The final 10 players will face off in Toronto, Canada for a live Final Table event to crown Daniel's first-ever protege. Place your vote who you think will become Daniel's first-ever Protege and win the Grand Prize! For player bio information click here.


WATCH THE FINAL TABLE LIVE!
All poker fans are invited to visit FullContactPoker.com around 12:00 pm EST to watch Daniel Negreanu's Protégé Final Table webcast and to check out some FCP special promotions that are only being offered the day of this event. For example, around the conclusion of this final table event, at 9pm(EST), FullContactPoker.com will be running a $10+$1 No Limit Hold'em tournament with a regular payout structure PLUS a unique bonus prize. The 1st place winner will earn the opportunity to play an online Heads Up No Limit Hold'em match against Negreanu's newly crowned protégé for $5,000 winner take all (Date TBD).

That is freaking *sweeeeet*

Cool! I will be there.

And...... we have hype. Have to do a few things today, such as work, and then I will give you guys a few of my thoughts on this.

Sorry man, we had to wait to announce the details of the live webcast until they were finalized.

Cheers

[quote name='Governator' date='Tuesday, April 18th, 2006, 1:38 PM' post='1003099']
Sorry man, we had to wait to announce the details of the live webcast until they were finalized.

Cheers
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It's all good. I just finally reserved my flights so it's not like I can get on anybody for procastination. I need to head to Kinkos right now to fax the paperwork where I sign my life away. There is actually a little spot that says LIFE with a line next to it. Sheesh. I have a feeling this is going to be alot bigger than I had initially thought.

good luck Lois, I'm really pulling for ya in this event!

You may not want to make any sudden moves around Jerry...

ne.



That crossed my mind as well. I will have to throw out shaking as a tell for this one. Actually, he worries me more than any of them- they make plays based off of hands they had 30 years ago, not neccesarily the smart play. In live events older people knock me out more than anyone else.

Alright, I just searched the forum after reading each players profile to check on this and stumbled into this thread first....
Im 90 percent sure hes not, just because that would be freaky and it wasnt mentioned in the profile.
Weakdraw0 is named mathias andersen, thats not the kid from the WSoP who would scream everytime he won a hand, is it?

Seat 5, 6 and possibly 7(if its him) are my favorites

Pretty sure the guy you are talking about is Matias Anders(s?)on or something like that. Weird concidence though.

Updated profile with picture, sorry for delay:

http://fullcontactpoker.com/poker-protege/protege-seat7.php

Are those all their forum names? I'm having trouble finding these guys. I wanted to see how active the charter member guy is on the forum.

From what I can tell I am the only active one. There is a thread about that in the protoge forum entiltled " Where are these guys? " I think 2 of them actually showed up.

Re-reading the prizes for the protege winner, I noticed



Any idea as to how big hes going to stake for the side games? and will he provide a full roll for the game or just a session? Details, details.

Im looking at you lexluther.

EDIT:
nevermind, I just found this
# Staking by FCP to test your abilities at different cash games and limits (at Daniel's sole discretion).

I really believe that Danny wants to take a player with some talent and make him a pro. I think that is the overall goal, and I think with the correct guidance and the right player it's doable.

I am well aware of how big this could be. I am totally in my corner.

Obviously this contest was open to the entire planet. But I was also disappointed to see that the majority of Protoge FT winners are NOT regular FCP posters.

Seems like a lot of very good grinder types just came out of the woodwork to seize the opportunity. I dunno...just sorta sucks, ya know?

G L Lois. I've railed you (as you know) and from what I've seen you have a very good chance. I'm sure the others will be worthy opponents, but I would not be surprised if you took it down.

Thankz, Nutz. I will do my very best.


I will post a overview of my strat for this one at the very last minute before the tourney, and then everybody can flame me when I don't stick to it.

No.. Im not the screaming swede

Wtf? Is that 500/1000 in play chips?

500 and 1000 are the buy in's. For 1000NL, it would be 5/10NL.

Either way, it seems like there's a good chance that he's a degenerate gambler.

Lol. He is the one who won the Red Hot poker tour event(the bar tour) and admittedly has played poker a total of 4 1/2 months. I think you can safely throw degenerate gambler out the window. In over his head? Most definitely.

Yeah, i saw that he's only been playing for that long.

Which is why i think that, if his "regular game" is 5/10NL online, he's probably losing a lot of money.

That, or he's just brilliant and picked it up fast.

he doesnt look very brilliant to me

His whole profile screams luckbox.



Maybe it's just me, but I've got to believe I'm better than the other players at the table in order for me to win (unless I want it to be a card-catching contest).

Monty

PS: This isn't a knock against the guy personally. He is doubtless a fine individual, especially given his mention of his family in his profile. But he certainly strikes me as the longshot of the group.

watch him win.

Do you think he would think he was better than the others if he did?

Monty

Based on what? The 4 and a half months worth of hands he has played?

Wow #3 still has no votes.

You know you have my vote!

i just wonder what he means by "i play 500 and 1000"

it has to mean limit because he follows that with "and NL"

if that guy plays 500-1000 and hes still working security, i dunno...

see why im confused?

Read the thread. The answer is in there

You guys are def. hardcore poker players... You can look at my picture, read my bio, and already know that i suck. (here and i thought i wasn't that easy to read!) haha

i'm definately shooting to prove you all wrong..thanks for the extra motivation!

-Fidler

Couldn't stand seeing that "zero" any more...

Wow, another contestant with 1 post.

Big suprise.

Hey Loismustdie....

Just to remind you.... You won the 'FCP FORUM JUNKIE' seat. But the contest wasn't limited to just forum junkies. The contests which are, I wouldn't think of intruding on because I am well aware that I don't post. Personally, I am a lurker, always have been.

I don't find much pleasure in reading RGP anymore but there are RGP events I wouldn't miss. During these events, I have never been excluded are criticized for not posting. Most people who post realize there are others who just enjoy reading which doesn't negate their validity or their opinions. Before the FCP site was rolled out, Daniel specifically invited everyone to participate, he included the word 'lurkers' in his invitation. That's why I'm here. That's who I am.... ;-)

- Lurker Fern
c-ya soon

Thanks for the friendly welcome!
ugh..

-Fidler

I'm also a huge lurker .

go shahmat!


git r dunnnnn

thanks

whoever you are

You want to give me a good talking to? Save it. I understand how the seats were won- incidentally understand that winning the seat that I did I had to wade my way through a ton of quality players, 3 times- each time I came out a winner. I had hoped that about 9 or so of those guys would find a way to make it through another avenue, and it just didn't work out. Vatche in particular, worked his tail off and just couldn't get it going in the right spots.

I am not speaking for me- I am speaking for them all, the guys who put this site on there virtual back and helped to make it what it is, when it was just a site, with no freerolls, no bonuses, just conversation and arguments and strategy and what did you eat for dinner. (Thanks for reading, by the way.)

There is a reason why I have 30 some odd percent of the votes- it's not just because I am the best player at this table, it's because I am one of them. Good luck.

No, my intention is not to give you "a good talking to". I am sure your seat was won with skill, desire, and perseverance. I am well aware that others deserved to win just as much.

I take exception to the fact that every time one of us attempt to post and participate, we have you standing on the sidelines, virtually rolling your eyes, as if we should be taken less serious because you don't know who we are. It's a similar reaction to how us live players used to look down our noses at online players. We worked for years, under some pretty slimy conditions, just to have some hot-shot come in and think they can learn it all in a year and a half and win a million dollars in some media circus.... well, guess what... we were wrong..... ;-)

My point wasn't that you and other posters didn't build this forum. My point was and still is..... please don't assume people are less significant just because they are apprehensive to share their opinions.

Take care.

Did I say you shouldn't participate? No. Did I say you were insignificant as a person? No. Why do you think that posters are ranked? It's a good question, because I really don't know, unless it were to be some sort of online status symbol, earned through time. Unwarranted at times, but for the most part, you can accurately see who cares enough to participate and freely exchange thought procees and ideas, and you can see who is just reading.

The contest by and large had to be open to the public, and I respect that, and by no means am I saying that you shouldn't be there- all I have said is that I wanted to play Vatche, HangukMicuk, RoyalTour, Nikki, HoosierAlum, Spademan- and it didn't work that way.

I really do understand that you are disappointed that you weren't able to play against people you are familiar with.
I took exception to comments like ...



and



I didn't say that you said I was an insignificant person. I said that making these types of comments, referring to us in the 3rd person is why people don't post..... it's as though you are talking to your peers about someone who doesn't belong.

You made the 1st attempt in.... "Where are these guys"... Some of us tried to respond. It isn't always a lack of 'caring' that deters people from posting.

What exactly is so offensive about pointing out the glaringly obvious? I already knew where you guys were, the point of this whole thread was to voice my opinions when it comes to the lack of involvement by the other contestants. Which, I am right about- you guys are not really involved, and having nothing invested in FCP except this one thing. I don't mind being the guy that says what everyone else is thinking- the sad thing is that because of the lack of involvement of actual FCP players, and by players I mean players/posters, they barely even care at this point about the whole Protoge tourney because they have nothing invested, none of there peers are involved, at least not enough to make it interesting.

I took my lumps as much anyone else in this site from a myriad of people, and I am o.k. and relatively unemotianally scarred. You will be alright if no one kisses your butt for awhile, I promise.


On a side note, I am a little miffed that I dropped below 30%. Apparently uninformed people are voting, and it needs to stop.

Oh, I get it now. Your thread titled.... "Where are these guys", was actually a rhetorical question.
Hey, I might be slow on the come, but I catch on eventually...



Gee, I was worried for a minute. Thanks for the reassurance.

c-ya tomorrow aye

I voted on weakdraw 'cause he's the only European and we all know that Europe > US





















*flame away*

I have been railing for you all day!! Good Luck!!

haha i like how fidler had zero votes most of the time

i bet he feels great right about now