[The Kraken]

Guys here all talk, no action. Everyone scared to take control of this operation so I'm going to do it.

This is SBR'S FIRST ***OFFICIAL*** HALL OF FAME. Any hall of fame implemented after this will be SBR's second and unofficial hall of fame.

I will be inducting members and keep a running list.

I will take everyones opinions into consideration, however, power posters, founders, POTM and some Mods opinions will be heavily weighted.

Enough talk gentlemen, lets get to SBR's FIRST BALLOT HALL OF FAMERS

1. SBRJOHN
2. JJGOLD
3. PEEP
4. GANCHROW
5. MATHDOTCOM
6. DURITO
7. MONKEYFOCKER
8. OPIE
9. WILLIE BEE
10. BREAD
11. CARPE DIME

This was a tough list to make and I combed through list after list and poster after poster. Read tens of thousands of posts to come to this final decision. Feelings will be hurt but this is a fair, representative and accurate list.

CONGRATULATIONS to SBR'S FIRST EVER HALL OF FAMERS!!!!!!!

[cant call it]

Never heard of #6-8 on that list

[The Kraken]

It was grueling to whittle down these 11 posters. Some posters being considered were very close to being inducted but these 11 really had all of the qualifications. Others posters considered

Deuce
Bronxer
Nicky Santoro
BeantownJim
Justin7
Frizzeli
Sick Gambla
Chi_Archie
Robyn
RogueScholar
Spankie
Shari91
CompaqqDikk
Richkas
ttwarrior1
iifold
MartinBlank
Dad
CougarBait
Bigday
StealthyBurrito
BrockLanders
Iwinyourmoney
ExtraInnings
Baus
VyomGuy
Trytrytry
Fourlengthsclear

And a few others...

This is a who's who list here. Only top posters considered and elite posters over two years time or more made it.

Congratulations again the SBR'S FIRST EVER HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

[BIGDAY]

Good work Kraken. Keep the ball Rollin pal!

[big joe 1212]

How does BrockLanders not make it in your top 11?

[The Kraken]

Joe it was tough. Brock and Nicky were right there. But only 10 + Peep could get in. Brocks a great poster and future hall of famer without doubt but I just could not justify putting him in against these guys.

Joe, the list is official. It's in stone. Feelings are hurt right now.

5dimes 'live help' is open for counceling for any posters needing to talk.

Also, tinychat is available as well.

[InTheDrink]

Sick thread guy

[big joe 1212]

what about Pavyracer?

[The Kraken]

Joe, I cannot continue to go over every single poster with you one by one. I'm already looking at posts for the next class of inductees. Pavy was very on the list as well. Joe, in time all the greats will be in the HOF here at SBR.

No haste decisions, joe. Everyone chose deserved to be in the first class. And nobody else.

I knew that assuming the role of SBR's FIRST EVER ***OFFICIAL*** HALL OF FAME PRESIDENT would be controversial but I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE WAR JOE.

GOod Luck, Joe. I hope you to see your name as an inductee very soon

[Brock Landers]

Too bad your list isn't sanctioned by SBR

move along,nothing to see here

[jjgold]

Kracken some accurate names but some very inaccurate

I will not call anyone out though

[shari91]

I would replace Opie with Pavy. Or even Fishhead maybe?

Opie is lovely and I adore him but I'm not sure he's HOF yet. Still too early but maybe next year or the one after? Those guys in your list made the forum what it is today even if everyone doesn't understand their influence.

Either way though Kraken, great list. Love all of those guys. The TT guys in particular - even that cranky f'r Mathy - have really made SBR what it is. We get emails telling us how people found SBR and it's quite often because they've searched something that leads them to a TT post from one of those legends. And JJ obv needs no explanation... they're still talking about him regularly at other forums which makes me smile

[The Kraken]

Shari, thanks for the response.

Opie1988 was my toughest decision. I took him off the list many times but it never felt right. I understand Opie does not have the Join Date of some of the others, or the knowledge to hang in the TT but in my mind and according to my calculations, OPIE1988 had done just enought to be inducted.

I'm a progressive thinker Shari and OPIE1988 was an edgey choice but a very deserving one as well.

Pavy is very worthy to be on the list as well. I actually debated putting PAVY on the list instead of PEEP b/c peep never posted much here. But it didn't feel right either.

Shari, I"m very satisfied with the list. Every HOF list is controversial. Everyone has their opinions.

But the opinions that matter the most are those of the selection committee.

For the next class of SBR HOF inductees, there will be 11 of us voting for them.

Shari, the first step is the hardest.

Shari, look how mad Brock Landers is that he didn't get in. The guy already sent me a PM threatening legal action Unreal. He takes this seriously. Brock should get in next round anyways.

Some people are talkers, others are doers. Shari, I'm a doer.

[shari91]

You did a great job! I love Opie so I'm all for him being on the list. It just seemed a bit off because I always associate the first HOF anywhere with being the old timers up to that point and then the others are just added yearly. But Opie is very worthy. Guy is a nutter half the time but man does he have stamina and a good sense of humour.

As for Peep, guy is a legend and I think it's right you put him on there. Can't see how anyone would disagree. I'm not sure of his entire background with John, Bill, etc but he always talked really highly about SBR to me privately and was crazy supportive about my being the only really visible female gambling mod on a forum. We'd chat about new books and he'd let me know after he tried them out. He was the only guy who had the balls to put his cash in play to try just for the sake of it. Actually trytrytry is another one but I see he's on your future list so it's all good. You did good my friend

[SBR_John]

Good job.

[The Kraken]

Too bad your list isn't sanctioned by SBR

move along,nothing to see here

I, JOHN HAROLD WALKER, owner/operator/administrator or SBRFORUM.com and SBRodds.com, fully sanction the above list as SBR'S FIRST EVER HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, Signed JHW.

Unreal

[BigDeem5]

This is stupid. Kid joined in 2011, know your role Kraken. You have 1,765 posts. Get real. You aren't sanctioning sh*t. No one even knows you.

[opie1988]

This is stupid. Kid joined in 2011, know your role Kraken. You have 1,765 posts. Get real. You aren't sanctioning sh*t. No one even knows you.

Deemer calling Lou right now to file a formal protest.

[The Kraken]

Deemer is still mad I buried him in his other thread.

Guy goes 7-1 and makes a thread about it. Deemer, act like you've accomplished something before.

I knew I'd take shots. Part of being an innovator and a leader. I take full responsibility for my picks which have already been sanctioned by SBR.

This is just the beginning. The next group of inductees will likely calm some nerves. More familiar names to some of the new guys here that I'm taking heat from. Gonna talk with the other 11 and decide how many to introduce.

Most here have never heard of any of the 11 other than JJGOLD, OPIE and MATHDOTCOM. I inducted greatness, not most popular.

[Chi_archie]

perfectly done.
If I were you though I'd add loshak's "the HG" handle with the Carpe Dime handle.

[Br0nxer]

Kraken i appreciate you considering me for induction next year

That being said pal i am going to need you to remove my name from that list.

As much as I love SBR there are a lot of days where i really wish I had never discovered this place for a variety of reasons.

It wouldn't really be a shining moment in my life to be inducted into a HOF for posters at an online gambling forum.

[ebbearsfb1]

lol a ghost make a hall of fame list, typical sbr..

poster hasnt even been here a year lol



well done

[mathdotcom]

Solid list Kraken

Honor to be on it

Shari I would love to put you in a sexual pretzel

[thetrinity]

any HOF list that involves brock landers not being the first name on it is impossible to take serious, hes the most famous sbr poster there is

[ttwarrior1]

never heard of 4 of those ,

bruno sammartino and bob backlund turn down wwe every year, maybe 2 on that list will do the same

You shouldn't be in hall if your less then 3 years here

[opie1988]

Solid list Kraken

Honor to be on it

Shari I would love to put you in a sexual pretzel

Indeed.

[The Kraken]

perfectly done.
If I were you though I'd add loshak's "the HG" handle with the Carpe Dime handle.

I should have done it initially but honestly didn't even think about it at the time. I was all nerves when I hit submit, know history was being made. I missed that. I considered editing the op and adding it but I am going to leave it unadulterated and un-edited.

Honestly Archie, there's two or three other Loshak handles that could easily be up for induction. This is something we will all have to consider heavily. One poster, multilpe handles. Archie, you're a power poster, POTM, legend and have been here for a lengthy period of time. Your opinions are heavily weighted.

Kraken i appreciate you considering me for induction next year

That being said pal i am going to need you to remove my name from that list.

As much as I love SBR there are a lot of days where i really wish I had never discovered this place for a variety of reasons.

It wouldn't really be a shining moment in my life to be inducted into a HOF for posters at an online gambling forum.

Bronxer I understand and we will take this into consideration come voting time. The thing is Bronxer, you've been so good for so long, it will be hard to have an SBR ***OFFICIAL*** HALL OF FAME without you in it.

any HOF list that involves brock landers not being the first name on it is impossible to take serious, hes the most famous sbr poster there is

This post says a lot about you personally. Brock is a well-known poster but this is not a popularity contest. IF it were, BROCK LANDERS would land #2 behind JJGOLD.

Trinity, I don't think that's been done yet, you should do it so you can put Landers whereever you want him But this is the HALL OF FAME son, greatness gets you in, not famous.

[BigDeem5]

Kraken, who did you bury? I'm letting you know to tail me. Today I got a huge 4u play on Dodgers, and they're up 4-0 in the 3rd. If you were smart, you'd shut up and follow me. No one wants your SBR nominations, you're a joke. You haven't been around long enough to know all of SBR's HOF posters. Don't be an innovator, you're not Ben Franklin

[opie1988]

Kraken, who did you bury? I'm letting you know to tail me. Today I got a huge 4u play on Dodgers, and they're up 4-0 in the 3rd. If you were smart, you'd shut up and follow me. No one wants your SBR nominations, you're a joke. You haven't been around long enough to know all of SBR's HOF posters. Don't be an innovator, you're not Ben Franklin

Deemer-

You know not who you're speaking too, pal.

He's a longtime legend. Trust me.

[frizzelli]

Deemer needs to know his place around here and not act like such a fukkin tough guy. We all saw your videos kid you look like a metro sexual pussy.

[opie1988]

Deemer needs to know his place around here and not act like such a fukkin tough guy. We all saw your videos kid you look like a metro sexual pussy.

Deemer is best lookin Asian on the board.

Just ask him.....

[Br0nxer]

Deemer needs to know his place around here and not act like such a fukkin tough guy. We all saw your videos kid you look like a metro sexual pussy.

Frizzy where the fukk u been

Hit me on the 908 pal

I have a board issue i need cleaned up

[Monte]

Nickyyyyy has to be on there, what the flower!

[SBR_John]

The Hall should be called the JJ Gold Hall of Fame. Nicky aka Sick Gambler should be the second inductee behind JJ. Neither should face confirmation.

[frizzelli]

Frizzy where the fukk u been

Hit me on the 908 pal

I have a board issue i need cleaned up

Ill hit you up in 15 mins