote: My Journey


Mitch-O....
Mitch-O Poker Story

dtbg....
My Poker Story - Part 1 (not much so far, but will write it as it happens)

Jamarpa....
My Wedding to Poker

DanChile.....
DanChile's journey into the adventures of Poker









This POST is ONLY our leader board. Any thing you wish to say regarding this challenge DO NOT post here head to U Up For The Challenge? and post there.

THANK YOU

BEE

[QUEEN-BEE]

I have enjoyed reading the journeys so far and have picked up something from each one. I hope all the readers too are enjoying the journeys of these players.

I look forward reading more players journeys as they come in.

Any comments you wish to make regarding any blogs or the challenge please DO NOT comment here go to U Up For The Challenge?


BEE

[dtbg]

got my username wrong...its dtbg (dare to be great)

[QUEEN-BEE]

got my username wrong...its dtbg (dare to be great)

thanks for that. All sorted

[QUEEN-BEE]

BLOG CHALLENGE WINNER

Clintsmydad


The world is my onion


Clintsmydad has won for his efforts

1. $50 on either Poker Stars or Full Tilt donated by myself.
2. $100 donated by Sal Fazzino.
3. $100 worth of buy-ins at Sin-city Seagulls or Jades

The winning blog

Due to a $150 carrot I have decided to allow the world into my little life for a few moments a week. If government departments and anyone else, may want to one day use this blog as evidence, I have to say that the majority of this blog is fiction .
So to start with a little about myself. I used to be a very sociable easy going outdoor type with no weird habits and a super fit body. This however was 2004 - the year before I was cursed to find online poker. As the majority of players know poker players are strange, online players are worse. I am one of these unfortunates who has sacrificed his body for the cause. I'm an individual who is now socially inept and so awkward in almost all situations that I cringe at the thought of actual social interaction.
I grew up in pubs watching races and playing pool, winning and losing from the age of 10. When I was about 13 I saw some men playing poker in the corner and thought "that looks a bit gay", I mean I would play a little blackjack from time to time, but sitting there not doing much seemed a slow boring exercise. But when I had nothing to do, I would sit and watch. This taught me two valuable lessons: losers always lose and always have more money than the other guy your playing.
After a few weeks of watching I asked a few questions, learnt some basics of draw and stud and then lost interest again. I mean why would O want to sit there for hours playing to win a few dollars when I could just play the winner at pool? Playing for 3-4 hours seemed pointless when I could make that kind of money in 2 or 3 games of pool. So I sort of just left it at that but still watched occasionally. About a year later we changed pubs and I found at the new place in Newcastle their pool game was a little stronger. After getting skinned by a few who were just too good, I decided I needed to change things up . I could still play well enough to beat 90% of players but the only money you could win was too small and even at 14 my reputation preceeded me. So I switched to basketball and learnt that fighting Tongan kids to make sure you got paid wasn't worth it. Then one day some old guys were playing bridge in a corner and I went over and started talking to them. They were nice guys but terrible teachers. After about 20 minutes I realised i had no interest in bridge. The game was breaking up and they asked if i wanted to play. I declined but started playing with the cards when a guy that had one to many sherbets came over and asked if we were playing poker. Without hesitation i replied "we are now" and that's where this crazy adventure started.


CONGRATS

[QUEEN-BEE]

I would like to personally thank everyone that participated and the stories were great reads. Big thanks to those that took the time to read these blogs and vote. Learning from others experiences is an amazing tool and I look forward to reading upcoming blogs on PokerNetWork. The support for this blog challenge was great and appreciated.

[Admin]

Thanks to everyone who participated in this competition and thanks for Cindy for helping to manage it. We hope that everyone will continue to use the blog feature in future so that we can keep an eye on your progress!