Who wants to send Granny to WSOP?

[Mike Haven]

Any takers for this basic idea?

About 90 of us buy 90 units of $100 each from Granny, via a Stars transfer, so he can achieve his burning ambition to play in the big one.

If Granny places in the money, he gives us all as much of our $100 back as he can out of the winnings.

If there is winnings left over, he keeps 25% and divvies up the rest equally per $100 unit between the owners of the $100 units.

Obviously, everything is done in good faith, no formal contracts, and subject to Granny's agreement. The idea can be expanded a bit to force him to wear Granny clothes, Zoo hat, etc. (Granny knows not of this suggestion, as I write.)

Notes:

I am not Granny.

I have never had sex (as per Clinton's definitions) with Granny.

I think I am sane; therefore I may not be.

[Stu Pidasso]

What the hell

Get enough people and I'm in.

Stu

[mattw]

lol. always thought Granny was a guy. with mike's use of the pronoun "he", hmm.

[morgant]

i am down with that...

morg.

next year dont forget my burning desire /images/graemlins/blush.gif

[slickpoppa]

Tell that old bag to stop being cheap and buy-in directly.

[VinnyTheFish]

I will only buy a stake in Granny <font color="red">IF AND ONLY IF </font> Granny agrees to wear the limited edition Pierre Cardin Granny Mae T-Shirt.

As seen on www.VinnyTheFish.com (http://www.VinnyTheFish.com)

p.s. everytime I look at that Full Tilt ad of Andy Bloch I feel like I looking in a mirror. Poor Andy!

[Tuco]

I'm in for two units.

Tuco.

[Losing all]

I'm in for a hundo. I doubt Granny will accept though, but sHE should.

[Eder]

Put me as a Yes...but I need him to wear that KILL PHIL t shirt

[Nick-Zack]

I am in for sure.

[GrannyMae]

[ QUOTE ]
I'm in for a hundo. I doubt Granny will accept though, but sHE should.

[/ QUOTE ]

i would not accept unless i were to be playing equal shares for all investors to the penny. not 25% or anything like that.

BUT, if we were going to do that, can't we find a better player?
/images/graemlins/wink.gif

thanks mike, but honestly i could not accept this unless it were me playing for the same share as any other investor. i.e. if i put $100 in and you put $100 in, we would get same return to penny.

however, i still say that the zoo NEEDS to send someone whether it is by raffle or a tourney. i know we have lots of horses to follow, but none sent directly by this forum.

nice gesture tho. i'm humbled

[GrannyMae]

[ QUOTE ]
I will only buy a stake in Granny <font color="red">IF AND ONLY IF </font> Granny agrees to wear the limited edition Pierre Cardin Granny Mae T-Shirt.

As seen on www.VinnyTheFish.com (http://www.VinnyTheFish.com)

p.s. everytime I look at that Full Tilt ad of Andy Bloch I feel like I looking in a mirror. Poor Andy!

[/ QUOTE ]

who would NOT wear such fine garment? i would never take it off the entire 6 days. i would sleep in it and shower in it and have my date with mason in it.

this and my signed MM/Mike Haven hat would be the wardrobe

http://www.vinnythefish.com/images/I_love_Granny!1.jpg

[MelK]

Granny is an attention whore, and this is how we deal with attention whores:

http://tmp.4chan.org/gif/src/1116338051583.gif

Good luck to anyone who makes it to the WSOP.

[GrannyMae]

[ QUOTE ]
Tell that old bag to stop being cheap and buy-in directly.

[/ QUOTE ]

cheap?

played so far

4- $160's
1-$250
1-$1,000

[GrannyMae]

[ QUOTE ]
Granny is an attention whore, and this is how we deal with attention whores:

http://tmp.4chan.org/gif/src/1116338051583.gif

Good luck to anyone who makes it to the WSOP.

[/ QUOTE ]

i don't have a clue what that site is because i am not about to go there. however, i did not start this thread.

[Nick-Zack]

This sounds like an acceptance to me. Lets quit talking and start transfering.

[MelK]

Just an animated gif that doesn't want to hotlink:

http://tmp.4chan.org/gif/src/1116338051583.gif

[HavanaBanana]

[ QUOTE ]
BUT, if we were going to do that, can't we find a better player?


thanks mike, but honestly i could not accept this unless it were me playing for the same share as any other investor. i.e. if i put $100 in and you put $100 in, we would get same return to penny.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes sure we can find a better player, but can we find a more colorful one?
It is also a question of trust, and thats why YOU are the <font color="green"> CHOSEN ONE!</font>

Count me in. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

ToT

[GrannyMae]

[ QUOTE ]
This sounds like an acceptance to me. Lets quit talking and start transfering.

[/ QUOTE ]

seriously..

thanks guys, but i'll get my way there. mike knows this is the year i'm determined to play and made a very nice gesture with the original post. however, we really would be better served with a raffle or tourney.

i respectfully decline, but would still love to participate in a zoo event that would send a zoo poster.

[Inthacup]

I'd rather back a 3-legged mule in the Kentucky Derby. That being said, I'm in.

[Voltron87]

[ QUOTE ]
Who wants to send Granny to WSOP?

[/ QUOTE ]

Not me.

[GrannyMae]

[ QUOTE ]
I'd rather back a 3-legged mule in the Kentucky Derby. That being said, I'm in.

[/ QUOTE ]

when one is drunk, and the ponies are sleeping, this is the best sprtsbook event in the world. go to foxwoods and see it on a 50 foot screen

http://www.muleracing.org/

[Losing all]

However you get there, you gotta wear the mike haven hat!

[ElSapo]

Granny,

100 shares at $100 a pop. You buy 1, 99 others buy 1. You go play. Whatever you get back, we chop.

I'm down for this.

[Lawrence Ng]

I'll buy 2 shares.

If this thing goes through, PM me Granny.

Lawrence

[La Brujita]

Can I by .5 share? I am cheap! Not to be a cyberbeggar but can anyone by shares of me for the $2.00 Turbo to the $33 rebuy tonite?

Just kidding about the turbo but if anyone wants to take up a collection to allow me to bed a (fully coifed) Natalie Portman collect away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jim Kuhn]

[ QUOTE ]
I'd rather back a 3-legged mule in the Kentucky Derby. That being said, I'm in.

[/ QUOTE ]

[BottlesOf]

Can I get that as a short sleeve T ?

[RollaJ]

[ QUOTE ]

Just kidding about the turbo but if anyone wants to take up a collection to allow me to bed a (fully coifed) Natalie Portman collect away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[/ QUOTE ]

Nice use of the word coiffed /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[AAmaz0n]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I will only buy a stake in Granny <font color="red">IF AND ONLY IF </font> Granny agrees to wear the limited edition Pierre Cardin Granny Mae T-Shirt.

As seen on www.VinnyTheFish.com (http://www.VinnyTheFish.com)

p.s. everytime I look at that Full Tilt ad of Andy Bloch I feel like I looking in a mirror. Poor Andy!

[/ QUOTE ]

who would NOT wear such fine garment? i would never take it off the entire 6 days. i would sleep in it and shower in it and have my date with mason in it.

this and my signed MM/Mike Haven hat would be the wardrobe

http://www.vinnythefish.com/images/I_love_Granny!1.jpg

[/ QUOTE ]

Any chance I can get you to bring one of these to Vegas, Vinny? I really want one.

And Granny, I think that you should accept. Either way I hope to see you there.

Shauna

[IndieMatty]

I agree. It's a hundred bucks. For most of us that's sort of insignificant in terms of our roll. How much would stars need for a VIG to get this organized? Is it safe to say we need 110 peeps?

[ddollevoet]

Count me in.

[HavanaBanana]

[ QUOTE ]
How much would stars need for a VIG to get this organized?

[/ QUOTE ]

You can probably use the W dollars too if you have them, set up a deal GRANNY!

ToT

[Uglyowl]

I'm interested if the deal is right. I don't trust anyone with $7M though, even Granny.

[Mike Haven]

thanks for the support, guys - nothing that follows is yet set in concrete, but it's looking like a good start

HavanaBanana hit the nail on the head when he said this is all about trust

for all of us Zoo dwellers who can't get to the WSOP this year, having a very talented horse to ride who we all know, like, and trust is as close to being there as we could hope to get, in my opinion - it would be great to follow Granny's progress through the days, and when the tv guys see the Granny shirt and hear the story behind his entry you can bet your bottom dollar that we'll get a fair bit of airtime even in the early stages

i've been chatting with Granny by pm since the original post and the good news is that he's now agreed that as long as every single one of us putting money up for the seat gets an exact proportional percentage back if Granny places then he will try his absolute best to win this thing for us!

other good news is that one of the site operators thinks he may have an extra room booked that he might be able to give to Granny, as long as Granny wears his knickers, or some such deal (maybe it was the other way round?)

here's the latest idea (in round terms) on the seat:

Granny will pay $5000 and will keep 50% of any winnings

the other $5000 will be split into 45 $100 shares and 10 $50 shares

if Granny places, each $100 share will receive 1%, and each $50 share will receive 0.5%, of any winnings

(it will probably be easiest if we buy the shares for $100+(1% of fee), in fact)

so far we have a provisional list of shareholders of:

ddollevoet
Eder
ElSapo
HavanaBanana
Inthacup
Jim Kuhn
La Brujita ($50)
Lawrence Ng ($200)
Losing all
Mike Haven
morgant
Nick-Zack
Stu Pidasso
Tuco ($200)
Uglyowl
VinnyTheFish

only a few more shares left, so please add your name to this thread very soon if you want to be in if it goes the whole way (mention if you might want more than one share and the total value, please)

last but not least, Granny also wants to put a small bonus on his head before the tourney starts, in that the first person to tap him on the shoulder and say "you're Granny Mae and i claim my bonus" will win himself 50 bucks or so (by the way, Granny has of course agreed that all shareholders know his full real name before the off so that we can follow the leader board)

[FlFishOn]

$20 anyhow.

[Adde]

Heya, hope I'm not too late. I'm in for one share ($100).

Gr Granny!

EDIT: That should be "Go Granny", but in hindsight, the typo looks better.

Adde

[El Barto]

If we send the world famous poker personality Granny Mae to the WSOP, we will have to arrange for some hot college film student to follow her around every step of the way. This could be the indie poker film of the year.

[Stew]

I just want to say for the record, this is a great idea and I'd probably be in for a $50 share, I just blew a load of my roll on a trip to Vegas and booked a trip to DisneyWorld.

But, is Granny aware that his/her identify will now be exposoed to the forum? And, if so is that a problem?

Is the raffle deal dead btw?

[Tapin]

Put me down for $50 'cause I'm cheap. Still transferring on Stars?

[Mike Haven]

thank you, Stew

is Granny aware that his/her identify will now be exposoed to the forum? And, if so is that a problem?

no - i think when Granny was seriously ill his name was revealed in posts by relatives

Is the raffle deal dead btw?

by no means - but it can be organised very quickly by whoever decides to pick up the ball - i thought this was a similar idea, but with the added value of getting a horse that actually stands a chance, plus, imo, all risk of investors not being paid is removed

[dogmeat]

Go Granny! Very nice of Mike to start this thread. However, I am a daft, jealous prick and liked the idea of a raffle (or tourny) to send someone (of course, so I could get a chance at being sponsored for the $10K).

Anyway, funny thing:

When I got my cashiers check at the bank to send to Harrah's (it had to be made out to Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino) for the WSOP, the tellers all started talking about it and though I was a celebrity (LMAO).


Anyway, good luck Granny.
Dogmeat /images/graemlins/spade.gif

[Slacker13]

Count me in. It's worth every penny to solve the mystery of who granny is.

[Slacker13]

Mike, I am in for $100. Thanks, jon.

Go Granny!

I like this idea.

[Mike Haven]

thanks, Tapin

Still transferring on Stars?

please don't transfer anything anywhere yet, obviously, but yes, Stars seems the easiest from my experience - maybe a few shareholders will have to use Paradise or somewhere - using the existing sites' systems has to best for this particular group of people, surely?

[byronkincaid]

Put me down for $50 please Mike.

[WLVRYN]

I'm in for $100. PM me when/where you want it sent to.

[SynSid]

I'll take $100.

[cbfair]

I'm in for $100

cbf

[Onaflag]

I'm in for $50. Is there still room?

Onaflag.........

[spamuell]

I'll take $100 because I couldn't live with myself if I didn't and Granny won.

Anyone want to play roulette with me with them acting as dealer? I'll play, I couldn't live with myself if I didn't and it landed on 0 (the secret of winning roulette is always cover the 0).

Let me know when to transfer the dough.

[Losing all]

Never figure out your lottery numbers. They'll pwn you til death.

[2easy]

put me in for $100 as well mike.

p.s. always wanted a hag hedge fund.

[Pokeraddict]

I am in for $100 if there is room.

[jerome baker]

im in for $100.

jerome baker

[CRF250X]

What the hell. Put me down for $50 if there is still room.

CRF250X

[Cubswin]

Im in for $100 if granny agrees to split with me the proceeds from an ebay auction of her final table, game-worn, soiled panties should she win the whole thing. Deal granny??? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

cubs

[AAmaz0n]

I'm in for $100.

If Granny is up for it, how about a last longer wager? Round of drinks - we both win! /images/graemlins/cool.gif

Shauna

[dogsballs]

I'll take a $100 of that.

[splashpot]

I'd do $50 if there is still room. If I'm going to back anyone, I guess Granny is the one who can be trusted to pay everyone.

[Mike Haven]

you guys (and gals) are all fantastic! you really are gonna make this happen!

reading the posts since i last logged on has brought a tear to my eye

of course maybe that was coz of the truth in this wee song (http://www.goodolddogs2.com/older.html) i heard Granny singing

[MILFChaser]

Coming out of Lurkerville to say that I will take $50 worth. I will transfer on Stars, just let me know where to send to.

[La Brujita]

[ QUOTE ]
Just kidding about the turbo but if anyone wants to take up a collection to allow me to bed a (fully coifed) Natalie Portman collect away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


[/ QUOTE ]

I am ClaudioReyna on Stars. Where the hell are my donations!!!!!

I almost killed one unamed zooer after he sucked out on me in a heads up grudge match tonight! If we were playing live we woulda had a Sam Grizzle Phil Hellmuth moment.

I am such a saint at the table!

(PS Don't really send any money. I will just waste it on strippers.)

[kdog]

[ QUOTE ]


Quote:
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I'd rather back a 3-legged mule in the Kentucky Derby. That being said, I'm in.


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[/ QUOTE ]

[David]

I hope there is still a share left.....I'm in $100 if any left, $50 if not. Gooooooooooooooooooooooo Granny! I'll transfer on Stars as soon as the deal is finalized.

[Uglyowl]

I lay claim to your right buttocks for advertising space for my share. I believe I called it first.

[mmbt0ne]

I owe the Granny something for that awesome shirt I have. I'll throw $100 down. It's the only way my 20 year old self will have have anything riding on the WSOP.

[ewile]

In for $50 If I'm not too late.
Lemme know.
Ed

[Vlorg]

I'll take a $50 share if they aren't filled up. Otherwise I'll take a $100 share.

Vlorg

[grouchie]

I gots to support the Gran-Miester fer 1 ugly hundred buckey bill.

lemme know n such

[IndieMatty]

If it's not too late count me in.

[maryfield48]

[ QUOTE ]
I'll take a $50 share if they aren't filled up. Otherwise I'll take a $100 share.

Vlorg

[/ QUOTE ]

What he said.

[IndieMatty]

I'll take the $100, duh.

[jayboo]

ill take 1% for $100.00. /images/graemlins/wink.gif let me know. Jay

[CrazyN8]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I'd rather back a 3-legged mule in the Kentucky Derby. That being said, I'm in.

[/ QUOTE ]

when one is drunk, and the ponies are sleeping, this is the best sprtsbook event in the world. go to foxwoods and see it on a 50 foot screen

http://www.muleracing.org/

[/ QUOTE ]

haha...what a bunch of asses! no, seriously!

[MuckJagger]

Haven't noticed a *whole* lot of requests for the $50 share, so maybe I can slide in under the wire on that one.

Let us know if we made the cut? /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[pc in NM]

I'm in for $50 if still available...

[Fraubump]

In for $100.

[Etaipo]

Down for $100.

[razor]

I'll go $50 if there's still room.

[HC5831]

I'm in for $50 if there is still one available. If not, I'm in for $100. It'd be fun to have a horse, and I'd kick myself if he won and I didn't buy a piece. Plus, I like to gamble. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

I'd like to make the transfer on Party Poker. Is that possible?

HC

[llabb]

I'll take a $100 share. If no room, then two $50 shares will do. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

Heh, seriously, if there aren't any $100's left, a $50 will be fine.

[craig r]

I will take $100 also. Let me know where to send the money.

craig

[n1stunnor]

I've come out of hibernation just for this.

In for a Franklin if it's still open.

[dink]

Put me down for $100 or $50 or whatever is left

Dink

[Mackas]

I'll buy $100 if there are any left.

Thanks

Mackas

[Geo]

I'm in for $50 if there is still room Mike.

[itsmarty]

I'll take a share if there's any left, preferrably $100. If you're all out, please keep my name as an alternate in case anyone doesn't pay up.

Martin

[Skjonne]

Guess this is way too late but I'll buy a piece of Granny. $100 if available

[Mike Haven]

Absoeffinglutely faneffingtastic, guys! Thank you so much!

Subject to the final tying-up of bits and bobs, GRANNY IS GOING TO VEGAS!!!

(While everyone who has posted or pm-ed me up to this moment should definitely be in, if anyone else is still interested in the concept, please keep posting your names and amounts until further notice and we'll see if we can make sensible adjustments to cater for everyone. Maybe Granny would pay $4000 and we get 60% for $6000, or whatever. We'll try to finalise within the next couple of days or so.)

Thank you again, everyone!

[Mike Haven]

see new thread (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Number=2422986&amp;page=0&amp;view=expan ded&amp;sb=5&amp;o=2&amp;fpart=&amp;vc=1)

[Folding Pete]

As a long time lurker I'll throw $50 into the pot to send someone from 2+2 to the Big One.

Always be folding

[HoldEmKillah]

Count me in for $100!

[TBag]

I'll throw down 100.