----------------------------------- crzynana2001 15.07.2010, 03:25 July 2010 $Cash$ Contest 2 Closed! Winner Announced! ----------------------------------- This contest is pure poker trivia!!!! MULTIPLE CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How well do YOU know what your favorite poker stars are known by? This will be multiple choice....... the answers for all choices will be listed when the contest is over. Everyone making a post is considered to be entered in this Contest. 1 x $30 Prize Winner will be determined by random draw. RULES 1. The winner(s) must have at least 3,000 pc points in order to claim a cash prize. If the selected winner(s) has less then 3,000 pc points then they will receive 3,000 pc points in lieu of the $30 prize. 2. You will need to advise us which payment method you would like us to use to pay you. To do this, please go to the section above and click on "My Payment Method" and follow the instructions. You only need to do this once (unless you later wish or need to change your payment method option). If you have any questions, please send OrangeCrush or Crushadmin a private message. 3. This contest will end on July 31st, 2010 and we will give away 1 x $30 prize. Good Luck Poker Crushers!!! and here are your questions and their choices: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seat 1: Which poker pro goes by the name "The Matador"? Antonio Esfandiari Carlos Mortenson Mike Matusow Steve Zolotow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seat 2: Who is the poker pro named "The Unabomber"? Phil Laak David Pham Michael Mizrachi Jeffrey Lisandro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seat 3: Who is the poker pro with the name "The Magician"? Antonio Esfandiari Phil Laak Mike Matusow David Tran ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seat 4: Which poker pro goes by the name "The Grinder"? Humberto Brenes Michael Mizrachi Carlos Mortenson Antonio Esfandiari ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seat 5: Who was the poker pro named "The Kid"? (Deceased) Chip Reese Stu Ungar Johnny Moss Daniel Negreanu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seat 6: Who is the poker pro with the name "The Machine"? Chad Brown Daniel Negreanu Michael Binger Tom Dwan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seat 7: Which poker pro goes by the name "The Monk"? David Sklansky Hevad Khan Surindar Sunar Andy Black ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seat 8: Who is the poker pro named "The Oracle"? Erik Seidel Bobby Baldwin Roy Winston Greg Mueller ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seat 9: Who is the poker pro with the name "The Razor"? John Phan David Pham David Tran Men Nguyen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seat 10: Which poker pro goes by the name "The Baiter"? Perry Friedman Andy Black Roy Winston Mike Matusow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers to be posted at the conclusion on July 31st, 2010..... good thinking all !!!!!! Happy Gaming Always! Your Poker-Crush Staff ----------------------------------- ojisplayin 15.07.2010, 10:50 ----------------------------------- GREAT CONTEST NANA!!! OFF TO GOOGLE- LOL GL ALL!! ----------------------------------- win4maw 16.07.2010, 16:18 ----------------------------------- Are we suppose to pm answers to you win4maw ----------------------------------- win4maw 16.07.2010, 18:48 ----------------------------------- answered pm'd to patti win4maw ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 16.07.2010, 19:15 ----------------------------------- answers forwarded to Nana.... Maw you got 9 out of 10 correct.... #5 was off... Great effort and kudos to you for being the first with the answers, you have been awarded a bonus of 5,000 PC points. ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 16.07.2010, 19:17 ----------------------------------- Maw, ss I did not get back to your first post, was at 2 drs appts. ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 16.07.2010, 20:18 ----------------------------------- As always, Maw never leaves anything half done... she P.M.'d me with the 10th correct answer!!!!!! Congratulations maw!!!! ----------------------------------- kaykyl 18.07.2010, 20:06 ----------------------------------- answers sent ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 18.07.2010, 21:33 ----------------------------------- Congrats kaylee... you got the answers all correct..... you have been awarded 2500 bonus points. ----------------------------------- kaykyl 18.07.2010, 21:35 ----------------------------------- TY Nana :o ----------------------------------- ojisplayin 18.07.2010, 22:00 ----------------------------------- Where is OUR Crushers???? Scared them ((Nana)) making them have to use their noodles, I guess. LOL ----------------------------------- broxi 19.07.2010, 15:16 ----------------------------------- broxi scared(you are having a laugh lol) , just to prove i dont scare that easy and im not totally stupid (ok that bits debatable lol) i have submitted my answers :P ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 19.07.2010, 15:22 ----------------------------------- Paul, all the answers are 100% right!!!! You have received 2500 PC points as an extra bonus. ----------------------------------- broxi 19.07.2010, 17:53 ----------------------------------- awww ty donna you are so sweet ----------------------------------- slotmom 21.07.2010, 00:18 ----------------------------------- My answers are sent to you Donna ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 21.07.2010, 01:04 ----------------------------------- You got 9/10 right Sandy.... good job!!!!! Bonus of 2,000 PC points!!!!! ----------------------------------- rsablebomb 21.07.2010, 22:21 ----------------------------------- hehe well I have no idea about any of this. I play poker sometimes but I don't watch the tourneys on TV or anything. I don't really even know who those people are. LOL does this count as an entry lol ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 21.07.2010, 23:56 ----------------------------------- try google , Sable... if you have a hard time there, re-post and I will accept it as an entry. PM me your answers... if you get any....good thinking ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 22.07.2010, 20:39 ----------------------------------- MsFilly, you have answered all 10 question 100% correctly.... You have received 2,500 PC Bonus points. ----------------------------------- casino$teve 23.07.2010, 01:41 ----------------------------------- I dont know any of them should I google the answers 4 you or is admitting I have no clue enough to be entered into the contest? ----------------------------------- shirlsplay 23.07.2010, 03:37 ----------------------------------- well i gave it a shot.I didn't know any of the answers but i guessed and sent them to you nanacrush,thank you ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 23.07.2010, 03:39 ----------------------------------- You made a valient attempt Shirley......you got the last 4 correct!!!! For your courage in attempting... you get a bonus of 2,000PC points!!!!! ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 23.07.2010, 03:41 ----------------------------------- I dont know any of them should I google the answers 4 you or is admitting I have no clue enough to be entered into the contest? Steve, you don't even have to use google.... You can do like Shirley and just guess...lol.... The answers don't have to be all correct to gain the entry, but to try is the thing. ----------------------------------- valeria 25.07.2010, 06:53 ----------------------------------- Answers sent in to you Nanacrush! ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 25.07.2010, 07:07 ----------------------------------- Valeria, your answers are 100% correct!!! You have received a bonus of 2,500 PC points. ----------------------------------- rainbow1 27.07.2010, 08:00 ----------------------------------- answers sent :)) ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 27.07.2010, 09:41 ----------------------------------- rainbow, your score is 9/10... The answer you gave for #6 is not even one of the 4 choices...... so sorry.... but you will still receive a bonus of 2,000 PC points and the entry. ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 27.07.2010, 09:42 ----------------------------------- Seat 6: Who is the poker pro with the name "The Machine"? Chad Brown Daniel Negreanu Michael Binger Tom Dwan ----------------------------------- emeraldharley 28.07.2010, 12:31 ----------------------------------- My answers are being pm'd to you nana... ty for the contest ! GL Crushers ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 28.07.2010, 13:10 ----------------------------------- harley, I am happy to say your answers are 100% correct and you have gotten 2,500 PC poins bonus!!!! ----------------------------------- chas24 28.07.2010, 19:51 ----------------------------------- Chas, your answers are all correct, but they were to be PM'd to me..... I will still give you the bonus points, but please follow the others in basis of contest...... you did fine though.... 2,500 bonus PC points credited. ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 29.07.2010, 09:03 ----------------------------------- rebeccalynne123, your answers have been received and are 100% correct. You have received 2,500 bonus PC points!!! ----------------------------------- rsablebomb 29.07.2010, 17:54 ----------------------------------- omg I cannot find any of that info really. grrr and google is my friend usually. lol ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 30.07.2010, 00:05 ----------------------------------- Just guess then Sable, even if theyare all wrong... you get an entry and a bonus... ----------------------------------- msfilly 31.07.2010, 06:30 ----------------------------------- well alright thanks nana ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 31.07.2010, 23:47 ----------------------------------- The answers to the poker nickname trivia contest!!!!!! 1. Correct answer: Carlos Mortenson the others: Carlos Mortenson is the first player to win both the WSOP Main Event(2001) and the WPT Championship Event(2007). He has also won another WSOP bracelet and another WPT title. Antonio Esfandiari is "The Magician". Mike Matusow is "The Mouth". Steve Zolotow is "The Bald Eagle". 2. Correst Answer: Phil Laak the others: Phil Laak got his nickname because of wearing his trademark hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses at the table, which make him look like the infamous Ted Kaczynski. He has won one WPT event and is noted for playing in the biggest cash games in Las Vegas. He is currently dating actress/poker player Jennifer Tilly. Michael Mizrachi is "The Grinder". David Pham is "The Dragon". Jeffrey Lisandro is "Iceman". 3. Correct Answer: Antonio Esfandiari the others: Antonio Esfandiari was actually a magician before becoming a professional poker player. He has won one WSOP bracelet and one WPT event. In 2009 he made a deep run in the WSOP Main Event finishing 24th out of 6494 players. Mike Matusow is "The Mouth". Phil Laak is "The Unabomber". David Tran is "The Big Dragon". 4. Correct Answer: Michael Mizrachi the others: Michael Mizrachi earned his nickname because of his style of play, grinding it out. He has won two WPT titles and made four final tables. In 2006 he was named Card Player Magazine's Player of the Year. He has two brothers who are also professional poker players, Robert and Eric. Humberto Brenes is "The Shark". Carlos Mortenson is "The Matador". Antonio Esfandiari is "The Magician". 5. Correct Answer: Stu Ungar the others: Stu Ungar was known as "The Kid" because he looked so young. He won the WSOP Main Event three times, including back to back. He won five bracelets overall. He is considered by many to have been the greatest tournament player of all time. Chip Reese's real name was David Edward Reese. Johnny Moss was "The Grand Old Man of Poker" and is the only other player to win the WSOP Main Event three times. Daniel Negreanu is "Kid Poker". 6. Correct Answer: Michael Binger Michael Binger finished 3rd in the 2006 WSOP Main Event, the biggest field to date for any poker tournament with 8773 players entered. He is a theoretical physicist with a Ph.D from Stanford and uses poker to support himself and his research. Daniel Negreanu is "Kid Poker". Tom Dwan is "Durrrr". Chad Brown is "Downtown". 7. Correct Answer: Andy Black the others: Andy Black is the poster boy for what poker can do to a man if he does not know how to control the emotions that come along with the game. After two years of devastating losses at the WSOP Main Event in 1997 and 98, Black quit poker, gave away his possessions and became a Buddhist. After five years he finally returned to the poker table and finished fifth in the 2005 WSOP Main Event. He has since had numerous impressive finishes but no big wins. David Sklansky is "The Mathematician". Surindar Sunar is "The Cobra". Hevad Khan is "RaiNKhAN". 8. Correct Answer: Roy Winston the others: Roy Winston burst onto the poker secene in 2007 by winning the WPT Borgata Poker Open. Earlier that year, he finished 26th out of 6358 in the WSOP Main Event. Prior to playing poker professionally he was an accomplished doctor. Bobby Baldwin is "The Owl". Greg Mueller is "FBT". Erik Seidel is "Sly". 9. Correct Answer: John Phan the others: John Phan got his name because of his aggressive style of play and because he raises a lot(raiser). He has two WSOP bracelets to his credit and four WPT final tables with one win. David Tran is "The Big Dragon". David Pham is "The Dragon". Men Nguyen is "The Master". 10. Correct Answer: Perry Friedman the others: Perry Friedman is an original member of the Tiltboys, whose exploits are told in the book "Tales From The Tiltboys". He has made four WSOP final tables and won one bracelet. His nickname is an inside joke/pun which is explained at http://www.cardschat.com/perry-friedman-interview.php . Roy Winston is "The Oracle". Andy Black is "The Monk". Mike Matusow is "The Mouth". ----------------------------------- crzynana2001 31.07.2010, 23:50 ----------------------------------- THE WINNER OF THE CONTEST: BY RANDOM DRAW IS KAYLEE!!!! CONGRATUATIONS KAYLEE!!! HAPPY GAMING ALWAYS! YOUR POKER-CRUSH STAFF ----------------------------------- slotmom 01.08.2010, 00:25 ----------------------------------- Wtg KAYLEE ----------------------------------- ojisplayin 01.08.2010, 04:03 ----------------------------------- WOOHOOO!!! AWESOME JOB NANA!! :) WTG KAYLEE!! HAPPY GAMING ALWAYS! ----------------------------------- Sisters 01.08.2010, 12:37 ----------------------------------- Hi, Woohoo congrats Kaylee :D SC :) ----------------------------------- kaykyl 01.08.2010, 16:46 ----------------------------------- WOW TYVM for the win what a nice way to start the month, :) ----------------------------------- msfilly 03.08.2010, 10:47 ----------------------------------- WTG Kaylee enjoy your winnings ----------------------------------- broxi 04.08.2010, 09:00 ----------------------------------- wtg kaylee enjoy your win :D