Puro Pot Pass III

**badwhale** · 06-23-2010, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by LawDog2006

Sorry guys. I thought CI was having the sale as well. I can send a different puro that measures up if you guys want.

Mark's the final say in my book. I just remember Nelson's balls getting busted a bit about the Nica Libre for a put.

Didn't realize you guys talked about it. Sorry for the drama.

Will

**mrtr33** · 06-23-2010, 09:08 AM

Sig tag has been sent. Apparently, I forgot everything I said about being gracious about the sig tag. Oh, well.

I want to apologize again to all members of this pass for the little drama here right at the end. It's 100% my fault - I approved the puro for LawDog2006 to send along, so none of this should fall on him.

In an effort to make all things good, I have decided to let Tdre977 keep the pot. It seems rather fitting, actually: he's a relative newbie, the heat of the summer has me concerned about those sticks getting shipped around and besides, he has to put up with that sig tag. So again, we have a (kind of) winner for this year's PPP.

I open the floor for debate. Sorry if anyone thinks I'm being unfair here - feel free to call me out. In my opinion, this is the right thing to do.

LawDog2006 - I'm sorry you got caught in the middle of all this. You didn't do anything wrong. I apologize to you for leading you astray.

Thanks to everyone for playing, and I hope to see you next year! I had a lot of fun. All of the sig tags that were created (minus the names of the recipients) are in an album in my profile - check it out. I'll also compose a list of puros used in this pass (and probably for the PPP2).

Thanks again!

**ashauler** · 06-23-2010, 09:26 AM

Puts only had to be between $3 - $5.....missing on the low end for a $3 requirement is different than missing the $5 puro requirement imho. Anyway, that point is moot.

I'm not sure that changing the rules at the end of a pass is good. According to the original rule:

Player E: As the last player, if he guesses right. He of course keeps the prize. But if he guesses wrong he must bomb an unsuspecting victim not associated with the game. Preferrably a n00b.

anyone signing up for the pass did so with the expectation that they would either win or lose when it was there turn, and that at the end, some lucky newbie would get some nice $5 sticks.

**mrtr33** · 06-23-2010, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by ashauler

Puts only had to be between $3 - $5.....missing on the low end for a $3 requirement is different than missing the $5 puro requirement imho. Anyway, that point is moot.

You're right. I dropped the ball here. Nelson's dilemma and this dilemma are not comparable.

Originally Posted by ashauler

I'm not sure that changing the rules at the end of a pass is good. According to the original rule:

Player E: As the last player, if he guesses right. He of course keeps the prize. But if he guesses wrong he must bomb an unsuspecting victim not associated with the game. Preferrably a n00b.

Agreed. After thinking about it, my initial action was hasty. Besides, it's not fair to mislead everyone in this pass due to some dunderhead mistake I made.

Tdre977, I'll shoot you a PM. Stay the course with the newbie bombing, and post your puts for posterity. Please send me the DC#, but don't display it publicly.

But.....

Originally Posted by ashauler

anyone signing up for the pass did so with the expectation that they would either win or lose when it was there turn, and that at the end, some lucky newbie would get some nice $5 sticks.

Not exactly. They'd possibly get some nice $3 sticks - the puts had to be at least $3 MSRP. But like I said above, it's not fair to mislead either the members of the pass or any potential newbie of the outcome of the pass. I stand corrected and apologize.

Sorry about all of this everyone - one of these days, these PPP passes will end well.......

**ashauler** · 06-23-2010, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by mrtr33

But.....

Not exactly. They'd possibly get some nice $3 sticks - the puts had to be at least $3 MSRP. But like I said above, it's not fair to mislead either the members of the pass or any potential newbie of the outcome of the pass. I stand corrected and apologize.

Sorry about all of this everyone - one of these days, these PPP passes will end well.......

Yep, my mistake, the prize would be between $3 and $5 sticks, not exclusively $5 sticks.

I wasn't attempting to "correct" you Mark, not in the slightest, just offering my opinion. It's not easy running passes like this, and this particular one requires more of the hosts time than many others.

You are to be commended for running this, and in fact, I think perhaps you should go to condition 0 strikes.