Douge2 Wins for the 1st Time in 2016

Douge2 groupie wants Doug "on the rocks".

Douge2 beat a fourteen player field and takes the early lead in the 2nd quarter race for a seat in the NPP final.

Douge2 also sent along this:

I went into the confessional box after years of being away from the Church.

Inside I found a fully equipped bar with Guinness on tap.

On one wall, there's a row of decanters with fine Irish whiskey and

Waterford crystal glasses.

On the other wall is a dazzling array of the finest cigars and chocolates.

Then the priest came in. I said to him,

"Father, forgive me, for it's been a very long time since I've been to

confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much more

inviting than it used to be."

He replied: " You moron, you're on my side."

2nd - Johnnied55

3rd - t3chlady

4th - GMOgolf

Bubble - K9isadog

The 2nd quarter just started. Get in here and enjoy some real poker action at a high level.

Rachael0388 Wins for the 1st Time! - ThePunk75 Wins the 1st Quarter!

Vanessa Rousso has nothing on Rachael0388!

Rachael0388 wins for the 1st time at NPP! Congratulations to Rachael, becoming the 76th person to win an event.

ThePunk75 finished 3rd, earning enough points to overtake Mikeniks-Faldo and win the 1st quarter! Nice job Punk!

Faldo knew six players could overtake him, but some bad luck with good cards spelled an end to Faldo this night. The Punk did what he had to do to get the job done.

2nd - Kingbing420
4th - Absea98
5th - Tomservo2
Bubbleboy - LittleRedElf

The good news is the 2nd Quarter starts next week!

So be here for the start of the next chance to win a seat in the NPP Final!

Johnnied55 Wins for the 1st Time in 2016

Johnnie's fans wait for him by the NPP pool.

Johnnied55 made a mid-tournament run and held on to the chip lead the rest of the way

He bested fourteen other players on this night to win a seat in the NPP Tournament of Champions. And this will not be the last time we have to put up with …..”Heeeeerrrre’s Johnnie!”

2^nd – GMOgolf

3^rd – Mikeniks-Faldo

4^th – Theedouble*d

Bubble – Douge2

Well, next week is the last week of the 1^st quarter. Possibly seven players still have a shot at 1^st place!

And remember, Faldo is a wildcard. Should he finish first, the player finishes 2^nd would also win a seat.

 Be here for the exciting conclusion to the 1^st quarter battle for a seat in the NPP Final.

Congratulations to Johnied55 on his 4^th NPP win!

Wingsfancurt Wins for the 1st Time in 2016

Willa Ford gets weak in the knees watching Wingsfancurt!

Wingsfancurt hoists the NPP Cup for the first time in 2016, besting a field of 16.

He tread water early, made a massive middle tournament run to take a big chip lead, and then held off a game KingBing420 down the stretch. Very nice!

2nd - KingBing420 (two strong finishes in a row!)
3rd - T3chlady
4th - Absea98
5th - Lump2
6th - Mikeniks-Faldo - no points (bubble boy - for the 58,340,927 th time in his career. But who is counting?)

Faldo's picture should be on every Mr. Bubble box, every detergent box and every little plastic bubble maker bottle in the world.

Faldo is making a sign for the slow traffic corner that reads: "Faldo will bubble for food".

There are still two weeks left in the 1st quarter - and it is still anyone's seat to win!

Stop by next Tuesday and get in on the hot poker action! (twss)

KingBing420 Wins for the 1st Time in 2016

Kimberly Lansing has nothing on KingBing420!

KingBing420 came back from near extinction to win the tournament tonight against a nineteen player field! That was just a wonderful job, Nancy!

Derf-63 dominated the tables early, racing to a huge chip lead. But I have a feeling the cards just stopped for him. Heads up usually comes down to cards - and Fred might have had his rush of cards just a little too soon. But a nice 2nd place finish for him.

3rd - Theedouble*d
4rd - GMOgolf - (Nice job newbie!)
5th - Mikeniks-Faldo
6th - Tomservo2
7th - Douge2 (bubble-boy - no points)

Congratulations to KingBing420 on her 4th NPP win!

To say Faldo was a little upset with PokerStars is an understatement. No posting of last week's results were seen, even though Faldo sent a letter asking what happened?

PokerStars responded that they were aware of the issue and would get it resolved. But they gave no date for that, so I was skepical.

So the next tournament started - and still no results from last week. Grrrrrr!

But this week, KingBing420's tournament and K9isadog's tournament from last week are posted and the standings on PokerStars are updated and correct!

Faldo is happy. And no one can be happy if Faldo is unhappy.

K9isadog Wins for the 1st Time in 2016

Leryn Franco waits for K9isadog at the NPP country cabin.

K9isadog is not making the Tuesday night game as often as he used to. But when he plays, he is as dangerous an opponent and player as anyone in NPP.

K9 beat a field of nineteen players tonight.

2nd - Douge2
3rd - Tomservo2
4th - LittleRedElf
5th - Wingsfancurt
6th - Mikeniks-Faldo

Bubble position -ThePunk75

Congratulations to K9isadog on his 21st NPP win!

The reason for the delay in posting this article is that PokerStars Tournament Records has had a meltdown. The results of the last Tuesday's game has not been posted as of this writing.

But...not to worry. Faldo keeps a joint record with PokerStars - just in case! Faldo never thought it would be needed, but - it was!

So the standings on the side of the blog are correct! Faldo has sent a request to PokerStars to fix their issue. Let's hope they do.

On a side note, Faldo has been asked - and correctly so - to remove the comment and joke portions of the blog from the actual poker articles.

It shall be done. And thank you for the feedback. This blog belongs to all members of NPP. Faldo simply is the custodian.

Feel free to write articles or send jokes. Most of my joke stuff is submitted by someone.

LittleRedElf Wins for the 1st Time in 2016 - and Quotes About Democrats

LittleRedElf just knocks the ....socks....off of his groupies!

LittleRedElf wins for the first time in 2016 and you can shove all in safely that it will not be his last!
The Elf moves into second place behind ThePunk75 in the race for the 1st quarter seat in the NPP Final.
It will be a great battle for this 1st seat. Get in there and see what you can do.

2nd - Wingsfancurt
3rd - Absea98
4th - ThePunk75
5th - KingBing420
Bubble boy for points - 6th - Sanster89 (ouch)

Congratulations to LittleRedElf on his 27th NPP victory!

Now some funny and true quotes about the USA's biggest communist block - the Democrat Party.

"The Democrat Party is like a mule. It has neither the pride of ancestry or the hope of posterity." - Ignatius Donnelly

"Americans wish everyday is like the 4th of July. The Democrat Party wishes everyday was April 15th." - Faldo

"Democrats in government get up every morning knowing that to survive they need to do only two things: Lie continuously and cheat on everything." - Newt Gingrich

"Why did God make Democrats and so many dumb fools who believe them?" - Faldo

"What is a zombie? Well it is a dead thing that is still moving. But it is worse than death because it has no will of it's own. You see them walking around blindly with dead eyes, following orders, not knowing what to do, and not caring. In other words - a Democrat voter." - Bob Hope

A Republican got out at a farm to give a campaign speech. The farmer and his wife were impressed because they had never seen a Republican in that Democrat county before. The candidate asked if he could give his stump speech to the couple. The Democrat farmer said he didn't have a stump and the only thing higher than the dirt they were standing on was a pile of cow and horse manure the farmer had dumped by the side of the road.

So, the politician climbed to the top of the smelly heap and gave his speech.
After he was finished, the farmer said, "I am impressed with what you had to say and that was the first time I ever actually heard the Republican platform."

And the Republican politician said, "Thank you very much, and that was the first time I ever gave a speech on top of the Democrat platform."

PS - Sorry for the delay in posting but sometimes life gets in the way of blogging. I hate when that happens.

Tigercub8189 Wins for the 1st Time in 2016 - Plus Quotes About Liberals

An NPP groupie waits on the NPP resort beach for Tigercub8189.

Tigercub8189, by his own admission, took advantage of a hot run of cards to take this week's tournament! He now is within striking distance of the leaders of this quarter, and qualifies for the 2016 Tournament of Champions.

This has to feel special to the Cub, because that tournament is how he qualified for the NPP Player of the Year Tournament!

Wingsfancurt stopped by to take 2nd.
3rd - T3chlady
4th - Derf-63
5th - TooBigAKQ returns to get some points.
6th - Cigar4John
Newcomer Smaloo315 finished on the point bubble.

Standings are on the right side of the blog.
Congratulations to Tigercub8189 on his 8th NPP win!

Now for some quotes about liberals and other mentally ill people:

A liberal loves all countries, except his own. - Faldo

A liberal is someone who is willing to spend other people's money. - Carter Glass

At the core of liberalism is a miserable spoiled child - unsatisfied, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats. - P. J. O'Rourke

Liberalism is a power worshipper without power. - George Orwell

Liberals got of sense of injustice that is bigger than anyone else, but not about themselves. Liberals never want to face the consequences of their own actions. - Faldo

To a liberal, the word discipline has a pornographic sound. - Donald Barr

Reason refutes liberalism every time. - Rush Limbaugh

A liberal is a conservative who has not been mugged yet. - Frank Rizzo

A liberal is a conservative that either is living off other people's money, wants to live off other people's money at the lifestyle better than they currently enjoy, or have not figured out that they are the ones actually paying for the other liberals I just described. - Faldo

Though liberals do a great deal of talking about listening to other points of view, they are completely shocked and appalled to learn that there are other points of view. - William F. Buckley

A liberal concludes every time - that when facts are presented to them that their policies and beliefs fail every time - that more of what just failed is the solution. The liberal brain is simply not wired in reality. - Faldo

ThePunk75 Wins for the 2nd Time in 2016 - and More Faldo Truth

That's .....two.....for ThePunk75

ThePunk75 wins for the 2nd time and takes over the lead in the 1st quarter. Faldo and Theedouble*d made a little joke that maybe we would not let anyone else win a tournament this year. I think ThePunk75 said to himself, "Self, now it's personal!"

Uh......we were just kidding Punk. Take it easy. Let some of the rest of us 'wet our beak' in the pond.

Absea98 finished 2nd in this huge field of twenty-one players.
We also welcomed new player Smaloo315. Welcome Sara!

3rd - Tomservo2
4th - KingBing420
5th - Sanster89
6th - Mikeniks-Faldo
7th - T3chlady

It is still anyone's quarter to win. but ThePunk75 seems to be on a mission.
Congratulations to ThePunk75 on his 26th NPP win!

Now some more Faldo Truths:

Faldo thinks body piercings and tattoos are fine, if you want them. But businesses do not have to hire you if they do not think their customers would like them either. If you think that is unfair - tough. It's their business and they can hire who they think will help their business and not hurt it. Start your own business and hire who you want and shut up. By the way, if you needed a surgeon, do YOU hire a Colin Powell look alike or a Dennis Rodman look-alike? Case closed.

Faldo apologizes for the United States to all Arab/Muslim countries for the Democrat Party, who continue to insult you in maybe the biggest way possible. Not only did we send completely incompetent and plain stupid people over to discuss international events with you - but we sent women! This is a complete insult to you but they wanted to look good to their left wing base and to hell with setting up a real relationship with your nations. To send Madeline Albright and Hillary Clinton over to the Middle East was just wrong. But instead of being insulted and killing innocent people, you should have just sent them away. Now, its on. And my government may not be doing all it should to take care of you yet, but it's coming. Oh, yeah. We will wake up soon as a nation and then you will pay.

Democrats have always lied and cheated to win. They have to. They do it by breaking laws, they do it at the ballot box, they do it in the courtroom and all with the help of the educational system, the media and entertainment industry. The only way to beat cheaters is to .......BEAT cheaters. To death. Because, they never stop cheating.

Global Warming, Climate Change - or whatever the next name for this the communists come up with - is a lie. That's why they have to change the title every so often. Every prediction they make never comes true. Not even close. The dinosaurs never drove a single SUV or drilled one oil well. They are gone. There are species of animals that never came in contact with man or anything man made - that are extinct. The Earth will be here long after God takes us ALL off this planet. You should start worrying about what you will say to HIM, and not about the use of a plastic bag in a supermarket.

Foreign Aid is a joke. It is where the poor citizens of a rich country have money taken from them to have it sent to a poor country, where it is given to the rich citizens of that country. Its the same as our governments - federal, state and local - giving tax money and breaks to corporations. Both Republicans and Democrats like both foreign aid and corporate welfare because it keeps the regular folks poorer.

Your right to swing your arms ends where the next person's nose begins. Remember that and the world instantly becomes a better place. Don't tread on me. 

Say NO to Solar Power.......but......

Faldo is not a tree hugger, but Faldo does have an open mind.


Faldo is starting to appreciate the finer points of wind power.

Faldo could see his way to make investments into this technology.

For the good of the planet of course.

Theedouble*d Wins for the 2nd Time in 2016! - More Faldo Truths

That would be a double win for DD waiting for him on the NPP private beach.

Faldo makes a little joke at the start of the night that .....maybe......Theedouble*d and Faldo would not let anyone else win a tournament in 2016.
Theedouble*d agreed that that was a good plan......and then proceeded to win AGAIN!

Uh, Faldo was just kidding DD. Apparently Theedouble*d was not?

Tim481 played thru an extremely tough final table to nab 2nd place tonight out of the 18 player field.

3rd - LittleRedElf (told you it was a tough final table)
4th - ThePunk75 (ouch)
5th - Mikeniks-Faldo (ok - one weak player at the final table)
6th - Johnnied55 (double ouch)
7th - Lump2  - (triple ouch)

Lump2 took Faldo's usual spot of bubbling just off the points.

So Theedouble*d increased his lead in the 1st quarter and shows he will be a tough one to unseat. Who is up for the challenge?

Congratulations to Theedouble*d on his 20th NPP victory and he moves further up the Walk of Fame!

Now more Faldo Truths:

How is it that the Democrats can say in their debates that there is so much unfairness, inequity, prejudice, cronie-capitalism and that the rich are not paying enough taxes - so vote for them and it will all get fixed? How can they say that without someone in the media asking them - "Uh, haven't you been running the presidency for the last 8 years and the Congress for 6 of those 8 years? You have, so why is all this still going on then?" Why is this question not asked of the Communists running for president for the Democrats?

Faldo wants to know where Rev. Jacksoon and Rev. Al Sharpton get their money? Why are they always part of the problem and never the solution? When 70% of criminals are Americans who happen to be Black on only 15% of the population, something is wrong with how these to Reverends are working it. When 70% of Americans who happen to be Black are in no parent or one parent homes, something is wrong with what these two are preaching. This is not racial profiling - this is quoting statistics.

Faldo refuses to buy the lie of "its for the children" as a reason to raising taxes or shoving yet another socialist program down the taxpayers throat. And if you are not paying taxes, Faldo says you should not have a vote on whether or not taxes should be raised. IT IS NOT YOUR MONEY!

Faldo has the right NOT to be tolerant of people that are different, weird or tick me off. I may decide to be tolerant - but I may not - and it is my right not to be.

Faldo has never owned a slave nor was a slave. Faldo did not wander 40 years in the desert after being chased out of Egypt. Faldo have not been persecuted by the Ottoman Turks and neither have you. Faldo does not have to join any religion if he does not want to - and neither does anyone else. So everyone shut up already.

Faldo does not want to see towels or yarmulkes on heads, or scarfs over faces in public. Do that at home if you must. If you are an American, then act like one. Cowboy hats and baseball caps are fine. See the difference? If you wear the non-American garb in public, Faldo will respect your right to show you value something above your country and Faldo will respect your decision. Now respect Faldo's decision to be insulted by your grandstanding and disgusted with your disrespect for the USA that allows you the freedom to be a traitor in public. Faldo has the same disgust and disrespect for every Democrat and Democrat useful idiot voter.

Faldo Wins for the 1st Time in 2016 – And More Faldo Truths

Faldo luck shows up even on Death Row.

Faldo hit a full house to take out two big stacks, and he rode that huge chip lead to a win this week.

Even though we had a bigger than average field for tonight’s tournament, Faldo still did not garner enough points to overtake our League Leader – Theedouble*d.

LittleRedElf finished 2^nd tonight.

3^rd - T3chlady

4^th - Suetman123

5^th – Derf-63

6^th – ThePunk75

7^th – K9isadog – on the point bubble.

The standings are on the right side of the blog.

Now for some more Faldo truths. If the truth offends you, don’t read further.

Faldo doesn’t believe that if Faldo smokes 3 packs a day and die of lung cancer, it’s the tobacco company’s fault. Faldo made the decision to smoke, Faldo paid the high cost for those cigarettes and the tobacco collected the taxes on those smokes and dutifully handed them to the government. Any habit that starts with severe coughing fits is not one Faldo would continue anyway.

That same government is now hypocritically attacking the tobacco companies for driving up the cost of the communist health care system. The government wants it both ways – like liberals always do.

Democrat voters are mental or moral cripples or completely ignorant of history and how things actually work. Democrat politicians are power-hungry with serious ethical flaws in their characters – and sociopaths and narcissists besides. Being a socialist or communist is immoral and Godless by definition. If you want that form of government, most cess-pool nations in the world practice that liberal - Democrat form of government of communism. All you liberals are free to move to any of them. China and Cuba - or any European or Muslim run country should be your home. Canada may not be communist enough for you yet, so go up there and finish them off. Go now, before the eventual civil war in this country starts - on your head.

Faldo doesn’t think being a minority makes you a victim. We are all minorities – depending how you define groups. Liberals define everyone by groups and try to govern by pitting groups against each other. If you know anything about our nation’s Constitution, it is not based on groups. It is based on INDIVIDUAL rights. Liberals – by definition then – are traitors to our nation and should be dealt with accordingly.

More truth by Faldo given next week.

ThePunk75 1st Win of 2016 – and Some More Basic Truths

Juliana Veloso waits patiently for ThePunk to return from the felt wars.

ThePunk75 held on early, then grabbed a huge pot and the chip lead. He then stated in the chat box quite clearly, “You guys are in trouble now!” And correct he was.

Theedouble*d finished second to keep the overall early lead this quarter. The rest of the finishers got their first points of the season:

3^rd - Tigercub8189

4^th – Mikeniks-Faldo

5^th – Johnnied55

T3chlady finished 6^th in a field of 15 and just out of the point range.

Congratulations to ThePunk75 on his 25^th NPP win!

Now some more basic truths from Faldo:

Faldo expect my government to not place restrictions on automobile companies preventing them from producing the vehicles citizens want to drive. If Faldo wants a gas guzzling monster truck – and enough other people desire the same type truck in a volume that makes it profitable for the manufacturer, the government should stay out of the way. If liberals want to drive tin cans on wheels – fine. Leave my car type decision to me.

Faldo believe the money Faldo earns with Faldo’s toil belongs to Faldo. It does not belong to the government (collective). Wealth redistribution is a fancy term for stealing or extortion – since it is done under the threat of force. Wealth redistribution is plain communism. Remember that when every Democrat utters it as a good thing.

Faldo is not in touch with his feelings – and he likes it that way.

Faldo doesn’t believe a song, a movie or a written poem or story ever was the cause of violence. Terrorists and other nut cases will make up a reason to kill regardless of how much free speech is censored.

Guns do not make someone a killer. Citizens without guns are slaves. Citizens without guns turn their government or their neighbor countries into mass murderers eventually. Review history and understand this fact. As a Japanese general pointed out so eloquently, “We cannot invade the United States because there is a gun behind every blade of grass.” That’s why Democrats want your guns. Right now they cannot murder you very easily.

Private Clubs can exclude anyone they want to. They are called ‘private’ for a reason. You don’t have to apply to join, donate money to them, buy their cookies or watch their golf tournament if you don’t want to. But they have every right to set the rules of their club.

Faldo believes everyone has the right to pray to his or her God or gods. Or you don’t have to pray to anyone. Just leave the rest of us alone to do our own thing. If you must have a prayer time, keep it out of the public venue – or very short and totally silent. People need to be understanding – both ways. Faldo believes God loves prayers, but is disgusted with grandstanders.

This applies to gender and sexual preferences also. Homosexuality is not a choice, but it is different from normal. Just because you cannot choose what you are, still does not make it normal. Let us all stop pretending it is. Never be ashamed of who and what you are – or, for that matter, what you like. But if it is not normal, don’t flaunt it. It’s not normal.

If you are a gay person with a transgender partner, it’s not normal and the world does not have to be reminded of this daily. Let’s all follow the example of the President of the United States and the First Dude on this issue, shall we?