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MONDAY 11/5/07 QoD

#1 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:29 am

Open Source.

Identify the following Professional Poker players by their nicknames:

1. Dolly

2. Amarillo Slim

3. Jesus

4. Fossilman

5. The Mouth

6. Poker Brat

7. The Master

8. DevilFish

9. Ultra

10. The Professor

11. Oriental Express

12. Kid Poker

13. The Unabomber

14. The Magician

15. The Flying Dutchman

16. LLama
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Re: MONDAY 11/5/07 QoD

#2 Post by peacock2121 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:45 am

Identify the following Professional Poker players by their nicknames:
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1. Dolly - Doyle Brunson

2. Amarillo Slim - Thomas Preston Jr

3. Jesus - Chris Ferguson

4. Fossilman - Greg Raymer

5. The Mouth - Mike Matusow

6. Poker Brat - Phil Hellmuth

7. The Master - Men Nguyen

8. DevilFish - Dave Ulliott

9. Ultra - Cyndy Viollette

10. The Professor - Howard Lederer

11. Oriental Express - Johnny Chan

12. Kid Poker - Daniel Negreanu

13. The Unabomber - Phil Laak

14. The Magician - Antonio Esfandiari

15. The Flying Dutchman - Marcel Luske

16. LLama - Tony Collier
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#3 Post by tlynn78 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:51 am

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Dolly = Doyle Brunson
2. Amarillo Slim = Thomas Preston
3. Jesus = Chris Ferguson
4. Fossilman = Greg Raymer
5. The Mouth = Mike Matusow
6. The Poker Brat = Phil Hellmuth
7. The Master = Men Nguyen
8. Devilfish = David Ulliott
9. Ultra = Cyndy Violette
10. The Professor = Howard Lederer
11.Oriental Esxpress = Johnny Chan
12. Kid Poker = Daniel Negreanu
13. THe Unabomber = Phil Laak
14. Magician = ANtonio Esfandiari
15. The Flying Dutchman = Marcel Luske
16. The Llama = TOny COllier


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#4 Post by tanstaafl2 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:18 am

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1. Dolly - Doyle Brunson

2. Amarillo Slim - Thomas Preston, Jr

3. Jesus - Chris Ferguson

4. Fossilman - Greg Raymer

5. The Mouth - Mike Matusow

6. Poker Brat - Phil Hellmuth

7. The Master - Men Nguyen

8. DevilFish - David Ulliot

9. Ultra - Cyndy Violette

10. The Professor - Howard Lederer

11. Oriental Express - Johnny Chan

12. Kid Poker - Daniel Negreanu

13. The Unabomber - Phil Laak

14. The Magician - Antonio Esfandiari

15. The Flying Dutchman - Marcel Luske

16. LLama - Tony Collier
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#5 Post by mrkelley23 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:19 am

1. Doyle Brunson

2. Thomas Austin Preston

3. Chris Ferguson

4. Greg Raymer

5. Mike Matuszow (sp?)

6. Phil Hellmuth

7. Men Nguyen

8. Dave Ulliott

9. Never heard of it

10. Howard Lederer

11. Johnny Chan
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Re: MONDAY 11/5/07 QoD

#6 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:28 am

Identify the following Professional Poker players by their nicknames:

Even though I'm a player, I don't follow the celebs. I can Google with the best though!
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1. Dolly

Doyle Bruson

2. Amarillo Slim

Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.

3. Jesus

Chris Ferguson - actually saw him playing in L.A.

4. Fossilman

Greg Raymer

5. The Mouth

Mike Matusow - played at a table with him online - guess who won :(

6. Poker Brat

Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

7. The Master

Men Nguyen

8. DevilFish

David Ulliott - never heard of him

9. Ultra

Can't find a thing. I'd like to see a cite of your source.

10. The Professor

Howard Lederer

11. Oriental Express

Johnny Chan

12. Kid Poker

Daniel Negreanu

13. The Unabomber

Phil Laak

14. The Magician

Antonio Esfandiari

15. The Flying Dutchman

Marcel Luske

16. LLama

Tony Collier
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Re: MONDAY 11/5/07 QoD

#7 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:30 am

Finally! Something in my wheelhouse!
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1. Dolly
Doyle Brunson

2. Amarillo Slim
Tom Preston

3. Jesus
Chris Ferguson

4. Fossilman
Greg Raymer

5. The Mouth
Mike Matusow

6. Poker Brat
Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

7. The Master
Men Nguyen

8. DevilFish
David Ulliott

10. The Professor
Howard Lederer

11. Oriental Express
Johnny Chan

12. Kid Poker
Daniel Negreanu

13. The Unabomber
Phil Laak

14. The Magician
Antonio Esfandiari

16. LLama
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#8 Post by Odyssey » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:37 am

I have learned about a topic about which I knew zilch!
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Doyle Brunson
Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.
Chris Ferguson
Greg Raymer
Mike Matusow
Phil Hellmuth
Men Nguyen
Dave Ulliott (UK shout out)
Cyndy Violette
Howard Lederer
Johnny Chan
Daniel Negreanu
Phil Laak
Antonio Esfandiari
Marcel Luske
Tony Collier
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#9 Post by starfish1113 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:15 pm

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I know most of these but not all. I have asterisked the ones I didn't know and googled in case "open source" doesn't mean what I think it means.:

1. Doyle Brunson
2. Thomas Preston*
3. Chris Ferguson
4. Greg Raymer
5. Mike Matusow
6. Phil Hellmuth
7. Minh Nguyen* - didn't know the last name
8. Dave Ulliott*
9. Cyndy Violette*
10. Howard Lederer
11. Johnny Chan
12. Daniel Negraneu
13. Phil Laak
14. Antonio Esfandiari
15. Marcel Luske
16. Tony Collier*
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Re: MONDAY 11/5/07 QoD

#10 Post by andrewjackson » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:54 pm

Identify the following Professional Poker players by their nicknames:
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1. Dolly - Doyle Brunson

2. Amarillo Slim - Thomas Preston, Jr

3. Jesus - Chris Ferguson

4. Fossilman - Greg Raymer

5. The Mouth - Mike Matusow

6. Poker Brat - Phil Hellmuth

7. The Master - Minh Nguyen

8. DevilFish - Dave Ulliot

9. Ultra - Cyndy Violette

10. The Professor - Howard Lederer

11. Oriental Express - Johnny Chan

12. Kid Poker - Daniel Negreanu

13. The Unabomber - Phil Laak

14. The Magician - Antonio Esfandiari

15. The Flying Dutchman - Marcel Lüske

16. LLama - Tony Collier
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Re: MONDAY 11/5/07 QoD

#11 Post by ToLiveIsToFly » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:29 pm

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TheCalvinator24 wrote:Open Source.

Identify the following Professional Poker players by their nicknames:

1. Dolly
Well, Doyle Brunson is known as "Texas Dolly" - is that what you're going for?
TheCalvinator24 wrote:2. Amarillo Slim
Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.
TheCalvinator24 wrote:3. Jesus
Chris Ferguson
TheCalvinator24 wrote:4. Fossilman
Greg Raymer
TheCalvinator24 wrote:5. The Mouth
Mike Matuszow
TheCalvinator24 wrote:6. Poker Brat
Phil Hellmuth
TheCalvinator24 wrote:7. The Master
Men Nguyen
TheCalvinator24 wrote:8. DevilFish
Dave Ulliott
TheCalvinator24 wrote:9. Ultra
Cindy Violette
TheCalvinator24 wrote:10. The Professor
Howard Lederer
TheCalvinator24 wrote:11. Oriental Express
Johnny Chan
TheCalvinator24 wrote:12. Kid Poker
Daniel Negreanu
TheCalvinator24 wrote:13. The Unabomber
Phil Laak
TheCalvinator24 wrote:14. The Magician
Antonio Esfandiari
TheCalvinator24 wrote:15. The Flying Dutchman
Marcel Lüske
TheCalvinator24 wrote:16. LLama
Tony Collier
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#12 Post by LookingForHumorPoints » Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:37 pm

1. Dolly

Barbie Roberts

2. Amarillo Slim

George Dubya Bush

3. Jesus

Johnny Damon

4. Fossilman

Johnny Damon

5. The Mouth

Peacock2121

6. Poker Brat

BDM

7. The Master

Michelangelo

8. DevilFish

Carl Crawford

9. Ultra

Super Mega Jumbo

10. The Professor

Russell Johnson

11. Oriental Express

Yao Ming

12. Kid Poker

Shade behind the shades

13. The Unabomber

Ted Kaczynski

14. The Magician

David Copperfield

15. The Flying Dutchman

Rembrandt

16. LLama

Robby Roseman


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#13 Post by ShamelessWeasel » Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:48 pm

1. Dolly - Doyle Brunson

3. Jesus - Chris Ferguson

4. Fossilman - Greg Raymer

6. Poker Brat - Phil Helmuth
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#14 Post by wintergreen48 » Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:43 am

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Hope it's not too late for this (out yesterday working at the Food Bank: nobody should ever be hungry):

1. Dolly = Doyle Brunson (but isn’t it ‘Texas Dolly’?)

2. Amarillo Slim = Thomas Preston

3. Jesus = Chris Ferguson

4. Fossilman = Greg Raymer

5. The Mouth = Mike Matusow

6. Poker Brat = Phil Hellmuth

7. The Master = Men Nguyen

8. DevilFish = David Ulliott

9. Ultra = Cyndy Violette

10. The Professor = Howard Lederer

11. Oriental Express = Johnny Chan (but isn’t it ‘Orient Express,’ like the train?)

12. Kid Poker = Daniel Negreanu

13. The Unabomber = Phil Laak

14. The Magician = Antonio Esfandiari

15. The Flying Dutchman = Marcel Luske

16. Llama = Tony Collier
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Re: MONDAY 11/5/07 QoD

#15 Post by Weyoun » Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:38 pm

Identify the following Professional Poker players by their nicknames:

1. Dolly

Lloyd Brunson

2. Amarillo Slim

that pedophile, forget his name

3. Jesus

Ferguson

4. Fossilman

Raymer

5. The Mouth

Matusow

6. Poker Brat

Hellmuth?

7. The Master

8. DevilFish

9. Ultra

10. The Professor

11. Oriental Express

Nguyen?

12. Kid Poker

that Tiger Woods look alike

13. The Unabomber

14. The Magician

15. The Flying Dutchman

Marcel Luske

16. LLama

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Re: MONDAY 11/5/07 QoD

#16 Post by plasticene » Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:49 pm

I guess I'll join in the fun, even though I've missed the first few days.

1. Doyle Brunson
2. Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.
3. Chris Ferguson
4. Greg Raymer
5. Mike Matusow
6. Phil Hellmuth
7. Men Nguyen
8. Dave Ulliott
9. Cyndi Violette (Wow, that was tough!)
10. Howard Lederer
11. Johnny Chan
12. Daniel Negreanu
13. Phil Laak
14. Antonio Esfandiari
15. Marcel Luske
16. Tony Collier

I knew a few offhand, the rest were easy Googles except for Ultra! Guess there had to be at least one toughie.
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Re: MONDAY 11/5/07 QoD

#17 Post by tubadave » Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:18 pm

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1. Doyle Brunson

2. Thomas Austin Preston, Jr.

3. Chris Ferguson

4. Greg Raymer

5. Mike Matusow

6. Phil Hellmuth

7. Men Nguyen

8. David Ulliott

9. Cyndy Violette

10. Howard Lederer

11. Johnny Chan

12. Daniel Negreanu

13. Phil Laak

14. Antonio Esfandiari

15. Marcel Luske

16. Tony Collier
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#18 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:01 pm

Identify the following Professional Poker players by their nicknames:

1. Dolly

Doyle Brunson Yes, it is more commonly Texas Dolly, but if you watch poker on TV, they often just call him Dolly

2. Amarillo Slim

Thomas Preston, Jr.

3. Jesus

Chris Ferguson

4. Fossilman

Greg Raymer

5. The Mouth

Mike Matusow

6. Poker Brat

Phil Hellmuth, Jr.

7. The Master

Men Nguyen

8. DevilFish

Dave Ulliott

9. Ultra

Cyndy Violette If you googled Poker Player Nickname Ultra, it appeared on the second page of links

10. The Professor

Howard Lederer

11. Oriental Express

Johnny Chan Also, and probably more commonly, known as The Orient Express

12. Kid Poker

Daniel Negreanu Probably my favorite pro. I like to think my game is similar to his.

13. The Unabomber

Phil Laak

14. The Magician

Antonio Esfandiari

15. The Flying Dutchman

Marcel Luske

16. LLama

Tony Collier Much less known than anybody else on this list, but when I found this one, I had to include it.[/b]
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#19 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:05 pm

peacock2121 ------ 15
tlynn78 ------------- 14
tanstaafl2 ---------- 13
mrkelley23 ---------- 0
BobJuch ------------- 0
NellyLunatic1980 --- 0
Odyssey ----------- 12
starfish1113 ------- 11
andrewjackson ---- 10
ToLiveIsToFly ------ 10
ShamelessWeasel -- 0
wintergreen48 ----- 10
Weyoun -------------- 0
plasticene ---------- 10
tubadave ----------- 10


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#20 Post by peacock2121 » Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:08 am

Cal said:

Daniel Negreanu Probably my favorite pro. I like to think my game is similar to his.

I love seeing him play. I like that he puts his thoughts on external. I think he doesn't so it to educate or to help himself - I think he does it as strategy - and I learn so much from listening to him.
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