The first blog is up from Oates since the challenge commenced. His idea of an office for online poker interesting. It got me thinking! How cool would it be breaking a record for the most poker players playing online in one area. On individual wireless of course. Would take some work, but a challenge.

I also liked the Party Poker structure with the play off at the end for the top 20 I think.

I watching - hehehehehehehehee

This article written by Danielle @ Womens Poker News gives you more insight to why I have posted this challenge.

Please take the time to have a read of her article titled
Queen-Bee Asks You to Look Back on Your Poker Journey for the Future of the Game! “For Without New Players it Will Fold”

BRING IT ON! Would love to catch up with you all once a week.

NooooBingo nice to hear from you. Thanks for your comment. Its funny how we read things and make our own conclusions. I have always been there as a player keen to learn with dreams. In my heart I believe I will do well in Poker. Doing well in being supportive to all players. Encouraging players to learn and grow their own abilities. As for me believing I will make it big someday. I already have achieved much more than winning a big event. I have achieved the satisfaction of seeing some players progress to their next level. The joy I share with them gives me the win feeling. I know my place in this industry and have always known who I am and what I stand for. I thrive on learning this game and do believe one day my efforts will pay off. My problem like many players is bankroll. That is what holds me back playing live events. I am happy to wait, as the time waiting is used in improving. Will take a life time to learn this game and still there will be more to learn with these young guns bringing new exciting challenges to the game.

I really hope you take on this challenge as I and many others could learn something from your blog. $50 prize money for the win is not much to many of you, its more about what us players will learn from all the blogs posted.

Thank you for your thoughts.

That is great to hear Ben. I am looking forward to reading your blog. I love your zest for poker and I hope to see more of your work in the blog section not just the challenge.

Anyone that is going to give the challenge ago please register here with the title of your blog. All blogs entering the challenge will be listed and winner announced 22nd April. It is easy to vote for the ones you enjoy. Simply click the + on the blog.

Bee

Nice to hear from you Clintsmydad and thanks for your comment. To answer your question about the Hive briefly as possible. I played APL and became the Ambassador in 08/09. Players came to me with their stories and questions mostly in a negative way. I thought about this and realized where is the positive support for us in learning. I started to show these players who came to me how to find the positive in what they had experienced and add it to their next game continuing to improve. These players and myself were hungry to learn more, growing our poker beyond free roll at the time. As I searched around and experienced many networking sites I found not much support for us. It is great to now see the beginners corner on this site, which to me is positive for the future of poker. I have faced many hurdles as you know and still continue on my poker journey and have learnt a great deal. The HIVE is simply about a bunch of players supporting each other in a positive way growing confidence within themselves for poker n living. We quickly forget what it was like to be new and learning, hence my challenge to all to go back in time to when they started and where they are today with their poker. I believe without new players poker would eventually fold. I am trying to do my part in encouraging new players, players wishing to grow from free roll to more and the players who slug it out with not many results ready for change.

Thanks to Sin-City Seagulls the HIVE now meets on Wednesday night for a game, positive chat and support. I believe in time this night will build in numbers. These players are mainly used to free roll game structure so once a month we will be holding a deeper game simply to grab more experience for themselves.

It is all positive and that is how the Hive will stay. I am hoping the more experienced players on here will join the support by adding a blog of their experience. We can all learn from each other and grow our poker within ourselves to the best of our own natural ability.

I know James Lancaster via facebook and love his attitude and passion for poker. I am hoping he too blogs his experience.

I am sure I will be hit with the negative members. But really where has negativity ever gotten you?

Pen to paper or should I say fingers to keyboard in a challenge that could win you $50 on either Poker Stars or Full Tilt personally by me.

How? Simply post a blog written by yourself about yourself.
Why? Every hand has a chance in winning.
When? From now till 21st April, 2010. Winner announced 22nd April in the forum.
Content? Nothing about strategy, statistics, or anything along those lines. This blog is about your poker road from the very beginning till now. The more exciting you make it the more votes you may attract.
Conditions? No swearing or abuse to anyone.

Members and entrants have the opportunity to vote for the blogs they enjoyed reading.

THE BLOG with the most votes on April 21st will be our winner.

This is a personal challenge for everyone to take time out and remember how they got into poker, why they stayed, what their dreams were, have they achieved them, and where they are today.

GOOD LUCK - may the best blog win the pot!

Go to blog section to submit your blog. Any questions - simply leave them here or inbox me.

I will also submit a blog for your viewing but its not in the running

BEE

Fantastic idea and I'm looking forward to reading what the members have to say in their own blogs.

Congrats Canetoad!

I used to do this alot and still do occasionally. Around 4 hours into a game this seemed to happen for me. I decided to jump in a very small buyin game brain spit there and it left me to get back to my main game level headed, and it worked. This may not work for others but it helped me get through this learning patch in my game. As I got used to playing more than one game I found my brain spits were further apart. I currently play 3 at once. I find anymore and I lose my focus on the players in the games. I start each game 1 hour apart and its working. Hope this may help you MaaRaaM.

Event #3 is on in 30 minutes - only 8 are rego at this stage - Come and play!

Wow, only 4 rego so far. Game is in 2 hours. Who else is playing?

You can also watch here as well - :: APL Video ::

Grrrrrrrrr sitting here waiting for newsletter and password keen to rego and then BOOM blackout. Was out for 2 hours. Will be at the next one for sure.

I agree LOL

I just up dated my email - waiting on password as Im keen to play......

Players are wanting to know the games matey.

Here are the games for this weekend. Any questions - Inbox me on facebook. Thanks All...........

Game: FULL TILT POKER - Online Poker - Play Online at Full Tilt Poker Room
Game: POKER STARS - Free Poker - Play Texas Hold?em for Free at PokerStars

( Please note: game entry kept to a minimum allowing the games affordable to all who wish to play. )


5 GAMES! - MAD DAY OF POKER! $5.50 and $11 games

THIS SUNDAY ( for Aussies 1.11.09) ( Outside of Aust. check lobby for your game day )




on FULL TILT POKER

Time: 18:30ET ( check lobby for your day ) / 9.30am NSW ( This Sunday )
Entry: $5.50
Lobby: Tournament / Private 31.10.09/ Queen-Beez Hive - 'Spirit DownUnder'
Game ID: 114633592
Password: buzzing


on POKER STARS

Time: 19:30ET ( Check lobby for your day ) / 10.30am NSW ( This Sunday )
Entry: $11
Lobby: Tournament / Private 31.10.09/ Queen-Beez Hive
Game ID: 207665730
Password: buzzing


on POKER STARS

Time: 1:00ET ( Check lobby for your day ) / 4pm NSW ( This Sunday )
Entry: $5.50
Lobby: Tournament / Private 1.11.09 / Queen-Beez Hive
Game ID: 207666842
Password: buzzing


on FULL TILT POKER

Time: 3:00ET ( Check lobby for your day ) / 6pm NSW ( This Sunday )
Entry: $5.50
Lobby: Tournament / Private 1.11.09 / Queen-Beez Hive - 'Spirit DownUnder'
Game ID: 114633181
Password: buzzing

Time: 4:30ET ( Check lobby for your day ) / 7.30pm NSW ( This Sunday )
Entry: $11
Lobby: Tournament / Private 1.11.09/ Queen-Beez Hive - 'Spirit DownUnder'
Game ID: 114633413
Password: buzzing




REGISTRATION FOR ALL GAMES is OPEN........



All welcome including your friends.
The more the merrier