CHALLENGE FOR ALL STARS 196 (IT'S POKER TIME)

WELCOME TO CHALLENGE FOR ALL STARS 196

AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CHALLENGE THE HOST WILL POST A THEME... YOU ARE ASKED TO SING A SONG BASED ON THAT THEME.....PLUS THERE MIGHT BE A MINI-CHALLENGE AND DUET CHALLENGE...
***** PLEASE NOTICE THIS IS A CHALLENGE AND NOT A CONTEST *****
ONCE YOU HAVE RECORDED YOUR SONG JUST COME AND POST THE LINK ON THE BOARD...
THE OBJECT OF THIS CHALLENGE IS TO SHARE OUR SONGS AND DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS....AND TO HAVE FUN
JUST A REMINDER...EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ADULTS WHO SING AND POST ON THIS BOARD. WE DO NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WE NEED TO ADHERE TO SINGSNAP'S FORUM RULES...SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND ESPECIALLY WHEN POSTING PICTURES...
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/forum/topic/a627922
Challenge for All Stars would like to clarify a few points regarding the Challenge its Hosts and the Themes posted by the Hosts. DUTIES OF THE HOST: The duties of the Host are to develop a Theme for the days Challenge, to listen to and bookmark the songs posted to that days Challenge, and to MODERATE the BOARD for anything that would go AGAINST the FORUM BOARD RULES as stated by SINGSNAP. The DUTIES OF THE HOST DO NOT include moderating any DISPUTES that may occur between adults who visit the challenge. We would hope that Challenge members remember that they are Adults and CONDUCT themselves as such.
We back up our Hosts 100 percent as to the Themes they post to the board. We would also hope that visitors to our Challenge respect the hard work that our VOLUNTEER Hosts put in for this Challenge.
THANK YOU....SING ON

WELCOME TO ALL STARS CHALLENGE #196
HI EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE, I AM TONYA AKA KARAOKE TONYA.ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN
CHALLENGE RULES
ONLY FRESH RECORDS, NO RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN OTHER CHALLENGES OR CONTEST
SUBMIT AS MANY SONGS AS YOU LIKE, BUT LISTEN TO THREE OTHER PERSON SUBMISSIONS FOR EVERY SONG YOU ENTER
IT IS ONLY POLITE FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO OTHERS THAT TAKE TIME TO SUBMIT AND LISTEN TO YOUR RECORDINGS, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO POSSIBLE WAY YOU CAN LISTEN AND COMMENT ON 3 COMPLETE SUBMISSIONS IN LESS THAN 1 MINUITE, THIS HAS BECOME A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WE HAVE DEDICATED PEOPLE HERE THAT TAKES TIME TO DO COMPLETE LISTENS

I LOVE TO PLAY POKER, SO THE THEME FOR TODAY IS

The history of Poker is thought to have evolved over more than ten centuries from various games, all involving the basic principals of ranked card or domino combinations and the use of ‘bluffing’ to deceive opponents.
One popular belief is that a game similar to poker was first invented by the Chinese sometime before 969 A.D, when The Emperor Mu-tsung is reported to have played "domino cards" with his wife on new years eve.
Egyptians in the 12th & 13th centuries are known to have used a form of playing cards, and in 16th century Persia “Ganjifa” or “Treasure Cards” were used for a variety of betting games. A Ganjifa deck consisted of 96 elaborate cards, often made of paper thin slices of ivory or precious wood. The Persians played “As Nas” which utilized 25 cards, rounds of betting and hierarchical hand rankings.
A French game named “Poque” and a German game named “Pochen” became very popular in the 17 & 18th centuries, both developed from the 16th century Spanish game called “Primero” which involved three cards being dealt to each player. Bluffing, or betting high stakes whilst holding poor cards to deceive opponents, was an integral part of the game. Primero dates back to 1526 and is often referred to as “poker’s mother” as it is the first confirmed version of a game directly related to modern day poker.
French colonials imported the game to the new world when they arrived in Canada. Their beloved poque was the national card game of France and from the beginning of the 18th century, when a hardy group of French-Canadian settlers founded New Orleans, it spread from the state of Louisiana up the Mississippi river and then throughout the whole country.
In 1834, Jonathan H. Green made one of the earliest written references to poker when in his writing he mentions rules to the "cheating game," being played on Mississippi riverboats. The Cheating Game" quickly began to supplant the popular cardsharp game of 3-card monte on the gambling circuit. Gamers embraced the new game as it was perceived as a more challenging and 'honest' gamble than the notoriously rigged 3-card game. Green took more than a passing interest in the new game and took it upon himself to formally name and document the 'Cheating Game' in his book 'An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling': Poker was born.
During the Wild West period of United States history, a saloon with a Poker table could be found in just about every town from coast to coast. It was extremely popular during the Civil War when the soldiers of both armies played. European influence of poker ended when the joker was introduced as a wild card in 1875.
In just over two centuries, poker has never looked back. Since its humble beginning on the banks of the Mississippi, the popularity of this widely played game has grown in leaps and bounds to evolve numerous variations and sub-variations.
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YOU MAY USE ANY OF THE WORDS CALLED POKER SLANG IN THE TITLE OF THE SONG OR THE ARTIST, OR USE THESE LETTERS P~O~K~E~R
GAMBLE, FOLD ANNIE, UP, TABLE, CHIPS, MONEY,HOLD, ALL, IN, STRAIGHT, FULL, HOUSE, ROYAL FLUSH
DUET MINI
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/singandrecord/record?song_id=a722246

WOMENS MINI
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/singandrecord/record?song_id=b02b938
MENS MINI
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/singandrecord/record?song_id=af28879

A-A – American Airlines, bullets, pocket rockets

A-K – Big Slick, “Walking back to Houston”

A-J -- Ajax

K-K – Cowboys

K-Q – Marriage

K-J – Kojak

K-9 -- Canine

Q-Q – Dames, divas, ladies, the Hilton sisters, Siegfried & Roy

Q-J – Maverick, Oedipus Rex

Q-7 -- Computer Hand

Q-3 – A San Francisco Busboy (a queen with a trey – har har)

J-J – Jokers, hooks

J-9 – T.J.
-5 – Jackson Five, Motown

10-5 – Five and dime

10-2 – Doyle Brunson. (He won two World Series of Poker titles with this hand.)

9-9 – Meat hooks

8-8 – Snowmen, Octopuses

7-7 – Hockey Sticks, walking Sticks

7-2 – The Hammer

5-5 – Nickels, presto, speed limit

5-4 – Jesse James, for his Colt .45

4-4 -- Sailboats

2-2 -- Ducks

LET'S HAVE FUN AND SING

I WANT TO THANKS STEFI FOR A GREAT CHALLENGE SHE RAN, THIS WAS HER FIRST SOLO AND SHE CHOSE A WONDERFUL THEME, WELL DONE

I HAVE A CO-HOST NOW, STEFI WILL BE LISTENING TO THE LADIES AND BOOKMARKING THEM

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SORRY YALL FOR THE LONG INTRO

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STEFI DID A FAB JOB, I APPLAUDE HER ON A LONE VOYAGE

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chicca wrote:HI TONYA....LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER GREAT CHALLENGE YOU HAVE HERE......AND A BIG THANK YOU FOR HOSTING IT TOO......

I WILL BE BACK WITH A SONG AFTER I HAVE HAD MY SUPPER.......HAVE FUN........

CAN I HAVE SOME SUPPER CHICCA I WILL SING FOR IT, LOL

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WHERE DID EVERYONE GO

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wee_sprout wrote:WE HAD RABBIT STEW THAT CHICCA MADE AND WAS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS....PLENTY LEFT TONYA

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LOL

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wee_sprout wrote:AWWWWW WELL THE POT IS STILL ON.....COME ON IN;)

NEW YORK RIGHT

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GONNA FEED MY BOY'S WHILE EVERYONE EATS AND RECORDS

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HERE'S ONE OF MINE

HOUSE OF CARDS

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/bc10d61f2

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I WILL BE BOOK MARKING THE GENTS WITH THIS

AND STEFI WILL HAVE THE LADIES

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OK BE BACK

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HI REBA

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Six_String_kountry wrote:Hey everyone :) I was wondering if we could use words like spades, diamonds, clubs, hearts, king, queen, jack...or is it just the words you listed Tonya?

Sorry I missed your challenge Stefi, yesturday was a very busy day for me and today I was back to work. I hope you had fun though! I appreciate all the hosts and volunteers. I have been coming to this challenge (and Toms old one) for over a year now, and there is no place I'd rather be :)

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