Million Dollar Poker Winner

Sweet! I just want to say thanks to N-Gage and the Symbian-Guru.com crew for putting this contest on. I had a lot of fun!

Sweet! I just want to say thanks to N-Gage and the Symbian-Guru.com crew for putting this contest on. I had a lot of fun!

Congrats on the win Naypalm! Though I reckon the original author of the quote (Good ol’ VP Pappy!) definitely deserves some credit too :) Cheers.

Congrats on the win Naypalm! Though I reckon the original author of the quote (Good ol’ VP Pappy!) definitely deserves some credit too :) Cheers.

Congrats to the winner. I’m just curious – was lifting off quotes allowed? As Ted above says, this has been attributed to someone else..

Congrats to the winner. I’m just curious – was lifting off quotes allowed? As Ted above says, this has been attributed to someone else..

Dang, I just read the rest of your entries Naypalm… makes me super bleak thinking about how much effort I put in coming up with ideas only to end up losing to a plagiarized quote. And here’s another… “Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died” and another… “To be a poker champion, you must have a strong bladder” Ah well.

Dang, I just read the rest of your entries Naypalm… makes me super bleak thinking about how much effort I put in coming up with ideas only to end up losing to a plagiarized quote. And here’s another… “Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died” and another… “To be a poker champion, you must have a strong bladder” Ah well.

dang…didn’t know we could use other ppl’s quotes for entries

dang…didn’t know we could use other ppl’s quotes for entries

Yea, it’s a pity. I put in a lot of time (I’m slightly OCD so these things take me forever) when all I really needed to do was Google “poker quotes”. In fact, everybody should have just Googled poker quotes. Would’ve been a fun comp…

Yea, it’s a pity. I put in a lot of time (I’m slightly OCD so these things take me forever) when all I really needed to do was Google “poker quotes”. In fact, everybody should have just Googled poker quotes. Would’ve been a fun comp…

come ON people. talk about sore losers. you’ll just typed out ONE SENTENCE. Stop acting like someone stole your inheritance.

come ON people. talk about sore losers. you’ll just typed out ONE SENTENCE. Stop acting like someone stole your inheritance.

touche my good man. Then in that case, i say we give the prize to the originator of the winning quote, V.P. Pappy :) or his closest living relative. Cause technically that would be that person’s inheritance. See im doin a good deed for this injustice! And on side note for my personal gratification i did not just type out one sentence :P

touche my good man. Then in that case, i say we give the prize to the originator of the winning quote, V.P. Pappy :) or his closest living relative. Cause technically that would be that person’s inheritance. See im doin a good deed for this injustice! And on side note for my personal gratification i did not just type out one sentence :P

@aatif
It isn’t about being sore loosers, mate. It’s about a fair competition! :-(

@aatif
It isn’t about being sore loosers, mate. It’s about a fair competition! :-(

@ Ted
I am with you on this mate.. The guys at Symbian Guru need to look into this I reckon.

@ Ted
I am with you on this mate.. The guys at Symbian Guru need to look into this I reckon.

I think that we all should have gotten to vote on the best quote, because voting works pretty good for me!

I think that we all should have gotten to vote on the best quote, because voting works pretty good for me!

So, all I had to do was Google poker quotes?

So, all I had to do was Google poker quotes?

amir – yup just google “poker quotes” an hit the first link

amir – yup just google “poker quotes” an hit the first link

You’re right hyperkind they’re all in there.
Well…

You’re right hyperkind they’re all in there.
Well…

All I can say is the Symbian Guru staff should have told us that it’s okay to submit entry that is copied or not original. But they did not. Well, I smell something fishy, I bet the winner is their friend or maybe one of them. Or should I say, this contest really is not true. If true, then, it’s like dictated or scripted? Well, a conspiracy! Hope not.

All I can say is the Symbian Guru staff should have told us that it’s okay to submit entry that is copied or not original. But they did not. Well, I smell something fishy, I bet the winner is their friend or maybe one of them. Or should I say, this contest really is not true. If true, then, it’s like dictated or scripted? Well, a conspiracy! Hope not.

Ricky, as a long time (albeit a silent one :-) ) reader, I request you to *please* look into this!

Ricky, as a long time (albeit a silent one :-) ) reader, I request you to *please* look into this!

Oh no! They are very guilty, they did not approve my first comment. I’m gonna work for this. Watch out.

Oh no! They are very guilty, they did not approve my first comment. I’m gonna work for this. Watch out.

well ricky we leave it up to you from here…

well ricky we leave it up to you from here…

And here is the page from which *all* the quotes have been taken – http://www.quotegarden.com/poker.html

And here is the page from which *all* the quotes have been taken – http://www.quotegarden.com/poker.html

The last thing I want to seem is ungrateful (and I’m sure this is true for all of us) cuz the folks here at SG often run seriously generous competitions. They take the time out of their days to make it happen, which is pretty damn cool of them. In this instance it’s just a question of does Googleing for poker quotes count as coming up with a caption? The comp clearly states “all you have to do is come up with a caption”. Cheers guys.

The last thing I want to seem is ungrateful (and I’m sure this is true for all of us) cuz the folks here at SG often run seriously generous competitions. They take the time out of their days to make it happen, which is pretty damn cool of them. In this instance it’s just a question of does Googleing for poker quotes count as coming up with a caption? The comp clearly states “all you have to do is come up with a caption”. Cheers guys.

We definitely appreciate everyone’s concern. The rules did not put any restrictions on where the caption came from (indeed, several others were movie quotes or song lyrics) but only that you submit the caption as a comment here. There were also a few duplicates (even for the winning one), and we decided that the first submission would be the winner.

@Oh No! comments are moderated on this site (unless you have a few previously approved comments), but maintain their original submitting date. Thus, if you submitted your comment on Monday, and it wasn’t approved until Tuesday, it would still have a timestamp from Monday.

Normally, for our giveaways, we only ask you to leave a comment, and use a random number generator to then pick the winner. This time, we thought it might be more fun to do something a bit different.

Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty more contests, and we’ll definitely use your feedback to make sure all contests are fair.

@alexismil – heh, yeah, you don’t get to vote here, lol.

We definitely appreciate everyone’s concern. The rules did not put any restrictions on where the caption came from (indeed, several others were movie quotes or song lyrics) but only that you submit the caption as a comment here. There were also a few duplicates (even for the winning one), and we decided that the first submission would be the winner.

@Oh No! comments are moderated on this site (unless you have a few previously approved comments), but maintain their original submitting date. Thus, if you submitted your comment on Monday, and it wasn’t approved until Tuesday, it would still have a timestamp from Monday.

Normally, for our giveaways, we only ask you to leave a comment, and use a random number generator to then pick the winner. This time, we thought it might be more fun to do something a bit different.

Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty more contests, and we’ll definitely use your feedback to make sure all contests are fair.

@alexismil – heh, yeah, you don’t get to vote here, lol.

Sweet, Congrats :)

Sweet, Congrats :)

Thanks for clearing things up Ricky, guess I know where I’ll be getting my entries from in future :) Cheers & thanks for the comp.

Thanks for clearing things up Ricky, guess I know where I’ll be getting my entries from in future :) Cheers & thanks for the comp.

@ Ted – Yes, indeed. Can’t complain though… Wish the admin would’ve taken some concrete steps. Ah well, the owner owns the site, not us!

@ Ted – Yes, indeed. Can’t complain though… Wish the admin would’ve taken some concrete steps. Ah well, the owner owns the site, not us!

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Guys,

Hell, I don’t mind that someone barrowed one of my quotes to win a contest. Ya’all can barrow my car, my golf clubs, my shotgun or any other damn thing that I own as long as you return it when you’re through.
Life’s for sharing things with people you like, and I don’t dislike anyone…except maybe Osama Bin Laden.

Terrence “VP Pappy” Murphy

“Casinos and prostitutes have the same goal in common…they’e both trying to screw you out of your money and send you home with a smile on your face.” –VP Pappy

Guys,

Hell, I don’t mind that someone barrowed one of my quotes to win a contest. Ya’all can barrow my car, my golf clubs, my shotgun or any other damn thing that I own as long as you return it when you’re through.
Life’s for sharing things with people you like, and I don’t dislike anyone…except maybe Osama Bin Laden.

Terrence “VP Pappy” Murphy

“Casinos and prostitutes have the same goal in common…they’e both trying to screw you out of your money and send you home with a smile on your face.” –VP Pappy