----------------------------------- valeria 30.01.2009, 17:00 Feb. Never-Ending Story - WINNER ANNOUNCED! ----------------------------------- Hello my imaginative PCers! This has become one of your favorite activities.....and they attract readers from everywhere! We have done it so often, no explanation is needed! The Prize will be $30 cash. Enter often! Make sure you have 3ooo PC points to redeem if you win! Winner will be decided by my double blind draw box! Deadline will be announced later! There may be more than one winner! HAVE FUN!!! Your Guru Now on with VolunteerVal's first entry! Right here: (ok I am having never-ending stories withdrawals so help me out here) Charlie, a very smart and fuzzy bear, was unhappy and bored. He decided to explore the world and have some great adventures. He packed up his suitcase, took a last look at his den, and headed out the door. After he had been walking for hours he became very thirsty. He stopped at a stream for some fresh cool water, when he saw up ahead... ----------------------------------- Bower50 30.01.2009, 22:32 ----------------------------------- ....... a small log cabin.A figure could be seen thru it's rustic window.Charlie had his drink and ........ ----------------------------------- char1984 31.01.2009, 05:20 ----------------------------------- ran up near the cabin making sure to hide behind trees all the way.... ----------------------------------- valeria 31.01.2009, 06:39 ----------------------------------- LOL coool Guru!! ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 31.01.2009, 06:52 ----------------------------------- when he finally got to the cabin, he looked in the window and saw....... ----------------------------------- Bower50 31.01.2009, 16:03 ----------------------------------- .....a tall well-dressed man rumaging thru the cupboards.He lifted something from a drawer that looked like....... ----------------------------------- valeria 31.01.2009, 19:18 ----------------------------------- deck of cards. Now Charlie, being an intelligent bear, was an excellent poker player. He started to think maybe he could play for his supper. One of those tasy fish hanging outside on the cabin porch. But, how to approach a man without scaring him or putting his own life in danger? His stomach growled loudly and the man turned toward the sound coming from the open window. ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 01.02.2009, 13:43 ----------------------------------- Thinking quickly, Charlie picked up 5 leaves off the porch and held them as a poker hand, when the man saw this, he............. ----------------------------------- PokerGuru 01.02.2009, 16:21 ----------------------------------- I JUST HAD TO BREAK IN Here AND SAY FOR THIS STORY SO FAR: APPLAUSE! APPLAUSE! APPLAUSE! Guru ----------------------------------- allight 01.02.2009, 19:34 ----------------------------------- 2 pair of oak leaves over maple leaves with a pine cone kicker isn't good enough around here.... ----------------------------------- valeria 01.02.2009, 19:53 ----------------------------------- the man continued as he saw Charlie looking hungrily at the fish. "I will bet all my fish on the porch if you put up your fur in the pot. Winner takes all!" The man laughed as he thought how nice a bear rug would be in front of his rustic fireplace. Charlie sat on his haunches and thought hard about this as his stomach growled loudy. He really had nothing else to offer and those fish would be very handy indeed on his travels. ----------------------------------- char1984 02.02.2009, 06:14 ----------------------------------- although the fish looked so tasty the thought of losing his hide was not real apealing.Charlie felt that if he didnt get something to eat he would be nothing but a pile of fur soon anyways so he.... ----------------------------------- ojisplayin 02.02.2009, 22:04 ----------------------------------- readily agreed, afterall grinning with PRIDE, even if I lose....I'd like to see this man skin MY hide!!! Looking around....... ----------------------------------- allight 03.02.2009, 00:12 ----------------------------------- the bear noticed there were several bear heads mounted on the wall and floor covered with bear furs of all kinds....the fuzzy bear thought "oh-oh, is this guy a card shark? What have I gotten into?" The man said, "Hi, my name is Bower, the Canadian who wishes he was Scottish....." ----------------------------------- Bower50 03.02.2009, 00:27 ----------------------------------- Bower says "I'm a gun toting Scotsman from Alaska so be careful or you'll be my next wall trophy".He smooths out his kilt and........ ----------------------------------- char1984 03.02.2009, 01:26 ----------------------------------- :D :D As Bower proudly looked at all his trophys on the wall the dollies pinned up there took him back in time to the card game with Al ----------------------------------- mirrors34 03.02.2009, 04:18 ----------------------------------- AAAAAHHHHHH! shreiked Bower. That game was so wrong in many ways but the one that stands out was when Al......... ----------------------------------- sharon030161 03.02.2009, 04:21 ----------------------------------- looked down looked up and said what did you do with....... ----------------------------------- valeria 05.02.2009, 06:08 ----------------------------------- Charlie sat on his haunches and watched this one sided conversaton with the man. "Maybe the man must be a little crazy in the head." Charlie thought. "I could just slip quietly out the door and if one of those fish snag on my suitcase as I leave, it won't be a big loss." Charlie shifted his weight getting ready to make a run for it when ... ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 05.02.2009, 10:53 ----------------------------------- Bower suddenly sat down at the table and started shuffling the cards. Charlie thought "Oh no, it is too late now to make a run for it. I just have to win my hide." So, Charlie went over to the table, and being a very civilized bear, sat down in the other chair. Bower started dealing the cards, still talking to himself....... ----------------------------------- Bower50 05.02.2009, 15:57 ----------------------------------- ....."what did Guru say about playing heads up?Sit and fold?Nah,that won't work.Oh,I remember now,he said....... ----------------------------------- allight 05.02.2009, 17:18 ----------------------------------- "to win at heads up and get a bear head, you have to focus and not be thinking of tail!" ----------------------------------- ojisplayin 05.02.2009, 17:29 ----------------------------------- SUDDENLY...he heard a screaming howel, like something near death, UP to his feet AND glaring about...HE... ----------------------------------- valeria 06.02.2009, 06:33 ----------------------------------- grabbed his gun above the fireplace and headed out the door. Charlie figured this was the perfect time to make his exit. He grabbed his suitcase and headed out the door and ran and ran. He slowed down after awhile when he started to feel a safe distance from Bower. He came upon a small meadow and saw.. ----------------------------------- Bower50 06.02.2009, 15:18 ----------------------------------- ......6 burly men with BOWERPOWER printed on their shirts.Charlie knew then that Bower meant business.Charlie then sheepishly hung his head and........ ----------------------------------- ojisplayin 06.02.2009, 18:25 ----------------------------------- Sauntering, mumbling, but mostly fearing the most important "game" of his life....he headed back to Bower....unaware of the hunger. But, alas, one small bit of hope, he couldn't believe his eyes!! Right before him... ----------------------------------- valeria 08.02.2009, 20:59 ----------------------------------- stood a vision of Charlie's PokerGuru!!!! Charlie was speechless. This bright glowing vision started to speak. "Charlie. Remember all that I taught you and you will be a winner!" Then the vision vanished as fast as it came. Charlie felt the weight lift off his shoulders. Giving himself a little shake he squared his shoulders and nose stuck high marched toward Bowers cabin and the biggest game of his life. ----------------------------------- dalesr 08.02.2009, 21:15 ----------------------------------- as he plopped in the chair he heard in his head always remember patience charlie so he 8) ----------------------------------- PokerGuru 20.02.2009, 04:36 ----------------------------------- Bump to top because too good to quit until contest ends Feb. 28! ----------------------------------- valeria 20.02.2009, 19:12 ----------------------------------- sat at the table and waited for the cards to be dealt. Bower kept mumbling while suffleing the cards. After a moment he dealt the cards and Charlie couldn't believe his eyes when he looked at his cards! He was dealt... ----------------------------------- Bower50 20.02.2009, 20:57 ----------------------------------- Bullets!!!And not the kind in Bower's gun.He thinks,now how do I play these against Bower?This could be tough.Being under the gun he decides to just call the big blind.Bower stares at him with steely eyes and...... ----------------------------------- ojisplayin 20.02.2009, 21:25 ----------------------------------- Raises!! With a cocky lil' chuckle, and not a smile but, a sorta-GRIN.....bears lips watering as he's thinking how could I get so lucky? As he ponders going All-In... He ----------------------------------- Bower50 23.02.2009, 02:54 ----------------------------------- ...decides to just call,knowing he's ahead preflop.Just as the flop was being laid Bower saw the smallest of twitches above Bear's left eye.Aha,I know that tell thinks Bower.The flop consisted of....... ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 23.02.2009, 07:14 ----------------------------------- The Ace, king and queen of hearts.......................'oh my ', thought Charlie, 'that is not so good for me, what if Bower has the rest of that straight flush?' Then Charlie's Guru came into his mind, admonishing him, the Guru said................. ----------------------------------- char1984 23.02.2009, 18:22 ----------------------------------- Charlie,if you are holding only 3 cards of the same suit and no chance of a straight flush then you need to fold so charlie... ----------------------------------- Bower50 23.02.2009, 19:37 ----------------------------------- .....thinking he might get a boat or quads just bet the pot,hoping Bower had no hearts.What does Bower have?Bower immediately raises without hesitation.Damn,thought Bear.......... ----------------------------------- royalblush 26.02.2009, 02:24 ----------------------------------- Hi poker buddies and Guru ~ I just wanted to let you all know how much I enjoyed reading this story! I swear you all are getting better and better at it, and this one is definitely publishable! Just think how much the kids of poker players, as well as poker players themselves, would love it! Kudos to all the writers! RC ----------------------------------- PokerGuru 01.03.2009, 21:29 ----------------------------------- Hello, my talented PCers, Altho this story is too good to end here - without an ending, really, it is March 1st and so I must call it the end, since you have had 2 months. The story was sooooo good, but the contributors were sooooo few! I can't understand why. All of you can write well! In the past, almost every member has added to the stories and we all had a lot of fun. Also, they gained us good new members, because new people came from far and near to read the stories they had heard were so good! Poker Crushers, sometimes you confuse the daylights out of this old Guru of yours!!!! If ANYBODY, hopefully many EVERYbodies, will be kind enough to post here, letting me know why you did not take part this time, I SURE WOULD APPRECIATE IT! Well, on with the announcement of the winner........... How I wish I could declare all the writers winners .... and I do .... but our budget only allows for one paid winner. (Let's start posting advertisements for the poker sites so visitors will click on them and deposit - then we will have loads of money for contests!) (If you can't post banners with such posts, don't worry! I will add them for you gladly!) Anyway ....... the blind draw box shot out this winner's name: Char1984 ......... for $30 cash Congratulations, Char!!!! Make that money multiply! Special congratulations and appreciation to writers Valeria, Bower, ojisplayin, Allight, and Crzynana. Great job!!! Your Guru ----------------------------------- allight 01.03.2009, 21:31 ----------------------------------- congrats char ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 01.03.2009, 21:57 ----------------------------------- WTG Charla!!!!!!!!! ----------------------------------- char1984 01.03.2009, 22:34 ----------------------------------- :D :D woo hoo Thank you very much :D :D ----------------------------------- kaykyl 01.03.2009, 23:20 ----------------------------------- wtg CHAR ----------------------------------- valeria 01.03.2009, 23:59 ----------------------------------- WTG char!!!! The one thing that was cool is we KNOW Charlie saved his hide because the game ended in the knick of time!! LOL ----------------------------------- ojisplayin 02.03.2009, 03:17 ----------------------------------- WTGooo Charla!! I had a blast with this one!! KUDOS to the talented writers!! GT & ENJOY!!