1st FTR Poker Thoughts Deadline Extended to May 31, 2004

[Eric]

We are having a poker thoughts contest to help build the html sections on FTR!

We appreciate all the useful message board posts by analytic authors like Fnord. We want to get more of these creative contributions and put them on the more visible html portion of the site where they will be found by Google and have a wide audience. Thus we are having a contest to see who can come up with the best poker thoughts page for the site. The authors of the most useful entries will receive prizes.

Here are the rules/conditions(subject to change):
1) One person - one entry
2) The entry must be at least 250 words(to give you an reference Tyson's http://www.flopturnriver.com/essays_...ps_0_to_2.html page is 1,160 words)(this post itself is over 400 words)(if you have M$ Word you can do Tools-Word Count to get the number)
3) There is no maximum word limit. As long as everything is explained clearly then there is no limit as to the length of the entry.
4) By submitting entries you are giving flopturnriver.com permission to include them on the site(with credits of course). We will probably only put the best entries up on the site.
5) All entries must be submitted to [email protected] with the subject "ftr poker thoughts contest." The original deadline was Friday, May 21, 2004 midnight Pacific Standard Time. We've decided to extend this deadline to May 31, 2004.

Judges(subject to change):Eric, Tyson and Xianti

1st Place Prizes(subject to change):
-Free FTR Sweatshirt.
-Access to the Premium Section of the forum(if the winner does not already have it).
-Web Page on flopturnriver.com featuring the winning entry and facts about the winner.

2nd Place Prizes(subject to change):
-Free t-shirt.
-Access to the Premium Section of the forum(if the winner does not already have it).
-Web Page on flopturnriver.com featuring the entry and facts about the winner.

Suggested Topics:
-Comprehensive review of EmpirePoker
-Comparison of Empire over other online poker rooms
-Advantages of online poker vs brick and mortar
-Turn Strategy
-River Strategy
-Tournament strategies
-Anything about poker that will compliment FTR.

Some of the posts already on this board could be winners because they have tons of useful information that is helpful to the site. We're looking forward to seeing what people come up with. If the entries are anything like the posts then we should be in great shape. Don't let anything discourage you from trying to help FTR and win a prize. This isn't a grammar contest or a spelling bee, we're mainly looking to add fresh material that is explained well(we want the static html pages to keep up with this great message board that everyone has helped to build).

[fishstick]

i don't see the thong listed as a prize???

do they come in extra large?

[Xianti]

i don't see the thong listed as a prize???

do they come in extra large?

I oughta ban you on principle alone, you weirdo.

[fishstick]

i don't see the thong listed as a prize???

do they come in extra large?

I oughta ban you on principle alone, you weirdo.

i'm pushing to see what can i get away with on FTR! my next play, trying to sell amway products to everyone on the board.

but seriously, i think that this contest is a great idea, and you'll get a lot of worthwhile articles out of it. i even have a topic in mind that i will submit.

so wait a week or two to ban me.

[ttanaka]

LOL, you guys are hilarious.

Maybe we should open up a comedy section...

[Eric]

We could always give bonus points to those who blend solid poker strategy with a little bit of humor.

[Fnord]

Some suggestions...

Multi-pot (4+) play
Bluffing oportunities
Suited Connectors
AQ, AJ and KQ
JJ and TT
Sizing your bet

[Eric]

Those all sound like good topics. Jacks and Tens can be tricky because if it plays out to the river it is almost certain that at least one over will come...

[Eric]

I changed the minimum words from 400 to 250 to make it easier for more people to participate. There is no number for maximum words...

[Eric]

I haven't seen any entries yet. Is it because we're not offering the thong as a prize? Let us know what we need to do to make it easier and more desirable for people to enter the contest. Thanks.

[Toasty]

Does this mean i can enter with the following

"Aces are good"

and win by default due to no other entries

Seriously i might try to write something, not sure what yet though it will either be something dissing the flush in Tourney games or HU play.

[Eric]

We've received 3 nice entries which are sure to help this website.

The deadline is being extended to May 31st to encourage more people to send in an entry and contribute to FTR.

Remember that your input both on the message board and in other areas helps to make this site what it is.

[ttanaka]

Hey guys, we've received some great entries, we are in the final week of this contest, so get your write-ups in!! We'll post it on FTR for the whole world to see, you'll get full credit, Google will crawl it, and you'll become famous!

[Eric]

Thanks to everyone for participating in this contest! Heatman took first place and Ripptyde took second, with an honorable mention going out to Fishstick. The details are on the http://www.flopturnriver.com/contest_details.html page.

Thanks again to Heatman, Ripptyde and Fishstick! We appreciate the effort you guys put forth to help the site.

Maybe you should do another one of these competitions now that a year has passed and FTR has grown?

[/cryptkeeping]

[euphoricism]

Jesus, I didnt even realize this was old. Just figured it was another major FTR happening that I missed.

[Eric]

Maybe you should do another one of these competitions now that a year has passed and FTR has grown?

[/cryptkeeping]

Good idea, we'll have to think of something.

[a500lbgorilla]

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-'rilla