[KevIRL]

The votes are in and have been counted and verified. Some very closes races and some landslides. Thanks to all who nominated and voted.

Congrats to all the winners.


Award 1 - Independent Tournament Organiser of the Year and the winner is JP Poker

Award 2 - Poker Room of the Year and the winner is The Fitz

Award 3 - Online Poker Room of the Year and the winner is Pokerstars

Award 4 - Boards Online Player of the Year and the winners are Requiem4adream and BigMickG (tie)

Award 5 - Boards Offline Player of the Year and the winner is Marty Smyth

Award 6 - Boards Blog Writer of the Year and the winner is Doke link

Award 7 - Boards Poster of the Year and the winners are Adamm and jbravado for their live tournament updates

Award 8 - Boards most improved player of the year and the winner is Doke

Award 9 - General Poker Website of the Year and the winner is Boards.ie poker forum

Award 10 - Thread of the Year and the winner is Hawkeye's WSOP/Stripper thread link

Award 11 - Player of the Year and the winner is Marty Smyth

Award 12 - Dealer of the Year and the winner is Gary Power (Big Slick)

Award 13 - Theory forum contributor of the year and the winner is Redjoker

Award 14 - Post of the Year and the winner is Flushdraws 5000th post link

Award 15 - Contribution to Irish Poker and the winners are BigSlick/Cue Club Events for Killarney Festival

[Andy Carroll]

It's an honour just to have been nominated. Thanks.


Congrats to the winnars!

[YULETIRED]

I know you guys like to get these things right but poster of the year can hardly be two guys. Their votes should be divided and Hotspur declared the rightful winner...
The updates were superb but surely some of Hotspurs classics earn him the accolade plus, he is one person and qualifys as the winner by that virtue alone...
Congrats to Doke also for scooping two awards. Speech Speech Speech.

[5starpool]

Originally Posted by YULETIRED

I know you guys like to get these things right but poster of the year can hardly be two guys. Their votes should be divided and Hotspur declared the rightful winner...
The updates were superb but surely some of Hotspurs classics earn him the accolade plus, he is one person and qualifys as the winner by that virtue alone...

I fully agree with this, but the peeps of the forum have spoken.

[KevIRL]

Originally Posted by YULETIRED

I know you guys like to get these things right but poster of the year can hardly be two guys. Their votes should be divided and Hotspur declared the rightful winner...
The updates were superb but surely some of Hotspurs classics earn him the accolade plus, he is one person and qualifys as the winner by that virtue alone...

Quiet you or I'll re-run the poster of the year poll with you included in it!

The lads were nominated and obviously the voters decided that they were worthy if by a small margin.

Rumours that the vote might haven swayed by Sam and Adam promising to have a fight at the next big tourney over who gets to keep the trophy have yet to be confirmed....

[YULETIRED]

Originally Posted by KevIRL

Quiet you or I'll re-run the poster of the year poll with you included in it!

The lads were nominated and obviously the voters decided that they were worthy if by a small margin.

Rumours that the vote might haven swayed by Sam and Adam promising to have a fight at the next big tourney over who gets to keep the trophy have yet to be confirmed....

I shall be organising a small march from the Fitz to Devs house to show a mild vexation at this Bushesque intervention into the democratic process. Whilst at Devs house I will also enquire as to the contents of his latest converstaion with any representative of winners, and also maybe if he could spare a wee biscuit.

[doke]

Originally Posted by YULETIRED

Congrats to Doke also for scooping two awards. Speech Speech Speech.

Thank you Willie.

On occasions like this, I believe it customary to thank the little people. I intend to digress from that tradition and instead thank the big people, because let's face it, you don't see many little people sitting around poker tables. Except that little guy who called me a knob and barged me a few times in Cavan. But I digress again.

I consider it an utter travesty that my blog won the award (if this were STV, my vote would have been non transferable once it cycled through all the other nominees), but then the whole category was devalued by the exclusion of Yuletired's blog from the get go. I would however like to thank the Deise contingent for refraining from block voting their 50 votes for the Deise candidate in this category at least.

I am deeply flattered to win the Most Improved Player award, even if it's just a very nice way of saying "My God but you were some fish this time last year all the same".

[Van Dice]

Originally Posted by doke

I consider it an utter travesty that my blog won the award

Deserved imo, wp

[YULETIRED]

Originally Posted by doke

Thank you Willie.

On occasions like this, I believe it customary to thank the little people. I intend to digress from that tradition and instead thank the big people, because let's face it, you don't see many little people sitting around poker tables. Except that little guy who called me a knob and barged me a few times in Cavan. But I digress again.

I consider it an utter travesty that my blog won the award (if this were STV, my vote would have been non transferable once it cycled through all the other nominees), but then the whole category was devalued by the exclusion of Yuletired's blog from the get go. I would however like to thank the Deise contingent for refraining from block voting their 50 votes for the Deise candidate in this category at least.

I am deeply flattered to win the Most Improved Player award, even if it's just a very nice way of saying "My God but you were some fish this time last year all the same".

Don't be so modest Doke, leave that to handsome people like myself. Your blog at least attempts to discuss poker in some kind of analytic way, whilst also offering a great insight into the world of Ultra running.....so always an interesting read. I've nothing to say about poker except I can't get out enough to play.
What about this POY travesty, will you march with me to Devs house?

[KevIRL]

Originally Posted by YULETIRED

What about this POY travesty, will you march with me to Devs house?
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What has Flushdraw's post done to upset you William?

[doke]

Originally Posted by YULETIRED

What about this POY travesty, will you march with me to Devs house?

Probably depends on the quality of the biscuits.

[YULETIRED]

Originally Posted by KevIRL

What has Flushdraw's post done to upset you William?

Clever, clever, however ,
Flushdraw is with me on this. He has offered me safe passage throughout the whole kingdom of the northside. Our numbers grow by the hour KEV, you know what you have to do to end this.

[Flushdraw]

Pretty sure Yuletired is going to take this post and quote it below and turn it into some mumbo jumbo to make me look like i got conflustered.....he's always at it

[YULETIRED]

Originally Posted by Flushdraw

Northside? Sure you're a Drimnagh man but if you want to venture to Ballyfun just give me a shout oh and you just think my POY was a travesty because you couldnt understand what the heck RJ was going on about in his post!

But on another note....i honestly have no idea what i'm with you on!!!

It's not your post ya lazt git, read the thread.....it's poster of the year...

Gawd Kev, you knew it's be easy to confuse thises boyz....why I said clever clever.

[KevIRL]

Originally Posted by YULETIRED

Gawd Kev, you knew it's be easy to confuse thises boyz....why I said clever clever.

Haha. No flys on us Waterford lads boy