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John Juanda and Jennifer Harman named to Poker HOF
Oct 27, 2015
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One thing that we have to admire about the Poker Hall of Fame is that they don’t waste a lot of time. Last month, they announced their Finalists and on November 6, the induction will take place for those selected will take place at Binion’s Gambling Hall.
As you may have guessed, that selection took place today.
Jennifer Harman and John Juanda will become the 49th and 50th members of the Poker Hall of Fame. Two days after their induction, the World Series of Poker will take place at the Rio Casino.
Harman, a native of Reno, is one of two women to win a World Series of Poker bracelet twice. The 50 year old sat at the final table at the World Series twelve times.
Juanda is originally from Indonesia and now makes his home in Marina del Rey, California. The 44 year old won five WSOP bracelets and sat at the final table thirty times.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the new inductees to the Poker Hall of Fame and the Hall in general for their swift practices…much like the game itself!
As you may have guessed, that selection took place today.
Jennifer Harman and John Juanda will become the 49th and 50th members of the Poker Hall of Fame. Two days after their induction, the World Series of Poker will take place at the Rio Casino.
Harman, a native of Reno, is one of two women to win a World Series of Poker bracelet twice. The 50 year old sat at the final table at the World Series twelve times.
Juanda is originally from Indonesia and now makes his home in Marina del Rey, California. The 44 year old won five WSOP bracelets and sat at the final table thirty times.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the new inductees to the Poker Hall of Fame and the Hall in general for their swift practices…much like the game itself!
RIP: Flip Saunders
Oct 25, 2015
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A sad announcement took place in the world of professional basketball as Flip Saunders passed away at the age of 60 after a battle with cancer.
Saunders, who played his college ball at the University of Minnesota, would immediately begin a coaching career following his stint with the Golden Gophers. He would work his was up the ranks where he would become a Head Coach in the CBA and work his way to becoming the Head Coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995, a position he would hold for a decade.
He would take Minnesota to multiple playoff appearances, but never deep though with the exception of Kevin Garnett, he really did not have the horses to accomplish that. He was let go in 2005 and Saunders would go to the Detroit Pistons for a few seasons and continue to win games there. After being let go from Detroit, he would coach the Washington Wizards for a few seasons until he returned to Minnesota prior to the 2014/15 season.
Saunders would shortly be diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and would delegate many of his duties to his assistants though there was a lot of belief that he would be returning to active duty soon. This was not to be as Flip Saunders dies shortly after the announcement of his Cancer diagnosis.
Flip Saunders retires with a .524 Head Coaching Record and a reputation as being one of the good guys in the game.
He will certainly be missed and we here at Notinhalloffame.com offer our condolences to the friends and family of Flip Saunders at this time.
Saunders, who played his college ball at the University of Minnesota, would immediately begin a coaching career following his stint with the Golden Gophers. He would work his was up the ranks where he would become a Head Coach in the CBA and work his way to becoming the Head Coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995, a position he would hold for a decade.
He would take Minnesota to multiple playoff appearances, but never deep though with the exception of Kevin Garnett, he really did not have the horses to accomplish that. He was let go in 2005 and Saunders would go to the Detroit Pistons for a few seasons and continue to win games there. After being let go from Detroit, he would coach the Washington Wizards for a few seasons until he returned to Minnesota prior to the 2014/15 season.
Saunders would shortly be diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and would delegate many of his duties to his assistants though there was a lot of belief that he would be returning to active duty soon. This was not to be as Flip Saunders dies shortly after the announcement of his Cancer diagnosis.
Flip Saunders retires with a .524 Head Coaching Record and a reputation as being one of the good guys in the game.
He will certainly be missed and we here at Notinhalloffame.com offer our condolences to the friends and family of Flip Saunders at this time.
RIP: Jimmy Roberts
Oct 25, 2015
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It was announced this weekend that former five time Stanley Cup Champion, Jimmy Roberts passed away from a long battle with cancer at the age of 75.
Roberts would first join the Habs in the 1963/64 season and in the following two seasons would help Montreal win two Stanley Cups. The Torontonian would be taken by the St, Louis Blues in the 1967 Expansion Draft, but he would return to the big dance helping the expansion team make (though lose) the Stanley Cup Finals in the franchise’s first three years of existence.
The defenceman would be traded back to the Montreal Canadians and would again help the team to win three more Stanley Cups in 1973, 1975 and 1976. He would score 320 Points in total during his NHL career.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Jimmy Roberts at this time.
Roberts would first join the Habs in the 1963/64 season and in the following two seasons would help Montreal win two Stanley Cups. The Torontonian would be taken by the St, Louis Blues in the 1967 Expansion Draft, but he would return to the big dance helping the expansion team make (though lose) the Stanley Cup Finals in the franchise’s first three years of existence.
The defenceman would be traded back to the Montreal Canadians and would again help the team to win three more Stanley Cups in 1973, 1975 and 1976. He would score 320 Points in total during his NHL career.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of Jimmy Roberts at this time.
Is this guy a Hall of Famer?
Oct 25, 2015
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We here at Notinhalloffame.com admit that we are a North American based website and are not always aware of the Halls of Fame that go on in Great Britain or in the sport of soccer, or Football as it is called everywhere else. Saying that, the addition of Sun Juhai into the English Football Hall of Fame has gotten our attention.
Jihai is 38 year old defender who currently plays in the Chinese league but he played in the past for Crystal Palace and more notably Manchester City in the Premier League. He was the first Chinese player to score a goal in the Premiership and while he did have a good career, it is not exactly one that seems warranted. English politicians have even weighed in saying just as much as an MP of British Parliament, Clive Efford who had this to say:
“I don’t think [Sun’s] record justifies his selection for the hall of fame. I think it’s a grubby little fix and I think this sort of thing has gone on around football for far too long, where money has dictated what’s happened and not what goes on on the football field.”
He isn’t wrong in that Sun Juhai does not measure up to the others in the Hall, and a spokesman for the museum did not exactly refute the claims of Efford where he stated that Sun’s “ambassadorial role in enhancing the profile and popularity of English football to a Chinese audience and to coincide with the state visit to the UK by President Xi Jinping”.
Not exactly a ringing endorsement is it?
We suppose that with the continued corruption associated with FIFA and the sport in general, is it really that hard to believe that a Soccer Hall of Fame has ulterior motives but the more we continue with this website the more we see this sort of thing…
Though nothing this blatant!
Jihai is 38 year old defender who currently plays in the Chinese league but he played in the past for Crystal Palace and more notably Manchester City in the Premier League. He was the first Chinese player to score a goal in the Premiership and while he did have a good career, it is not exactly one that seems warranted. English politicians have even weighed in saying just as much as an MP of British Parliament, Clive Efford who had this to say:
“I don’t think [Sun’s] record justifies his selection for the hall of fame. I think it’s a grubby little fix and I think this sort of thing has gone on around football for far too long, where money has dictated what’s happened and not what goes on on the football field.”
He isn’t wrong in that Sun Juhai does not measure up to the others in the Hall, and a spokesman for the museum did not exactly refute the claims of Efford where he stated that Sun’s “ambassadorial role in enhancing the profile and popularity of English football to a Chinese audience and to coincide with the state visit to the UK by President Xi Jinping”.
Not exactly a ringing endorsement is it?
We suppose that with the continued corruption associated with FIFA and the sport in general, is it really that hard to believe that a Soccer Hall of Fame has ulterior motives but the more we continue with this website the more we see this sort of thing…
Though nothing this blatant!