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  1. TranquilChaos TranquilChaos is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:16pm)

    Not sure if this allowable by p5's rules and whatever but my dad is starting a chemo treatment at the end of this month and as anyone knows its quite expensive..I will be paying for a lot of it, but cant take care of it all as a lot of my money is not liquid.

    Anyone looking for a tax write-off donation, or just a good karma donation if you could contact me for info or if you like to do it anonymously contact the State Bank of Southern Utah. I believe the fund is Dean Porter Fund..

    Also, any ideas to raise money? A poker tournament? I dont know..kind of at a loss for words, this is all happening so sudden.

    Sorry if this is against p5's Terms of Service mods feel free to delete if so

    Thanks
     
  2. DJam21 DJam21 is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:24pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    You must have a circle of friends who play poker... perhaps organise a poker game round yours - $100 + $50, for example.

    Other ideas include sponsorship for other activities... maybe a half marathon or bike ride or something.

    GL with your dad man, must be tough to go through that.
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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:26pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    best wishes TC, i am hopeful we can at some point add your dad's name to a big list of cancer survivors.
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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:27pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    Devin,

    Run a benefit tourney on PS. Post about it here. Do it like we did for the Buckinator memorial fund.

    The buyin was like 10 cents and the rake was like 9.90 and the 9.90 was given to the bukinator fund. Get in touch with PS, they will help you work it out. I will bet that you will get a lot of support from the community to come out and play it.

    Add some bounties, etc... make it a good time. I still have the email from when we chopped the final table of that tourney. I won 6 cents... best 6 cents I ever won in a tourney.

    GL and best wishes to your Dad,

    -J
  5. LeftyMark LeftyMark is offline Boss of Birds

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:30pm) in reply to jesterwords

    Yeah do that and I'd play. $25 bounty on LeftyMark.
  6. Blackout4 Blackout4 is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:30pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    Hey man, i feel your pain, my sister just finished her last chemo on Monday, and we are all relieved its over, hopefully ur fathers treatment goes just as well - There is a big Cancer Walk in two weeks here in chicago and between my family and my family's friends we have raised over 10K for the American Cancer Society - It is a tough battle but the best thing to do is to make sure everyone is positive about the situation, that makes everything go alot smoother than it normally would..... I was actually thinking about organizing a private tourney on stars where maybe half of the winnings go to the Cancer Society, but I am not sure I will still do this, we have already raised more than we anticipated which is great. If you do something like this let me know and I will get as many players as I can to participate, if not, let me know however else I can help.

    This is a terrible disease and everyone needs to join together and help in trying to find a cure.

    GL, my prayers are with you and your family
     
  7. s1nnr s1nnr is offline will stab you

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:34pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    GL man, My mom beat cancer last year, and is battling another disease right now called pulmonary fibrosis...which in most cases is deadlier then cancer....

    not only are the treatments expensive, but the disability checks dont come anywhere near paying the bills. I wish u the best of luck with everything, and if u take these guys advise, and have a tourney on stars, i will def play in it...
  8. Lenny Lenny is offline lail henny!

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:40pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    Hell let's do a $5+5 and a $50+50 with some nice added prizes online. That way everyone can play, and we could raise a nice chunk of change.

    Best wishes to you, your dad, and know that this is absolutely beatable. It is going to be rough, it is going to be painfull, it is going to be unbearable at times, but it is absolutely beatable.

    There is no such thing as terminal cancer, especially with proper care and early treatment.

    Your dad will be around for a long time to come.
  9. HK_MP5N HK_MP5N is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:43pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    TC, I am very sorry to hear this. As you are well aware, tremendous strides are made with treating cancer and I am sure your dad will add his name to the increasing list of survivors.

    Post on here if you do a tournie on PS, I would play for sure.
  10. TranquilChaos TranquilChaos is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 12:59pm) in reply to HK_MP5N

    O.k I'm thinking thats what I'll do..Contacting stars now

    Thanks and info to come
     
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  11. Alexcny Alexcny is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 1:23pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    Yeah my dad was diagnosed with brain cancer in November. He went through normal chemo which didn't work. He is doing a "experimental" chemo right now. Even though its labeled as experimental it has been 70-85% effective over thousands of trials in treating people with brain tumors. We got a scare though when the insurance company said they wouldn't cover the cost of the "experimental" chemo. It would have costed $7,400 per treatment and the trial run was at the very least 4 treatments totalling at least $29,600.

    Fortunately for my family through the appeal process we got the insurance company to cover the treatment. My father is also blessed to have many close friends who called us and told us that they would be willing to give us the money if we needed it.

    I suggest reaching out to close friends and family. It is a very humiliating experience to have to ask people close to you for money for something like that but I'm sure for all of you that if a close family member came to you in need for money to treat cancer you would all shell out anything you could afford to help them.
  12. SluggerWV SluggerWV is offline A picture is worth a thousand words.

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 1:45pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    the idea about the poker tourneys mentioned above are great you could do a couple of smaller buyin ones, the $5+5 lenny mentioned and i believe jester spoke about the .10+9.90 that was done for Buckinator on pokerstars. i think those would do great

    also consider, online auctions of poker memorobilia there are enough ballas and people w contacts that you could get some autographed pics, etc that people could buy from ebay

    golf tourneys are a great way to earn $ for charities

    if you set up an account on stars for those tourneys i will gladly donate my time to do request threads of hot chicks for $3 a poster will get to select a subject and i will post 20 pics of that person whenever i am notified by the holder of the account that funds are received, i will make the post
  13. Mr_BigQueso Mr_BigQueso is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 1:52pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    gl to your father, hope it goes well.

    i'm down for any tourney and i'll put a bounty on threeven.
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  14. WeWaysAwIn WeWaysAwIn is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 2:42pm) in reply to SluggerWV

    I like these ideas slugger. Once I decide what I want I'd buy a NSFW thread. Also I'd really like the memorabilia thing.
  15. Wein Wein is offline Sunday Millionaire

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 2:46pm) in reply to Mr_BigQueso

    Does anyone know how to set up a website to accept donations?
     
  16. wowswift wowswift is offline Fold to cash, skeet to win.

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 2:55pm) in reply to Wein

     
    Originally Posted by Wein View Post


    Does anyone know how to set up a website to accept donations?

    I know most people just add a link to a paypal account. as far as space and name, i can give website space, but i dunno how to add domain names and crap, since my knowledge is very basic. but i guess an easy way around that is to get a blog site name or one of those free sites and you can make the domain name whatever you want.
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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 2:55pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    Sorry to hear about your dad, hopefully everything works out. I would be willing to play a benefit tourney as well.
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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 3:09pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    I just sent u $ 20 as a straight donation, but I am still up for any tourney.
     
  19. fetaman fetaman is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 3:19pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    total prayers and super positive energy sir.

    it is a tough road, but one, that when your father looks back on, he will hold his head up high and say he lives in the good, and in the now.

    but what do I know about that?

    in for a tournament, and shippage of plenty of abide.

    *piece*
  20. TranquilChaos TranquilChaos is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 3:57pm) in reply to fetaman

    Thanks so much to everyone..the response so far has me astonished!

    There is a website being put up real soon..i would guess friday and we'll let everyone know..

    Tax deductible donations people ! lol :(
     
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  21. OSUBucks42 OSUBucks42 is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 4:00pm) in reply to TranquilChaos

    i'll be down for a benefit tourny. sorry to hear about your dad :(
  22. jesterwords jesterwords is offline

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    May 7th, 2008 (5/7/2008 6:15pm) in reply to OSUBucks42

    Cool Devin, let us know when you get the tourney set up as well.
  23. PizzityPizzwnd PizzityPizzwnd is offline

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    May 8th, 2008 (5/8/2008 12:37am) in reply to TranquilChaos

    WOW blown away at response of p5s..this is why this site kicks ass.

    GL to you,be positive man, life is way to short to dwell on anything, this shit it beatable.

    "Just can't live that negative way...make way for the positive day!-Bob Marley

    dont really know what to say but i hope for nothing but the best for you and your family,

    good karma is the best thing a poker player can have..ship this dude some money and skip out on one of our miillions of sngs/mtt we grind a day.
     
  24. Maridu Maridu is offline

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    May 8th, 2008 (5/8/2008 12:57am) in reply to TranquilChaos

    Sigh, just went thru this with my uncle and the family support is very important. I can't commit to a tourney cuz atm I am rly busy so I never know, but am shipping to you on stars. Best of luck. Please keep us updated.
     
  25. kamikazzee63 kamikazzee63 is offline

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    May 8th, 2008 (5/8/2008 12:59am) in reply to TranquilChaos

    I feel your pain. My Dad has M.S. They have chemo theropy for that too. My Dad was able to do the first two, of six treatments and then his health insurance companies got changed on him and he basicallly got screwed on the deal and no longer can afford the treatment. His neighbor has/had M.S., he went through the treatment and he got his normal life back. It kills me to hear stories like this, its too bad that insurance companies care more about making money then saving lives. Thats a great idea to set up Fund for your Father. I will have too look into that. Also, if u have a charity tourney, I am in. Post it on P5.
  26. DontMessWithZohan DontMessWithZohan is offline

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    May 8th, 2008 (5/8/2008 2:14am) in reply to TranquilChaos

    <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="P5_ProfileTitle">About TranquilChaos: </td></tr></table>"Final tabled the first 2 WPT events he ever played taking home 200K for 4rd in aruba and 333K for 3rd at the Mirage Poker Showdown..Also has a WSOP final table under his belt."
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    May 8th, 2008 (5/8/2008 2:23am) in reply to TranquilChaos

    Sorry for your troubles....best of luck to your fam.
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    May 8th, 2008 (5/8/2008 2:28am) in reply to I Fold

    I would def play a benefit tournament.
  29. Wein Wein is offline Sunday Millionaire

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    May 8th, 2008 (5/8/2008 3:49am) in reply to DontMessWithZohan

     
    Originally Posted by DontMessWithZohan View Post

    <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="P5_ProfileTitle">About TranquilChaos: </td></tr></table>"Final tabled the first 2 WPT events he ever played taking home 200K for 4rd in aruba and 333K for 3rd at the Mirage Poker Showdown..Also has a WSOP final table under his belt."

    WTF do his scores have to do with anything?
     
  30. 1.21Gigawatts 1.21Gigawatts is offline

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    May 8th, 2008 (5/8/2008 4:01am) in reply to TranquilChaos

    I hope he recovers before you even have a chance to collect the money.

    Here's hoping to a speedy recovery. Best wishes.
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