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Sally

2022-09-25T18:08:02Z

Reddick: /* Death */

[[Image:Sally.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sally]][[Image:Sally_brand_new.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sally at 6 weeks]]
[[Image:Sally_puppy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sally at 12 weeks]]
'''Sally''' was a was a family pet from 2004 through 2011, adopted by the Reddicks while living in [[Lucky Debonair Trail|Tallahassee, FL]].

==Life==
When [[Dana Reddick|Dana]] was five years old, her parents took her to a haunted trail for Halloween, because she liked them. However, she became so frightened at this particular one that she began having trouble sleeping at night, waking with night terrors and sleepwalking. After a couple of months of this, her parents [[Ro Reddick|Ro]] & [[Jon Reddick|Jon]] thought that if she had a dog that could jump on her bed and sleep with her, it would help allay some of her fears.

Dana thought it was a good idea, so the family went for a visit to the Tallahassee animal shelter to see about adopting. A Springer Spaniel had a litter of puppies just weeks old, and Dana was let into the pen with them to select one. There were about 8 beautiful, fluffy butterscotch-colored puppies, all jumping & yipping for her attention, playfully chewing on her shoes and climbing up her legs, but she instead waded through their excitement to a tiny, shivering lump of fur curled up in a stainless steel feeding bowl. This puppy looked nothing like the others, with black and tan mangy fur, a white stripe down her nose, and a hairless tail.

She picked up this tiny, sickly puppy and cradled it in her arms, and looked to her parents indicating this was the one she wanted. We glanced at the animal shelter vet who shook her head and whispered that this one probably wasn't going to live. It was the runt -- underweight, and full of worms, with no hair on its tail, looking as sickly and frail as can be. Jon & Ro tried to encourage Dana to reconsider and look at the other puppies that really wanted to go home with her. But she wouldn't be convinced. Instead she held the tiny dog tighter and said, "But this one ''needs'' me."

Having committed to adopt the puppy if and when it could be nursed to health, the animal shelter fostered the puppy out to one of its helpers, where she began a two-week course of shots, medicine, vitamins, several wormings, and manual feedings. Miraculously, the small pup came around to at least an acceptable level of health to be adopted, and the Reddicks took her home.

Dana named her Sally, after the patchwork character from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas animated film.

Within the first week at the Reddick home, Sally gained 5 pounds, and grew quickly thereafter. She was smart and playful, and it was hard to believe this was the same puppy from the shelter. However, it wasn't long before there were some noticeable problems. The vet noted that Sally's skull was not forming correctly -- that as she grew, it wasn't fusing in the right places. This eventually became a ridge on her head. Also, she was noted to run with a "bunny hop" -- the classic indicator of hip dysplasia, common in larger dogs. None of this seemed to deter Sally from being happy, but it did keep her from being able to jump, so she was never able to get onto Dana's bed on her own. She also was never able to sit up, as most dogs do, without falling over. However, she learned many other tricks very easily -- some within 5 minutes.

Sally's tricks included:
* Sneezing on cue
* Shaking hands/giving high 5
* Waving
* Growling on cue
* Rolling over (until her arthritis made it to difficult)
* Doing a figure 8 through the legs
* Lie down and crawl
* Barking on cue

Barking was not something Sally did much. She was a very quiet dog, so teaching her to bark on cue was difficult. In fact, it was the last trick she learned only several months before her death.

==Fond Memories==
* The Reddicks thought Sally was part Basenji, because they had had her more than three months before they ever heard her bark.
* Because Sally was not a barker, she had to figure a way to let her owners know she needed to go out. She developed the technique of standing up and shaking her head to make her dog tags jingle on her collar as her signal she needed to go out.
* After a lifetime of chasing squirrels and birds, Sally, much to her own surprise, actually caught a baby bird just a couple of weeks before her death. The bird lost a few feathers, but was otherwise okay. Sally was then jokingly dubbed "The Bird Killer."
* Because her owner Ro Reddick worked from home on the computer, the morning ritual was to feed Sally and then say "It's time to go to work, Sally." With that, Sally would lumber down the hallway to the computer room where she "worked" at sleeping all day, and guarding the door in hopes of keeping the cat out of the room. (It didn't work.)
* Sally loved squeaky toys, and knew the difference between her horse, monkey and squirrel toys. The Reddicks tried to convince Sally that the cat was a squeeky toy, however she was smart enough to know the difference.

==Death==
Some time on the evening of July 30, 2011, Sally laid down with her nose between her paws, and passed away.

She was buried in the evening of July 31, 2011 in the back yard of the Reddicks' home on [[Everholly Lane]] in Jacksonville, FL.

[[Category:Family Pets]]

List of Television Stations Visited by Jon Reddick

2022-01-21T18:28:01Z

Reddick:

Over the span of his careers, [[Jon Reddick|Jon]] has on many occasions, had the opportunity to visit, tour, and work with people at various broadcast television stations around the country.

''NOTE: while the list is complete, not all stations have been fully fleshed out and described.''
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*'''KABC''' - Glendale, California
:The third trip that [[Eric Gardner|Eric]] and Jon took together while working with Thomson, they visited for a week in early September 2008 to smooth out Ignite upgrade issues at this longtime customer's site.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KABC KABC on Wikipedia] [http://www.kabc.com/ KABC Website]

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!valign="top"|[[Image:kmov.jpg|100px|]]
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[[Image:Kmov-building.jpg|right|200px||thumb|KMOV]]
*'''KMOV''' - St. Louis, Missouri
:KMOV in St. Louis was a new Ignite installation where Jon spent several weeks in September 2010 training their personnel in operation, workflow and management of the system. KMOV had a very traditional news environment with both directors and technical directors for all newscasts, but both groups were merged into automation operators and received the same training.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMOV KABC on Wikipedia] [http://www.kmov.com/ KMOV Website]

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!valign="top"|[[Image:ktbs.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''KTBS''' - Shreveport, Louisiana
:In October 2010, spent two weeks at KTBS (which is in a region known as "the Arklatex") both training for the launch of MediaFUSE, and also providing support during election night coverage to the station which had gone on-air with Ignite less than two weeks prior.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTBS-TV KTBS on Wikipedia] [http://www.ktbs.com/ KTBS Website]

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!valign="top"|[[Image:ktvu.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''KTVU''' - Oakland, California
:On Jon's second visit to KTXL in Sacramento in July 2007, he was asked to drive down to KTVU in Oakland for a day to assist with an [[Ignite]] upgrade.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTVU KTVU on Wikipedia] [http://www.ktvu.com/ KTVU Website]
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!valign="top"|[[Image:ktxl.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''KTXL''' - Sacramento, California
:Twice in July 2007, Jon was sent to KTXL to troubleshoot [[Ignite]] issues including interfacing with their DekoMOS graphics system.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTXL KTXL on Wikipedia] [http://fox40.trb.com/ KTXL Website]
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!valign="top"|[[Image:n12li.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''News 12 Long Island''' - Woodbury, New York
:News 12 New York is a Cablevision station. Jon traveled to News 12 in Long Island to assist in diagnosing and resolving issues around the installation of Ignite IQ at this facility. They had several "air-critical" technical and software issues, in addition to many other important but non-critical items. After three days, they had no more critical issues and were ready to prepare to take the system on-air. This was the first time Jon had ever set foot in New York state.
:He returned again in March 2016 for several weeks to both install and train operators on some large-scale upgrades to the Ignite system.
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_12_Long_Island News 12 New York on Wikipedia] [http://www.news12.com/Home News 12 Stations Website]
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!valign="top"|[[Image:wbtv.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''WBTV''' - Charlotte, North Carolina
:While attending a three-day training session on the DCM newsroom computer system in Charlotte, Jon, [[Mike Smith]] & John Clark visited and toured fellow CBS affiliate WBTV, who already had the DCM system in place.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBTV WBTV on Wikipedia] [http://www.wbtv.com/ WBTV Website]
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!valign="top"|[[Image:wctv.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''WCTV''' - Tallahassee, Florida
:Less of a visit than a career. Jon had the distinguished pleasure of serving as Production Manager and Senior Newscast Director for WCTV, the ratings giant of Florida's big bend, for 15 years.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCTV WCTV on Wikipedia] [http://www.wctv.tv/ WCTV Website]
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!valign="top"|[[Image:wfsb.jpg|100px|]]
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[[Image:Wfsb-building.jpg|right|200px||thumb|WFSB]]
*'''WFSB''' - Rocky Hill, Connecticut
:Over the 2007 Thanksgiving week, Jon was sent to WHNS (along with friend and co-worker [[Eric Gardner]]) to provide general assistance with the station's new [[Ignite]] system. The station had only been on-air for a short time with Ignite and had requested Thomson engineers to be on-site while they became acclimated to the system. (This general assistance role is often jokingly referred to internally as "babysitting" a station.)
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFSB WFSB on Wikipedia] [http://www.wfsb.com/ WFSB Website]

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!valign="top"|[[Image:Wftv orlando.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''WFTV''' - Orlando, Florida
:On May 21, 2009, Jon took a one-day road trip from his office in Jacksonville to Orlando to perform and upgrade to WFTV's Ignite system to the latest version. It was a slightly surreal experience, as he grew up watching WFTV as one of the four stations the antenna could pull in during his childhood in central florida.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV WFTV on Wikipedia] [http://www.wftv.com/ WFTV Website]

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!valign="top"|[[Image:wgno.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''WGNO''' - New Orleans, Louisiana
:Just weeks after returning from WFSB over the Thanksgiving week, Jon and [[Eric Gardner]] were teamed up again to travel to WGNO in New Orleans for the week before Christmas 2007. The station had started to report some anomalous problems with their [[Ignite]] system and Thomson needed the duo to diagnose the problems and set things right.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGNO WGNO on Wikipedia] [http://abc26.trb.com/ WGNO Website]
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!valign="top"|[[Image:whns.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''WHNS''' - Greenville, South Carolina
:In late October 2007, Jon was sent to WHNS to salvage a botched upgrade to WHNS's [[Ignite]] system. While there he did lots of general troubleshooting related to the upgrade.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHNS WHNS on Wikipedia] [http://www.foxcarolina.com/ WHNS Website]
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!valign="top"|[[Image:wiat.jpg|100px|]]
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*'''WIAT''' - Birmingham, Alabama
:Jon was asked to visit WIAT, Birmingham's CBS affiliate, the week of January 14, 2008 to troubleshoot some ongoing [[Ignite]] software issues.
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIAT WIAT on Wikipedia] [http://www.wiat.com/ WIAT Website]
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!valign="top"|[[Image:WJHL.PNG|100px|]]
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*'''WJHL''' - Johnson City, Tennessee
:To assist Jon in his transition from a QA Engineer to an Automation Systems Specialist & [[Ignite]] trainer, Jon accompanied and shadowed [[Michael Creamer|Mike Creamer]] for the first week of WJHL's Ignite training.
: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WJHL WJHL on Wikipedia] [http://www2.tricities.com/ WJHL Website]
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*'''WSB''' - Atlanta, Georgia
:Visited in May 2011 to troubleshoot nagging issues with their newly-installed MediaFUSE content redistribution system. Spent four days onsite and hammered out the majority of the problems.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSB-TV WSB on Wikipedia] [http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html WSB Website]

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*'''WTXL''' - Tallahassee, Florida
:During the majority of the time Jon lived in Tallahassee, he worked at WTXL's competitor, WCTV. But prior to his employment there, he visited WTXL on several occasions to work with its then director of programming, Janice Gargus, to coordinate fan events related to the [[USS Khai Tam]], because at that time WTXL was the only broadcaster in the area to carry Star Trek. Additionally, both Jon and [[Ro Reddick|Ro]] taped an interview segment at the station in Trek uniforms to promote the Khai Tam.
:He returned in August 2013 to perform an Ignite upgrade for his old rival.
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTXL WTXL on Wikipedia] [http://www.wtxl.com/ WTXL Website]

|}

To Be Added:

* KMGH [[Image:kmgh.jpg|100px|]]
* KIRO [[Image:kiro.jpg|100px|]]
* WABC [[Image:wabc.jpg|100px|]]
* WBND [[Image:wbnd.jpg|100px|]]
* WTVD [[Image:wtvd.png|100px|]]
* KTRK [[Image:ktrk.jpg|100px|]]
* WGBH [[Image:wgbh.jpg|100px|]]
* WDJT [[Image:wdjt.jpg|100px|]]
* WRTV [[Image:wrtv.jpg|100px|]]
* WJTV [[Image:wjtv.jpg|100px|]]
* WIVB [[Image:wivb.jpg|100px|]]
* WPSD [[Image:wpsd.jpg|100px|]]
* WOOD [[Image:wood.jpg|100px|]]
* WJXT [[Image:wjxt.jpg|100px|]]
* WCBD [[Image:wcbd.jpg|100px|]]
* KGO [[Image:kgo.jpg|100px|]]
* KCTV [[Image:kctv.jpg|100px|]]
* WHNS [[Image:whns.jpg|100px|]]
* WCPO [[Image:wcpo.jpg|100px|]]
* WTAJ [[Image:wtaj.png|100px|]]
* WFTS [[Image:wfts.jpg|100px|]]
* ESPN [[Image:espn.jpg|100px|]]
* BSkyB [[Image:bskyb.jpg|100px|]]
* WTNH [[Image:wtnh.png|100px|]]
* WNEM [[Image:wnem.jpg|100px|]]
* CBC Winnipeg [[Image:cbc-winnipeg.jpg|100px|]]
* WEWS [[Image:wews.jpg|100px|]]
* KGTV [[Image:kgtv.jpg|100px|December 2013]]
* WJAR Cranston, RI [[Image:wjar.jpg|100px|January 2013]]
* KXAN Austin, TX [[Image:kxan.jpg|100px|June 2014]]
* ESPN U / ESPN SEC Charlotte, NC [[Image:espnsec.jpg|100px|]]
* WPXI Pittsburgh, PA [[Image:wpxi.jpg|100px|]]
* WFFF Colchester, VT [[Image:wfff.jpg|100px|]]
* WSPA Spartanburg, SC [[Image:wspa.png|100px]]
* WXYZ Southfield, MI [[Image:wxyz.jpg|100px]]
* WSLS Roanoke, VA [[Image:wsls.jpg|100px]]
* WPRI Providence, RI [[Image:wpri.png|100px]]
* Univision Miami, FL [[Image:univision.png|100px]]
* KFSN Fresno, CA [[Image:kfsn.png|100px]]
* WCMH Columbus, OH [[Image:wcmh.jpg|100px]]
* KHON Honolulu, HI [[Image:khon.png|100px]]
* WLS Chicago, IL [[Image:wls.png|100px]]

[[Category:Lists|Television Stations Visited by Jon Reddick, List of]]

Little Dana

2020-06-17T17:41:20Z

Reddick: /* Usage */

[[Image:Little dana.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Little Dana sheet music by Robert Normand]]'''''Little Dana''''' is a child's lullaby written in 1998 by [[Robert Normand]] specifically for the birth of his niece, [[Dana Reddick]].

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=== ''Little Dana'' ===

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|[[Image:headphones.jpg|left]]'''''Little Dana''''' by [[Robert Normand]] 
<flashmp3>http://www.reddimension.com/wiki/images/a/aa/Little_Dana.mp3</flashmp3>
|}

''Little Dana hold me tight.''

''Time for bed a kiss good night.''

''In my heart your love I keep.''

''Go, to, sleep.''

== Usage ==
'''''Little Dana''''' was sung a capella to Dana as a bedtime song (she calls it "''my song''") by one of her parents nearly every night since it was written until her early teens.

== Other Songs For/About Dana ==

=== Dana's A Pig ===
(Sung to the tune of "Winnie the Pooh")

''Dana's a pig,''

''Dana's a duck.''

''She's my little powdered do-nut.''

''Dana's a pig,''

''Dana's a duck.''

''She's my baby girl.''

== Usage ==
'''''Dana's A Pig''''' was sung for Dana during her diaper changes. Made up mostly by her father, the song reflects how Dana {{tellmemore}} like a pig and duck. "Powdered donut" refers to putting baby powder on her bottom during the diaper changes. Whereas '''''Little Dana''''' is a song she still enjoys, reciting '''''Dana's A Pig''''' brings on looks of disgust, eye-rolling, and whines of "Daaaaaaad!"

KhaiCon

2019-09-20T13:19:36Z

Reddick:

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Since the early days of the [[USS Khai Tam]], the ship has gotten together once a year to throw a big party. At first, it was to celebrate the season premier of whatever ''Star Trek'' show was on the air at the time, but it eventually degenerated into a simple excuse to party all weekend. From 1992 to 2002, '''KhaiCon''' dominated the ''Khai Tam'' calendar. Even with it's smaller numbers today, ''Khai Tam'' still holds its [[KhaiCon #Emergency Holographic KhaiCon|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon]], or EHK, in honor of this tradition.

==Origins==
In September of 1991 the Reddick command staff started the tradition of having a season premiere party. The following year, the party was officially dubbed '''KhaiCon''' - a miniature convention complete with games and episode viewings and panels and a lot of fun to be had by all. Each year, '''KhaiCon''' evolved, encompassing more and more activities and growing to mammoth proportions...well, as mammoth as it could be and still be called a "miniature" convention.

While the club's parties were legendary, none compare to the '''KhaiCons''' held in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Whether it was one member having to pull another's head out of the water because they'd just gotten whacked by a canoe or whether it was the Captain pontificating from atop a chair after he'd had a bit too much Romulan Ale, '''KhaiCon''' was always a great deal of fun.

==Facilities==
When '''KhaiCon''' started in 1992, the ''Khai Tam'' was still a student organization at [http://www.fsu.edu Florida State University]. This allowed the club access to all kinds of FSU facilities including the "Reservation" - a 73-acre facility, with 10 active acres, located on beautiful Lake Bradford. The "Rez" encompassed several cabins and featured activities like canoeing, kayaking, picnicking, swimming, etc.

Though the facility was enjoyable, it was not handicapped friendly, and kitchen facilities were sparse. Add to the equation the fact that the ''Khai Tam'' was increasing its non-student membership to the point where it soon would no longer qualify as a student organization, and the writing was on the wall: a new home for '''KhaiCon''' would have to be found.

Fortunately, the ship found the Camp For All Seasons (CFAS), a campground on Lake Talquin owned by Girl Scouts of America. When not in use by scout troops, the camp could be rented to other groups for their non-scouting events. Its large, two-floor lodge had a full professional-style kitchen, showers, and all of the space needed for the event. There was also no shortage of cabins out away from the noise and commotion of the main lodge.

'''KhaiCon''' was notorious for being a party where plenty of alcoholic beverages would be consumed, but CFAS had a rule against any such substances on the premises. Knowing that attendees would surely ignore that rule, and not wanting to lose favor with the camp, the ship created it's own [[It's the official policy...|official policy]] to deal with the logistical hiccup, and many fantastic '''KhaiCons''' ensued.

==Events==
Of course, the whole thing started off as a season premiere party, so a group vieiwing of that episode was one of the original activities. The timing of '''KhaiCon''' was always tricky as we tried to reserve facilities early enough to be guaranteed a spot come the fall, not always knowing exactly when the season premire would be at the time. ''Khai Tam'' Captain [[Jon Reddick]] even came through a year or two by sneaking the episode off satellite before it even aired in Tallahassee (thanks to the TV station that employed him at the time). This viewing easily developed into one room at '''KhaiCon''' being dedicated all weekend long to genre shows and movies.

Somewhere around KhaiCon IV, Jon had the big idea to have a film contest. Due in no small measure to his being employed at a televsion studio, having a degree in TV & Film, and being almost the only person to ever enter the contest, he won quite a few [[Turd d'Oro]] awards over the years.

Each year, members would cook their most bizarre recipes and mix their most potent drinks for the [[Alien Food & Drink Contest]]. Everything from Cardassian Vole in Yamok Sauce to the dreaded Borg Lubrication Fluid were sampled by judges year after year.

Once KhaiCon moved to the big-room venue of the Camp for all Seasons, a lip sync competition was added. The members seized on the idea and it became a '''KhaiCon''' favorite for many years.

Members would also put on panels, game shows ([[Khai Tam Jeopardy]] anyone?), athletic (using the term lightly) events like frisbee golf and vollyball...basically anything anyone wanted to sponsor that anyone else would sign up for. The registration table would be strewn each year with contestant and judge sign-up sheets, and events typically filled up fast.

The apex of activities was hit at '''KhaiCon XI''' when [[Ro Reddick]] spearheaded the effort to obtain guest star [http://www.alienactor.com/ Bill Blair]. The self-billed "Alien Actor", Bill has spent much more than his fair share of time in the makeup chair, playing aliens on ''Start Trek'', ''Babylon 5'',and ''Sliders'' as well as having more traditional roles in dozens of films, shows and commercials. He was a phenomenal guest and a great sport who hung out with the whole crew all weekend. All in attendance agreed it was fantastic to have a real part of the ''Trek'' experience join the ship for the weekend of revelry. The precedent-setting guest star would, however unintentionally, assure that '''KhaiCon''' went out with a bang.

==The End of an Era==
By the time '''KhaiCon XI''' was done, there were a lot of crew members who were exhausted. Many of the events were planned and executed every year by the same people. There was a growing sense that someone else needed to step up and do their share. Unfortunately, no one did. Fall 2003 came and went. There would be no more '''KhaiCon'''.

==Emergency Holographic KhaiCon==
The memory of '''KhaiCon''' would not go quietly into that long night. It would instead be reborn in a more diminutive size that was more manageable for the ship's smaller crew. It was named after the doctor on ''Voyager'' as the '''Emergency Holographic KhaiCon''' or '''EHK'''.

One of the dedicated few who made '''KhaiCon''' happen year after year was [[Ro Reddick]], and though she had announced that she couldn't manage the Herculean effort required by '''KhaiCon''' anymore, neither could she let another fall pass without an event. She and Jon decided, in the fall of 2004, to host the first '''EHK''' at their home.

As membership in the club curtailed, the "EHK" turned out to be just the ticket, and the EHK has taken place in the Captain's home ever since (2004, '05 at [[Jon Reddick|Jon Reddick]]'s and since '06 at [[Richard Graham|Richard Graham]]'s).

==The '''KhaiCon''' Lineage==
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
!{{Hl2}} align="right" |Year
!{{Hl2}}|Title
!{{Hl2}}|Dates
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!align="right" |1992
|KhaiCon I
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!align="right" |1993
|KhaiCon II - The Wrath of Con
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!align="right" |1994
|KhaiCon III - The Search for Beer
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!align="right" |1995
|KhaiCon IV - The Journey to the Keg
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!align="right" |1996
|KhaiCon V - The Final Free Beer
|-
!align="right" |1997
|KhaiCon VI - The Undiscovered Beer
|-
!align="right" |1998
|KhaiCon VII - Inebriations
|October 23-25
|-
!align="right" |1999
|KhaiCon VIII - Thirst Contact
|October 15-17
|-
!align="right" |2000
|KhaiCon IX - Misdirection
|October 20-22
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!align="right" |2001
|KhaiCon X - Improvise
|October 12-14
|-
!align="right" |2002
|KhaiCon XI - Subterminal
|October 25-27
|-
!align="right" |2004
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon I
|October 8-10
|-
!align="right" |2005
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon II
|April 22-24
|-
!align="right" |2006
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon III
|September 9-10
|-
!align="right" |2007
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon IV
|October 19-21
|-
!align="right" |2008
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon V
|-
!align="right" |2009
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon VI
|-
!align="right" |2010
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon VII
|-
!align="right" |2011
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon VIII
|August 12-14
|-
!align="right" |2012
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon IX
|August 10-12
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!align="right" |2013
|Emergency Holographic KhaiCon X
|July 26-28

|}

[[Category: Khai Tam Trivia]]

Paternal Pattern Expiration Date

2019-02-07T02:20:48Z

Reddick: /* Notes */

'''Paternal Pattern Expiration Date''' or '''PPED''' is technically the date at which a son has lived to be older than the last memory of his father.

{{tocright}}This applies specifically to men for whom their father was generally a positive influence, and worthy of patterning after, but who died at an early age. The concept asserts that if a man's father was a strong, responsible role model for manhood, he becomes the measure and definition of what it is to be a man, and the son will use that guide to pattern his own social identity.

The PPED, then, is that date at which the information in that pattern has expired. Perhaps at 25 years, he might have some memory of his father when he was 25 and aspire to be that sort of man. Then again at 30, and 35, he will usually have a good recollection of his father was like at those ages. But should he live to be older than his own father, that running stream of information will eventually expire.

==Example==
At age 20, a son is born. The son grows to know his father, and by observing his father makes social constructs in his mind about what it is to be a man. The father dies unexpectedly at age 45, when the son is 25.

Assuming the son's memories of his father span back at least age seven, he has eighteen years of paternal patterning available. At age 30, he will remember his father at age 30, likewise at 35 and 40. But once he reaches age 46, that information has run out.

If in fact he has patterned his own social identity after his father's, any development after this point is done without a paternal reference.

==Variations==
*For women, a similar concept of Maternal Pattern Expiration Date may apply
*PPED may not exclusively apply to men whose fathers died at very early ages, but the concept asserts that the earlier the loss, the more significant the impact because the available pattern expires sooner in the man's life.
*PPED may not exclusively apply to the death of a father, but to other permanent loss such as abandonment or estrangement. However, the effect may be adversely affected by these alternate methods of loss as they may cast a negative light on the pattern, thus reducing its significance.

==Debate==
It could be argued that the loss of a father is just as significant for a daughter as it is a son. While acknowledging that each case is unique, generally women pattern their identity after their mother while men pattern after their father.

==Notes==
*The concept of PPED was wholly devised by [[Jon Reddick]] based on his own observations and experiences, and not based on any scientific or empirical evidence. Incidentally, his own PPED is December 9, 2019.

Jon Reddick Birthday Poker Invitationals

2017-05-06T19:59:54Z

Reddick: /* 2017 Birthday Invitational Tournaments */

{{tocright}}[[File:Jrbpi-2014prizetable.jpg|thumb|left|thumb|500px]]The '''Jon Reddick Birthday Poker Invitiationals''' are a series of annual Texas Hold'em poker games held by and for [[Jon Reddick]] for his birthday each year.

In the spring of 2005, as Jon's birthday was drawing near, he and his wife, [[Ro Reddick|Ro]], conceived a birthday party with all of Jon's poker buddies, but that was more than a party. It was decided that the party that year would be a grander version of their regular poker games which was to last throughout the day. As the planning evolved, it turned into two tournaments, one in the afternoon and another in the evening. Each game was to last upwards of four hours, and accommodate many more players.

The first birthday tournaments in 2005 were very successful and got positive reviews from many attendees, so it was more an obvious transition than a conscious decision that the tournaments become an annual event.
{{clear}}

==2005 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2005_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2005 3:30 Tournament
Image:2005_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2005 8:00 Tournament
Image:2005_Money_Champion.JPG
Image:2005_330_Winners.JPG
Image:2005_Mad_Dog_Champion.JPG
Image:2005_800_Winners.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP1.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP2.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP3.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP4.JPG
Image:2005_Rod_Rob_Champions.JPG
</gallery>
The inaugural 2005 tournaments were held (unless anyone has evidence or recollection to the contrary), on June 25.

Both games were seated with two nine-player tables.
===Trivia===
* [[Mr. Poker|Jon "Mr. Poker" Reddick]] (then "Ugly Shirt") was the only player to make the money in both games, finishing third in both.
* The prizes included payouts for the top four finishers.
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Tallahassee on [[Lucky Debonair Trail]].
{{clear}}

==2006 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2006_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2006 3:30 Tournament
Image:2006_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2006 8:00 Tournament
</gallery>
The 2006 tournaments were held on July 1. This year the seating was increased from two tables (eighteen players) to three (twenty seven players). All three tables were filled.
===Trivia===
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Tallahassee on [[Lucky Debonair Trail]].
* The prizes included payouts for the top six finishers.
* [[Retro|Pam "Retro" Thomas]] became the second player make the money in both games in a single year, finishing both fifth and fourth.
* Mega-Bounties of $27 each, per game, were placed on [[Mad Dog|Rob "Mad Dog" Nucatola]] and [[Money|Rod "Money" Morris]] as the champions from the previous year. Those four bounties were claimed by [[Wide Track|Greg "Wide Track" Beck]], [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]], [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] and "Milk Money" (non-regular friend-of-a-friend).
{{clear}}

==The Hiatus==
In late April 2007, after nearly twenty years in Tallahassee, Jon and his family relocated to Jacksonville, Florida to follow a new [[Thomson Grass Valley|job opportunity]]. Living out of boxes in a new rental house in Jacksonville, now hours away from all of the regular poker players, was far from ideal for the continuation of the established event.

As such, Jon made the sad decision to forgo the event in 2007, with plans to start up again in 2008.

As mid-2008 approached and again found the household in upheaval. The new job in Jacksonville and solidified from a contract position to a permanent one, and they were packing up the house and preparing to move. There were several inquiries made by players back in Tallahassee as to whether or not the event was happening in 2008, but again it had to be postponed.

==2009 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2009_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2009 3:30 Tournament
Image:2009_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2009 8:00 Tournament
Image:2009_330_TOP3.JPG|The top 3 finishers from the 3:30 Tournament
Image:2009_800_TOP3.JPG|The top 3 finishers from the 8:00 Tournament
Image:2009_CHOP.JPG|The historic chop for 1st
Image:2009 Bday Poker Payouts.jpg|All of the prize money: one-dollar bills wrapped in $20/$10/$5 bundles
Image:2009 Bday Poker Prizes.jpg|The prizes & trophies
Image:2009_GROUP1.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP2.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP3.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP4.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP5.JPG
Image:2009_SPREAD.JPG
Image:2009_CAKE.JPG
</gallery>
During the two off years, Jon had cultivated a fresh batch of regular poker players in the newly-formed [[Mandarin Poker Tour]]; the spiritual successor to the [[Killearn Poker Tour|group in Tallahassee]].

The Reddicks had settled into their new [[Everholly Lane|home in Jacksonville]], and the time was right to resurrect the birthday games. Jon's main concern, though, was that there really weren't enough MPT players to fill up the three-table roster, and it was uncertain how many KPT players would be willing to make the drive. As it would turn out, those concerns were unfounded.

The mass-email invitation was sent out to all KPT & MPT players on March 29, 2009. Within two days, the roster was one-third full. Two days later, only eight seats were left open. By April 6, 2009; less than ten days after the opening of registration, the rosters for both games were filled (give or take a seat) with an even mix of both MPT locals, and KPT players willing to make the drive.

In the intervening ten weeks, the roster saw a couple of drop-outs and some last-minute fill-ins, but by the date of the event, on June 27, 2009, both games were fully seated with 27 players.
===2009 Trivia===
* The 3:30 game saw the first ever chop of 1st & 2nd place in a Birthday Invitational. When the game was down to just two remaining players, [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] and [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] agreed to split the top two places' prize money almost immediately. Since there were prizes and places to be awarded, though (a first-place trophy and second-place medal), they agreed to play a single hand open to decide it. Slo-Mo won the hand and claimed the trophy.
* [[The Moth|Cory "The Moth" Patrick]] became the third player make the money in both games in a single year, finishing both sixth and third.
* This event was notable as Jon's fortieth birthday.
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Jacksonville on [[Everholly Lane]].
* The prizes included payouts for the top seven finishers.
* [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] became the winningest Invitational player, having won a first in 2006, and then chopped for first this year.
* [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] extended his streak and is now the only player to have finished in the money in at least one tournament at each of the first four invitationals.
* Historically, Mega-Bounties were placed on the heads of the previous year's winners, but since it had been three years since the last games, and there was potential that not all previous players would be able to make the trip, the Mega targets have been selected based on other criteria.
** 3:30 Tournament (Descriptions from announcement email)
*** Jon "Mr. Poker" Reddick (Because I'm 40, why else?)
*** Greg "Wide Track" Beck (Because he won the MPT Prize League for the second half of 2008)
** 8:00 Tournament (Descriptions from announcement email)
*** Mike "Hambone" Creamer (Because he's been high-rolling in casinos over the past few months and feels invulnerable!)
*** Grace "Internet" Sumpter (Because she's Grace! Seriously, have you ever been heads-up with Grace? Good luck!)

{{clear}}

==2010 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2010 3-30 Birthday Tournament Results.JPG|Standings from the 2010 3:30 Tournament
Image:2010 8-00 Birthday Tournament Results.JPG|Standings from the 2010 8:00 Tournament
Image:2010 Charlie TripleMega.jpg|Charlie Checker's Triple Mega Bounty Win
Image:2010 330 Top3.jpg|Top 3 Finishers from the 3:30 Tournament
Image:2010 330 Winner Pookie.jpg|Pookie, the 3:30 Tournament Champion
Image:2010 800 Top3.jpg|Top 3 Finishers from the 8:00 Tournament
Image:2010 800 Winner Charlie.jpg|Charlie Checker, the 8:00 Tournament Champion
Image:2010 All-In Dealing.jpg
Image:2010 Champion Trophy.jpg
Image:2010 Felt View.jpg
Image:2010 Medal Back.jpg
Image:2010 Prize Layout.jpg
Image:2010 Ro Dealing.jpg
Image:2010 Toilet & Megas.jpg
Image:2010 WCTV Alum.jpg
</gallery>
With the birthday event now firmly re-established after its 2009 resurrection, the 2010 iteration was a foregone conclusion. Email invitations went out via the mailing list on April 24, 2010.
---

The 2010 tournaments took place on June 26.
* The invitation for registration to the 2010 events was sent out late in the evening of April 24, 2010
* Within 48 hours of the the invitation, 76% of the available seats were reserved
* 24 hours later, 83% were reserved

{{clear}}

==2011 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2011_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2011 3:30 Tournament
Image:2011_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2011 8:00 Tournament
Image:2011-game1-general.jpg|3:30 Tournament Champion, The General
Image:2011-food-table.jpg|One of several food spreads
Image:2011-game1-winners.jpg|3:30 Tournament Winners
Image:2011-game2-irish-rifle.jpg|8:00 Tournament Champion, Irish Rifle
Image:2011-game2-winners.jpg|8:00 Tournament Winners
Image:2011-hambone-dealing.jpg|Hambone dealing
Image:2011-hambone-toilet.jpg|Hambone, 3:30 toilet winner
Image:2011-prize-money.jpg|Prize money
Image:2011-prize-table.jpg|Prize layout
Image:2011-weather-nerds.jpg|Congregation of weather nerds
</gallery>
The 2011 tournaments took place on June 25.
* The invitation for registration to the 2011 events was sent out 8am on May 29, 2011
* Two hours into registration, one table was filled in each game
* Nine hours in, only six seats remained in each game
* 24 hours after the invitation email was sent, only fours seats remained in each game
* Due to an odd confluence of events, two players in 2011 finished twice in the same tournament. One player was a no-show, but his seat was being held until after the first break. In the 3:30 game, Brad "Mayonnaise" Watkins was first out and requested to purchase the empty seat. This was allowed, and he then finished both 27th place and then 16th place. Mike "Hambone" Creamer was first out in the 8:00 game and he purchased the empty seat in that game, allowing him to finish 26th place and then 24th place.

{{clear}}

==2012 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2012 330 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2012 3:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2012 800 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2012 8:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2012.jpg|Finishes 2005-2012
Image:Hambone 2012 330 champion.jpg|2012 3:30 Champion, Hambone
Image:Mo money 2012 800 champion.jpg|2012 8:00 Champion, Mo Money
Image:2012 330 top3.jpg|2012 3:30 Top Three
Image:2012 800 top3.jpg|2012 8:00 Top Three
</gallery>
The 2012 tournaments took place on June 23.
* This is the first time that the tournaments fall on Jon's actual birthday.
* Invitation for registration went out at noon on 4/19/2012
===2012 Trivia===
* Every available add-on was purchased. Not one player still in the game at the time of the first two breaks of either game declined the option to buy additional chips.
* [[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]] became the second player to ever finish in the top three in both games, and the first player to ever finish both first and second in one year.
{{clear}}

==2013 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The 2013 tournaments took place on June 22.
* Invitations sent out March 23, 2013 at 7am
** Tournaments half full by 8:15am
** 2nd table full by 11:30am
** Only 3 seats left at 5pm
** One seat remained at 6pm
** 13 1/2 hours after invitations sent, tournaments were completely full
* On April 26, 2013, the game was expanded to a fourth table
** First table/player expansion since the game grew from 2 to 3 tables in 2006
** Four tables of 8 for a total of 32 players
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2013 330 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2013 3:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2013 800 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2013 8:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2013.jpg|Finishes 2005-2013
Image:T2 2013 330 champion.jpg|2013 3:30 Champion, T2
Image:Skip you 2013 800 champion.jpg|2013 8:00 Champion, Skip You
Image:2013 330 top3.jpg|2013 3:30 Top Three
Image:2013 800 top3.jpg|2013 8:00 Top Three
Image:acey deucey 2013 330 toilet.jpg|2013 3:30 First Out
Image:Fng 2013 800 toilet.jpg|2013 8:00 First Out
Image:2013 new chips.jpg|New tournament chips introduced in 2013
Image:2013 prize pool.jpg|2013 Prize Pool
Image:2013 2-table panorama.jpg|Two of the four tables
</gallery>
===2013 Trivia===
* [[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]] became the first player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first trophy was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2009_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2009]].
* Introduction of the Ham Sandwich option
** Named in honor of the first players to exercise the option back in 2011, Hambone and Mayonnaise.
** For each tournament there a single rebuy seat is available for sale.
** The first player busted out has the option of purchasing that seat and re-entering the game.
** If he refuses the Ham Sandwich, then each player to be busted out in succession will be offered the option until it's sold or until the game reaches the second break, at which time the Ham Sandwich goes bad and is no longer available (nobody wants a bad ham sandwich).
* Due to the expansion of the game, a new set of tournament chips were purchased and introduced in 2013 (pictured in gallery at right)
* [[Charlie Checker|Charlie "Charlie Checker" Elul]] firmly established himself as the Mega-Bounty Hunter. He now leads with five Mega-Bounties claimed since the tournaments began.
** His nearest rival is [[The Moth|Cory "The Moth" Patrick]] who has claimed three.
* The medals/ribbons for 2nd & 3rd place were replaced this year with trophies.
* With this year's 3rd place finish, [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] set the record for the most top-three finishes, with five.
** 2005/2nd, 2006/3rd, 2009/1st, 2012/3rd, 2013/3rd
** Second is [[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]] with four.
{{clear}}

==2014 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The eighth annual event took place on June 21, 2014. With the growth of the games from the previous year, the start time was adjusted back from 3:30pm to 1:30pm for the afternoon, and to 7:00pm from 8:00pm for the evening. Despite the adjustment, festivities still stretched into the wee hours of Sunday morning.

This was also the 10th anniversary of the first birthday tournament, due to the two skipped years in 2007/2008.

* Invitations were sent out April 14, 2014 at 6:48am
** One full table at 7:30am
** By noon, only 9 seats remained
** At 1:15pm (about 6 hours in), there was one remaining table
* Addon tokens were introduced this year.
** Tokens enable dealers to process add-ons right at the table.
** Color-coded popsicle sticks with nicknames written on them were used for the tokens.
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2014 130 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2014 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2014 700 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2014 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2014.jpg|Finishes 2005-2014

Image:Hambone 2014 130 champion.jpg|2014 1:30 Champion, Hambone
Image:Rufus 2014 700 champion.jpg|2014 7:00 Champion, Rufus
Image:2014 130 top3.jpg|2014 3:30 Top Three
Image:2014 700 top3.jpg|2014 8:00 Top Three
Image:The Transferter 130 toilet.jpg|2014 1:30 First Out
Image:Wyld Kitty 2014 700 toilet.jpg|2014 7:00 First Out

Image:Jrbpi-2014prizetable.jpg|2014 Trophy & Prize Table
Image:2014 Ham Sandwich.jpg|2014 Ham Sandwich Rebuy Option Container
Image:2014 45 cake.jpg|Birthday Cake
Image:2014 Food.jpg|Some of the Spread

Image:2014pb-panorama.jpg|Panorama Taken During the "Chair Speech"
</gallery>
===Trivia===
* [[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]] became the second player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2012_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2012]]
* [[Gator|Mike "Gator" Karmanos]] set the new record for making the most out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** The previous record for a Ham Sandwich was making it to 28th place.
** Mike lasted all the way to the second table break and finished 16th.

==2015 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The ninth annual event took place on June 20, 2015.

* Introduced a new formula for parsing RSVPs which take into account both the order received and number of previous birthday tournament games in which the player has participated.
** The intent was to find an equitable way to invite everyone at once, but ensure long-time supporters of the events aren't immediately shut out of a seat by new players who are quick on the draw.
* Invitations were sent out April 4, 2015 at high noon.
** Filled the first table in eight minutes
** Half full (two tables) in sixty-one minutes (1:01pm)
** Three quarters full in just over four hours (4:04pm)
** Within 27 hours of the invitation being sent, had 32 seats requested for both games with overflow

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2015 130 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2015 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2015 700 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2015 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res_finishes_thru_2015.jpg|Finishes 2005-2015

Image:Mo Money 2015 130 champion.jpg|2015 1:30 Champion, Mo Money
Image:Skip You 2015 700 champion.jpg|2015 7:00 Champion, Skip You
Image:2015 130 top3.jpg|2015 3:30 Top Three
Image:2015 700 top3.jpg|2015 8:00 Top Three
Image:Miracle Whip 2015 130 toilet.jpg|2015 1:30 First Out
Image:Mother Canucker 2015 700 toilet.jpg|2015 7:00 First Out

Image:2015 prize table.jpg|2015 Trophy & Prize Table
</gallery>
===Trivia===
* [[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]] became the third player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2012_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2012]]
* [[The Transferter|Pamela "The Transferter" Harper]] set the new record for making the most out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** The previous record for a Ham Sandwich was making it to 16th place.
** Pamela lasted all the way to the second table break and finished 14th.
* Conversely, [[Miracle Whip|Bradley "Miracle Whip" Watkins]] set the new record for making the least out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** Bradley busted out first, bought the Ham Sandwich, and then busted out again a few rounds later.
** Bradley became the first player to purchase the Ham Sandwich and still take home a toilet.
* With this year's 1st place finish, [[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]] tied [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] for the most top-three finishes, with five.
** 2005/3rd, 2009/3rd, 2011/3rd, 2013/1st, 2015/1st

==2016 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The tenth annual event was held June 25, 2016.

* Invitations were sent out on 4/25/2016 at 6:15pm
** Took only 37 minutes to fill the first table
** Took only 48 minutes to fill halfway; two full tables
** Third table six hours after invitations were sent out
** All seats filled after a little over two days: 64 hours

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2016 130 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2016 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2016 700 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2016 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res_finishes_thru_2016.jpg|Finishes 2005-2015

Image:2016 Prize Table.jpg|2016 Trophy & Prize Table
</gallery>

==2017 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
Eleventh annual event scheduled for June 24, 2017.

* Invitations sent out 5/6/2017 at 9:25am
** First table full at 9:59am (34 minutes)
** Second full table at 12:49pm (under 4 hours)

==Champions==
{| {{prettytable}}
|-
!{{Hl2}}|Year
!{{Hl2}}|Champion

|-
|2005
|[[Mad Dog|Rob "Mad Dog" Nucatola]]

|-
|2005
|[[Money|Rod "Money" Morris]]

|-
|2006
|[[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]]

|-
|2006
|[[Nuts|Kevin "Nuts" McNulty]]

|-
|2009
|[[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] ''(chop)''

|-
|2009
|[[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] ''(chop)''

|-
|2009
|[[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]]

|-
|2010
|[[Pookie|Matt "Pookie" Henderson]]

|-
|2010
|[[Charlie Checker|Charlie "Charlie Checker" Elul]]

|-
|2011
|[[The General|Mike "The General" Smith]]

|-
|2011
|[[Irish Rifle|Nate "Irish Rifle" Harrington]]

|-
|2012
|[[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]]

|-
|2012
|[[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]]

|-
|2013
|[[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]]

|-
|2013
|[[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]]

|-
|2014
|[[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]]

|-
|2014
|[[Rufus|Drew "Rufus" Kocur]]

|-
|2015
|[[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]]

|-
|2015
|[[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]]

|-
|2016
|[[The Lazz|Gregg "The Lazz" Lassley]]

|-
|2016
|[[Mr. Fix-All|Bryan "Mr. Fix-All" Eiler]]
|}

==To-Do==
*2005
**Trivia
*2006
**Pics
**Trivia
*2010
**Pics
**Trivia
*2011
**Trivia

Jon Reddick Birthday Poker Invitationals

2017-05-06T15:30:45Z

Reddick: /* 2016 Birthday Invitational Tournaments */

{{tocright}}[[File:Jrbpi-2014prizetable.jpg|thumb|left|thumb|500px]]The '''Jon Reddick Birthday Poker Invitiationals''' are a series of annual Texas Hold'em poker games held by and for [[Jon Reddick]] for his birthday each year.

In the spring of 2005, as Jon's birthday was drawing near, he and his wife, [[Ro Reddick|Ro]], conceived a birthday party with all of Jon's poker buddies, but that was more than a party. It was decided that the party that year would be a grander version of their regular poker games which was to last throughout the day. As the planning evolved, it turned into two tournaments, one in the afternoon and another in the evening. Each game was to last upwards of four hours, and accommodate many more players.

The first birthday tournaments in 2005 were very successful and got positive reviews from many attendees, so it was more an obvious transition than a conscious decision that the tournaments become an annual event.
{{clear}}

==2005 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2005_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2005 3:30 Tournament
Image:2005_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2005 8:00 Tournament
Image:2005_Money_Champion.JPG
Image:2005_330_Winners.JPG
Image:2005_Mad_Dog_Champion.JPG
Image:2005_800_Winners.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP1.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP2.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP3.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP4.JPG
Image:2005_Rod_Rob_Champions.JPG
</gallery>
The inaugural 2005 tournaments were held (unless anyone has evidence or recollection to the contrary), on June 25.

Both games were seated with two nine-player tables.
===Trivia===
* [[Mr. Poker|Jon "Mr. Poker" Reddick]] (then "Ugly Shirt") was the only player to make the money in both games, finishing third in both.
* The prizes included payouts for the top four finishers.
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Tallahassee on [[Lucky Debonair Trail]].
{{clear}}

==2006 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2006_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2006 3:30 Tournament
Image:2006_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2006 8:00 Tournament
</gallery>
The 2006 tournaments were held on July 1. This year the seating was increased from two tables (eighteen players) to three (twenty seven players). All three tables were filled.
===Trivia===
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Tallahassee on [[Lucky Debonair Trail]].
* The prizes included payouts for the top six finishers.
* [[Retro|Pam "Retro" Thomas]] became the second player make the money in both games in a single year, finishing both fifth and fourth.
* Mega-Bounties of $27 each, per game, were placed on [[Mad Dog|Rob "Mad Dog" Nucatola]] and [[Money|Rod "Money" Morris]] as the champions from the previous year. Those four bounties were claimed by [[Wide Track|Greg "Wide Track" Beck]], [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]], [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] and "Milk Money" (non-regular friend-of-a-friend).
{{clear}}

==The Hiatus==
In late April 2007, after nearly twenty years in Tallahassee, Jon and his family relocated to Jacksonville, Florida to follow a new [[Thomson Grass Valley|job opportunity]]. Living out of boxes in a new rental house in Jacksonville, now hours away from all of the regular poker players, was far from ideal for the continuation of the established event.

As such, Jon made the sad decision to forgo the event in 2007, with plans to start up again in 2008.

As mid-2008 approached and again found the household in upheaval. The new job in Jacksonville and solidified from a contract position to a permanent one, and they were packing up the house and preparing to move. There were several inquiries made by players back in Tallahassee as to whether or not the event was happening in 2008, but again it had to be postponed.

==2009 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2009_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2009 3:30 Tournament
Image:2009_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2009 8:00 Tournament
Image:2009_330_TOP3.JPG|The top 3 finishers from the 3:30 Tournament
Image:2009_800_TOP3.JPG|The top 3 finishers from the 8:00 Tournament
Image:2009_CHOP.JPG|The historic chop for 1st
Image:2009 Bday Poker Payouts.jpg|All of the prize money: one-dollar bills wrapped in $20/$10/$5 bundles
Image:2009 Bday Poker Prizes.jpg|The prizes & trophies
Image:2009_GROUP1.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP2.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP3.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP4.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP5.JPG
Image:2009_SPREAD.JPG
Image:2009_CAKE.JPG
</gallery>
During the two off years, Jon had cultivated a fresh batch of regular poker players in the newly-formed [[Mandarin Poker Tour]]; the spiritual successor to the [[Killearn Poker Tour|group in Tallahassee]].

The Reddicks had settled into their new [[Everholly Lane|home in Jacksonville]], and the time was right to resurrect the birthday games. Jon's main concern, though, was that there really weren't enough MPT players to fill up the three-table roster, and it was uncertain how many KPT players would be willing to make the drive. As it would turn out, those concerns were unfounded.

The mass-email invitation was sent out to all KPT & MPT players on March 29, 2009. Within two days, the roster was one-third full. Two days later, only eight seats were left open. By April 6, 2009; less than ten days after the opening of registration, the rosters for both games were filled (give or take a seat) with an even mix of both MPT locals, and KPT players willing to make the drive.

In the intervening ten weeks, the roster saw a couple of drop-outs and some last-minute fill-ins, but by the date of the event, on June 27, 2009, both games were fully seated with 27 players.
===2009 Trivia===
* The 3:30 game saw the first ever chop of 1st & 2nd place in a Birthday Invitational. When the game was down to just two remaining players, [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] and [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] agreed to split the top two places' prize money almost immediately. Since there were prizes and places to be awarded, though (a first-place trophy and second-place medal), they agreed to play a single hand open to decide it. Slo-Mo won the hand and claimed the trophy.
* [[The Moth|Cory "The Moth" Patrick]] became the third player make the money in both games in a single year, finishing both sixth and third.
* This event was notable as Jon's fortieth birthday.
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Jacksonville on [[Everholly Lane]].
* The prizes included payouts for the top seven finishers.
* [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] became the winningest Invitational player, having won a first in 2006, and then chopped for first this year.
* [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] extended his streak and is now the only player to have finished in the money in at least one tournament at each of the first four invitationals.
* Historically, Mega-Bounties were placed on the heads of the previous year's winners, but since it had been three years since the last games, and there was potential that not all previous players would be able to make the trip, the Mega targets have been selected based on other criteria.
** 3:30 Tournament (Descriptions from announcement email)
*** Jon "Mr. Poker" Reddick (Because I'm 40, why else?)
*** Greg "Wide Track" Beck (Because he won the MPT Prize League for the second half of 2008)
** 8:00 Tournament (Descriptions from announcement email)
*** Mike "Hambone" Creamer (Because he's been high-rolling in casinos over the past few months and feels invulnerable!)
*** Grace "Internet" Sumpter (Because she's Grace! Seriously, have you ever been heads-up with Grace? Good luck!)

{{clear}}

==2010 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2010 3-30 Birthday Tournament Results.JPG|Standings from the 2010 3:30 Tournament
Image:2010 8-00 Birthday Tournament Results.JPG|Standings from the 2010 8:00 Tournament
Image:2010 Charlie TripleMega.jpg|Charlie Checker's Triple Mega Bounty Win
Image:2010 330 Top3.jpg|Top 3 Finishers from the 3:30 Tournament
Image:2010 330 Winner Pookie.jpg|Pookie, the 3:30 Tournament Champion
Image:2010 800 Top3.jpg|Top 3 Finishers from the 8:00 Tournament
Image:2010 800 Winner Charlie.jpg|Charlie Checker, the 8:00 Tournament Champion
Image:2010 All-In Dealing.jpg
Image:2010 Champion Trophy.jpg
Image:2010 Felt View.jpg
Image:2010 Medal Back.jpg
Image:2010 Prize Layout.jpg
Image:2010 Ro Dealing.jpg
Image:2010 Toilet & Megas.jpg
Image:2010 WCTV Alum.jpg
</gallery>
With the birthday event now firmly re-established after its 2009 resurrection, the 2010 iteration was a foregone conclusion. Email invitations went out via the mailing list on April 24, 2010.
---

The 2010 tournaments took place on June 26.
* The invitation for registration to the 2010 events was sent out late in the evening of April 24, 2010
* Within 48 hours of the the invitation, 76% of the available seats were reserved
* 24 hours later, 83% were reserved

{{clear}}

==2011 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2011_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2011 3:30 Tournament
Image:2011_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2011 8:00 Tournament
Image:2011-game1-general.jpg|3:30 Tournament Champion, The General
Image:2011-food-table.jpg|One of several food spreads
Image:2011-game1-winners.jpg|3:30 Tournament Winners
Image:2011-game2-irish-rifle.jpg|8:00 Tournament Champion, Irish Rifle
Image:2011-game2-winners.jpg|8:00 Tournament Winners
Image:2011-hambone-dealing.jpg|Hambone dealing
Image:2011-hambone-toilet.jpg|Hambone, 3:30 toilet winner
Image:2011-prize-money.jpg|Prize money
Image:2011-prize-table.jpg|Prize layout
Image:2011-weather-nerds.jpg|Congregation of weather nerds
</gallery>
The 2011 tournaments took place on June 25.
* The invitation for registration to the 2011 events was sent out 8am on May 29, 2011
* Two hours into registration, one table was filled in each game
* Nine hours in, only six seats remained in each game
* 24 hours after the invitation email was sent, only fours seats remained in each game
* Due to an odd confluence of events, two players in 2011 finished twice in the same tournament. One player was a no-show, but his seat was being held until after the first break. In the 3:30 game, Brad "Mayonnaise" Watkins was first out and requested to purchase the empty seat. This was allowed, and he then finished both 27th place and then 16th place. Mike "Hambone" Creamer was first out in the 8:00 game and he purchased the empty seat in that game, allowing him to finish 26th place and then 24th place.

{{clear}}

==2012 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2012 330 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2012 3:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2012 800 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2012 8:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2012.jpg|Finishes 2005-2012
Image:Hambone 2012 330 champion.jpg|2012 3:30 Champion, Hambone
Image:Mo money 2012 800 champion.jpg|2012 8:00 Champion, Mo Money
Image:2012 330 top3.jpg|2012 3:30 Top Three
Image:2012 800 top3.jpg|2012 8:00 Top Three
</gallery>
The 2012 tournaments took place on June 23.
* This is the first time that the tournaments fall on Jon's actual birthday.
* Invitation for registration went out at noon on 4/19/2012
===2012 Trivia===
* Every available add-on was purchased. Not one player still in the game at the time of the first two breaks of either game declined the option to buy additional chips.
* [[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]] became the second player to ever finish in the top three in both games, and the first player to ever finish both first and second in one year.
{{clear}}

==2013 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The 2013 tournaments took place on June 22.
* Invitations sent out March 23, 2013 at 7am
** Tournaments half full by 8:15am
** 2nd table full by 11:30am
** Only 3 seats left at 5pm
** One seat remained at 6pm
** 13 1/2 hours after invitations sent, tournaments were completely full
* On April 26, 2013, the game was expanded to a fourth table
** First table/player expansion since the game grew from 2 to 3 tables in 2006
** Four tables of 8 for a total of 32 players
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2013 330 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2013 3:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2013 800 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2013 8:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2013.jpg|Finishes 2005-2013
Image:T2 2013 330 champion.jpg|2013 3:30 Champion, T2
Image:Skip you 2013 800 champion.jpg|2013 8:00 Champion, Skip You
Image:2013 330 top3.jpg|2013 3:30 Top Three
Image:2013 800 top3.jpg|2013 8:00 Top Three
Image:acey deucey 2013 330 toilet.jpg|2013 3:30 First Out
Image:Fng 2013 800 toilet.jpg|2013 8:00 First Out
Image:2013 new chips.jpg|New tournament chips introduced in 2013
Image:2013 prize pool.jpg|2013 Prize Pool
Image:2013 2-table panorama.jpg|Two of the four tables
</gallery>
===2013 Trivia===
* [[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]] became the first player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first trophy was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2009_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2009]].
* Introduction of the Ham Sandwich option
** Named in honor of the first players to exercise the option back in 2011, Hambone and Mayonnaise.
** For each tournament there a single rebuy seat is available for sale.
** The first player busted out has the option of purchasing that seat and re-entering the game.
** If he refuses the Ham Sandwich, then each player to be busted out in succession will be offered the option until it's sold or until the game reaches the second break, at which time the Ham Sandwich goes bad and is no longer available (nobody wants a bad ham sandwich).
* Due to the expansion of the game, a new set of tournament chips were purchased and introduced in 2013 (pictured in gallery at right)
* [[Charlie Checker|Charlie "Charlie Checker" Elul]] firmly established himself as the Mega-Bounty Hunter. He now leads with five Mega-Bounties claimed since the tournaments began.
** His nearest rival is [[The Moth|Cory "The Moth" Patrick]] who has claimed three.
* The medals/ribbons for 2nd & 3rd place were replaced this year with trophies.
* With this year's 3rd place finish, [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] set the record for the most top-three finishes, with five.
** 2005/2nd, 2006/3rd, 2009/1st, 2012/3rd, 2013/3rd
** Second is [[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]] with four.
{{clear}}

==2014 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The eighth annual event took place on June 21, 2014. With the growth of the games from the previous year, the start time was adjusted back from 3:30pm to 1:30pm for the afternoon, and to 7:00pm from 8:00pm for the evening. Despite the adjustment, festivities still stretched into the wee hours of Sunday morning.

This was also the 10th anniversary of the first birthday tournament, due to the two skipped years in 2007/2008.

* Invitations were sent out April 14, 2014 at 6:48am
** One full table at 7:30am
** By noon, only 9 seats remained
** At 1:15pm (about 6 hours in), there was one remaining table
* Addon tokens were introduced this year.
** Tokens enable dealers to process add-ons right at the table.
** Color-coded popsicle sticks with nicknames written on them were used for the tokens.
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2014 130 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2014 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2014 700 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2014 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2014.jpg|Finishes 2005-2014

Image:Hambone 2014 130 champion.jpg|2014 1:30 Champion, Hambone
Image:Rufus 2014 700 champion.jpg|2014 7:00 Champion, Rufus
Image:2014 130 top3.jpg|2014 3:30 Top Three
Image:2014 700 top3.jpg|2014 8:00 Top Three
Image:The Transferter 130 toilet.jpg|2014 1:30 First Out
Image:Wyld Kitty 2014 700 toilet.jpg|2014 7:00 First Out

Image:Jrbpi-2014prizetable.jpg|2014 Trophy & Prize Table
Image:2014 Ham Sandwich.jpg|2014 Ham Sandwich Rebuy Option Container
Image:2014 45 cake.jpg|Birthday Cake
Image:2014 Food.jpg|Some of the Spread

Image:2014pb-panorama.jpg|Panorama Taken During the "Chair Speech"
</gallery>
===Trivia===
* [[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]] became the second player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2012_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2012]]
* [[Gator|Mike "Gator" Karmanos]] set the new record for making the most out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** The previous record for a Ham Sandwich was making it to 28th place.
** Mike lasted all the way to the second table break and finished 16th.

==2015 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The ninth annual event took place on June 20, 2015.

* Introduced a new formula for parsing RSVPs which take into account both the order received and number of previous birthday tournament games in which the player has participated.
** The intent was to find an equitable way to invite everyone at once, but ensure long-time supporters of the events aren't immediately shut out of a seat by new players who are quick on the draw.
* Invitations were sent out April 4, 2015 at high noon.
** Filled the first table in eight minutes
** Half full (two tables) in sixty-one minutes (1:01pm)
** Three quarters full in just over four hours (4:04pm)
** Within 27 hours of the invitation being sent, had 32 seats requested for both games with overflow

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2015 130 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2015 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2015 700 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2015 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res_finishes_thru_2015.jpg|Finishes 2005-2015

Image:Mo Money 2015 130 champion.jpg|2015 1:30 Champion, Mo Money
Image:Skip You 2015 700 champion.jpg|2015 7:00 Champion, Skip You
Image:2015 130 top3.jpg|2015 3:30 Top Three
Image:2015 700 top3.jpg|2015 8:00 Top Three
Image:Miracle Whip 2015 130 toilet.jpg|2015 1:30 First Out
Image:Mother Canucker 2015 700 toilet.jpg|2015 7:00 First Out

Image:2015 prize table.jpg|2015 Trophy & Prize Table
</gallery>
===Trivia===
* [[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]] became the third player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2012_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2012]]
* [[The Transferter|Pamela "The Transferter" Harper]] set the new record for making the most out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** The previous record for a Ham Sandwich was making it to 16th place.
** Pamela lasted all the way to the second table break and finished 14th.
* Conversely, [[Miracle Whip|Bradley "Miracle Whip" Watkins]] set the new record for making the least out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** Bradley busted out first, bought the Ham Sandwich, and then busted out again a few rounds later.
** Bradley became the first player to purchase the Ham Sandwich and still take home a toilet.
* With this year's 1st place finish, [[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]] tied [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] for the most top-three finishes, with five.
** 2005/3rd, 2009/3rd, 2011/3rd, 2013/1st, 2015/1st

==2016 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The tenth annual event was held June 25, 2016.

* Invitations were sent out on 4/25/2016 at 6:15pm
** Took only 37 minutes to fill the first table
** Took only 48 minutes to fill halfway; two full tables
** Third table six hours after invitations were sent out
** All seats filled after a little over two days: 64 hours

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2016 130 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2016 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2016 700 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2016 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res_finishes_thru_2016.jpg|Finishes 2005-2015

Image:2016 Prize Table.jpg|2016 Trophy & Prize Table
</gallery>

==2017 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
Eleventh annual event scheduled for June 24, 2017.

* Invitations sent out 5/6/2017 at 9:25am
** First table full at 9:59am (34 minutes)

==Champions==
{| {{prettytable}}
|-
!{{Hl2}}|Year
!{{Hl2}}|Champion

|-
|2005
|[[Mad Dog|Rob "Mad Dog" Nucatola]]

|-
|2005
|[[Money|Rod "Money" Morris]]

|-
|2006
|[[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]]

|-
|2006
|[[Nuts|Kevin "Nuts" McNulty]]

|-
|2009
|[[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] ''(chop)''

|-
|2009
|[[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] ''(chop)''

|-
|2009
|[[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]]

|-
|2010
|[[Pookie|Matt "Pookie" Henderson]]

|-
|2010
|[[Charlie Checker|Charlie "Charlie Checker" Elul]]

|-
|2011
|[[The General|Mike "The General" Smith]]

|-
|2011
|[[Irish Rifle|Nate "Irish Rifle" Harrington]]

|-
|2012
|[[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]]

|-
|2012
|[[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]]

|-
|2013
|[[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]]

|-
|2013
|[[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]]

|-
|2014
|[[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]]

|-
|2014
|[[Rufus|Drew "Rufus" Kocur]]

|-
|2015
|[[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]]

|-
|2015
|[[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]]

|-
|2016
|[[The Lazz|Gregg "The Lazz" Lassley]]

|-
|2016
|[[Mr. Fix-All|Bryan "Mr. Fix-All" Eiler]]
|}

==To-Do==
*2005
**Trivia
*2006
**Pics
**Trivia
*2010
**Pics
**Trivia
*2011
**Trivia

Jon Reddick Birthday Poker Invitationals

2017-05-06T14:07:01Z

Reddick:

{{tocright}}[[File:Jrbpi-2014prizetable.jpg|thumb|left|thumb|500px]]The '''Jon Reddick Birthday Poker Invitiationals''' are a series of annual Texas Hold'em poker games held by and for [[Jon Reddick]] for his birthday each year.

In the spring of 2005, as Jon's birthday was drawing near, he and his wife, [[Ro Reddick|Ro]], conceived a birthday party with all of Jon's poker buddies, but that was more than a party. It was decided that the party that year would be a grander version of their regular poker games which was to last throughout the day. As the planning evolved, it turned into two tournaments, one in the afternoon and another in the evening. Each game was to last upwards of four hours, and accommodate many more players.

The first birthday tournaments in 2005 were very successful and got positive reviews from many attendees, so it was more an obvious transition than a conscious decision that the tournaments become an annual event.
{{clear}}

==2005 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2005_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2005 3:30 Tournament
Image:2005_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2005 8:00 Tournament
Image:2005_Money_Champion.JPG
Image:2005_330_Winners.JPG
Image:2005_Mad_Dog_Champion.JPG
Image:2005_800_Winners.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP1.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP2.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP3.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP4.JPG
Image:2005_Rod_Rob_Champions.JPG
</gallery>
The inaugural 2005 tournaments were held (unless anyone has evidence or recollection to the contrary), on June 25.

Both games were seated with two nine-player tables.
===Trivia===
* [[Mr. Poker|Jon "Mr. Poker" Reddick]] (then "Ugly Shirt") was the only player to make the money in both games, finishing third in both.
* The prizes included payouts for the top four finishers.
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Tallahassee on [[Lucky Debonair Trail]].
{{clear}}

==2006 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2006_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2006 3:30 Tournament
Image:2006_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2006 8:00 Tournament
</gallery>
The 2006 tournaments were held on July 1. This year the seating was increased from two tables (eighteen players) to three (twenty seven players). All three tables were filled.
===Trivia===
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Tallahassee on [[Lucky Debonair Trail]].
* The prizes included payouts for the top six finishers.
* [[Retro|Pam "Retro" Thomas]] became the second player make the money in both games in a single year, finishing both fifth and fourth.
* Mega-Bounties of $27 each, per game, were placed on [[Mad Dog|Rob "Mad Dog" Nucatola]] and [[Money|Rod "Money" Morris]] as the champions from the previous year. Those four bounties were claimed by [[Wide Track|Greg "Wide Track" Beck]], [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]], [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] and "Milk Money" (non-regular friend-of-a-friend).
{{clear}}

==The Hiatus==
In late April 2007, after nearly twenty years in Tallahassee, Jon and his family relocated to Jacksonville, Florida to follow a new [[Thomson Grass Valley|job opportunity]]. Living out of boxes in a new rental house in Jacksonville, now hours away from all of the regular poker players, was far from ideal for the continuation of the established event.

As such, Jon made the sad decision to forgo the event in 2007, with plans to start up again in 2008.

As mid-2008 approached and again found the household in upheaval. The new job in Jacksonville and solidified from a contract position to a permanent one, and they were packing up the house and preparing to move. There were several inquiries made by players back in Tallahassee as to whether or not the event was happening in 2008, but again it had to be postponed.

==2009 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2009_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2009 3:30 Tournament
Image:2009_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2009 8:00 Tournament
Image:2009_330_TOP3.JPG|The top 3 finishers from the 3:30 Tournament
Image:2009_800_TOP3.JPG|The top 3 finishers from the 8:00 Tournament
Image:2009_CHOP.JPG|The historic chop for 1st
Image:2009 Bday Poker Payouts.jpg|All of the prize money: one-dollar bills wrapped in $20/$10/$5 bundles
Image:2009 Bday Poker Prizes.jpg|The prizes & trophies
Image:2009_GROUP1.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP2.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP3.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP4.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP5.JPG
Image:2009_SPREAD.JPG
Image:2009_CAKE.JPG
</gallery>
During the two off years, Jon had cultivated a fresh batch of regular poker players in the newly-formed [[Mandarin Poker Tour]]; the spiritual successor to the [[Killearn Poker Tour|group in Tallahassee]].

The Reddicks had settled into their new [[Everholly Lane|home in Jacksonville]], and the time was right to resurrect the birthday games. Jon's main concern, though, was that there really weren't enough MPT players to fill up the three-table roster, and it was uncertain how many KPT players would be willing to make the drive. As it would turn out, those concerns were unfounded.

The mass-email invitation was sent out to all KPT & MPT players on March 29, 2009. Within two days, the roster was one-third full. Two days later, only eight seats were left open. By April 6, 2009; less than ten days after the opening of registration, the rosters for both games were filled (give or take a seat) with an even mix of both MPT locals, and KPT players willing to make the drive.

In the intervening ten weeks, the roster saw a couple of drop-outs and some last-minute fill-ins, but by the date of the event, on June 27, 2009, both games were fully seated with 27 players.
===2009 Trivia===
* The 3:30 game saw the first ever chop of 1st & 2nd place in a Birthday Invitational. When the game was down to just two remaining players, [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] and [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] agreed to split the top two places' prize money almost immediately. Since there were prizes and places to be awarded, though (a first-place trophy and second-place medal), they agreed to play a single hand open to decide it. Slo-Mo won the hand and claimed the trophy.
* [[The Moth|Cory "The Moth" Patrick]] became the third player make the money in both games in a single year, finishing both sixth and third.
* This event was notable as Jon's fortieth birthday.
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Jacksonville on [[Everholly Lane]].
* The prizes included payouts for the top seven finishers.
* [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] became the winningest Invitational player, having won a first in 2006, and then chopped for first this year.
* [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] extended his streak and is now the only player to have finished in the money in at least one tournament at each of the first four invitationals.
* Historically, Mega-Bounties were placed on the heads of the previous year's winners, but since it had been three years since the last games, and there was potential that not all previous players would be able to make the trip, the Mega targets have been selected based on other criteria.
** 3:30 Tournament (Descriptions from announcement email)
*** Jon "Mr. Poker" Reddick (Because I'm 40, why else?)
*** Greg "Wide Track" Beck (Because he won the MPT Prize League for the second half of 2008)
** 8:00 Tournament (Descriptions from announcement email)
*** Mike "Hambone" Creamer (Because he's been high-rolling in casinos over the past few months and feels invulnerable!)
*** Grace "Internet" Sumpter (Because she's Grace! Seriously, have you ever been heads-up with Grace? Good luck!)

{{clear}}

==2010 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2010 3-30 Birthday Tournament Results.JPG|Standings from the 2010 3:30 Tournament
Image:2010 8-00 Birthday Tournament Results.JPG|Standings from the 2010 8:00 Tournament
Image:2010 Charlie TripleMega.jpg|Charlie Checker's Triple Mega Bounty Win
Image:2010 330 Top3.jpg|Top 3 Finishers from the 3:30 Tournament
Image:2010 330 Winner Pookie.jpg|Pookie, the 3:30 Tournament Champion
Image:2010 800 Top3.jpg|Top 3 Finishers from the 8:00 Tournament
Image:2010 800 Winner Charlie.jpg|Charlie Checker, the 8:00 Tournament Champion
Image:2010 All-In Dealing.jpg
Image:2010 Champion Trophy.jpg
Image:2010 Felt View.jpg
Image:2010 Medal Back.jpg
Image:2010 Prize Layout.jpg
Image:2010 Ro Dealing.jpg
Image:2010 Toilet & Megas.jpg
Image:2010 WCTV Alum.jpg
</gallery>
With the birthday event now firmly re-established after its 2009 resurrection, the 2010 iteration was a foregone conclusion. Email invitations went out via the mailing list on April 24, 2010.
---

The 2010 tournaments took place on June 26.
* The invitation for registration to the 2010 events was sent out late in the evening of April 24, 2010
* Within 48 hours of the the invitation, 76% of the available seats were reserved
* 24 hours later, 83% were reserved

{{clear}}

==2011 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2011_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2011 3:30 Tournament
Image:2011_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2011 8:00 Tournament
Image:2011-game1-general.jpg|3:30 Tournament Champion, The General
Image:2011-food-table.jpg|One of several food spreads
Image:2011-game1-winners.jpg|3:30 Tournament Winners
Image:2011-game2-irish-rifle.jpg|8:00 Tournament Champion, Irish Rifle
Image:2011-game2-winners.jpg|8:00 Tournament Winners
Image:2011-hambone-dealing.jpg|Hambone dealing
Image:2011-hambone-toilet.jpg|Hambone, 3:30 toilet winner
Image:2011-prize-money.jpg|Prize money
Image:2011-prize-table.jpg|Prize layout
Image:2011-weather-nerds.jpg|Congregation of weather nerds
</gallery>
The 2011 tournaments took place on June 25.
* The invitation for registration to the 2011 events was sent out 8am on May 29, 2011
* Two hours into registration, one table was filled in each game
* Nine hours in, only six seats remained in each game
* 24 hours after the invitation email was sent, only fours seats remained in each game
* Due to an odd confluence of events, two players in 2011 finished twice in the same tournament. One player was a no-show, but his seat was being held until after the first break. In the 3:30 game, Brad "Mayonnaise" Watkins was first out and requested to purchase the empty seat. This was allowed, and he then finished both 27th place and then 16th place. Mike "Hambone" Creamer was first out in the 8:00 game and he purchased the empty seat in that game, allowing him to finish 26th place and then 24th place.

{{clear}}

==2012 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2012 330 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2012 3:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2012 800 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2012 8:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2012.jpg|Finishes 2005-2012
Image:Hambone 2012 330 champion.jpg|2012 3:30 Champion, Hambone
Image:Mo money 2012 800 champion.jpg|2012 8:00 Champion, Mo Money
Image:2012 330 top3.jpg|2012 3:30 Top Three
Image:2012 800 top3.jpg|2012 8:00 Top Three
</gallery>
The 2012 tournaments took place on June 23.
* This is the first time that the tournaments fall on Jon's actual birthday.
* Invitation for registration went out at noon on 4/19/2012
===2012 Trivia===
* Every available add-on was purchased. Not one player still in the game at the time of the first two breaks of either game declined the option to buy additional chips.
* [[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]] became the second player to ever finish in the top three in both games, and the first player to ever finish both first and second in one year.
{{clear}}

==2013 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The 2013 tournaments took place on June 22.
* Invitations sent out March 23, 2013 at 7am
** Tournaments half full by 8:15am
** 2nd table full by 11:30am
** Only 3 seats left at 5pm
** One seat remained at 6pm
** 13 1/2 hours after invitations sent, tournaments were completely full
* On April 26, 2013, the game was expanded to a fourth table
** First table/player expansion since the game grew from 2 to 3 tables in 2006
** Four tables of 8 for a total of 32 players
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2013 330 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2013 3:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2013 800 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2013 8:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2013.jpg|Finishes 2005-2013
Image:T2 2013 330 champion.jpg|2013 3:30 Champion, T2
Image:Skip you 2013 800 champion.jpg|2013 8:00 Champion, Skip You
Image:2013 330 top3.jpg|2013 3:30 Top Three
Image:2013 800 top3.jpg|2013 8:00 Top Three
Image:acey deucey 2013 330 toilet.jpg|2013 3:30 First Out
Image:Fng 2013 800 toilet.jpg|2013 8:00 First Out
Image:2013 new chips.jpg|New tournament chips introduced in 2013
Image:2013 prize pool.jpg|2013 Prize Pool
Image:2013 2-table panorama.jpg|Two of the four tables
</gallery>
===2013 Trivia===
* [[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]] became the first player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first trophy was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2009_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2009]].
* Introduction of the Ham Sandwich option
** Named in honor of the first players to exercise the option back in 2011, Hambone and Mayonnaise.
** For each tournament there a single rebuy seat is available for sale.
** The first player busted out has the option of purchasing that seat and re-entering the game.
** If he refuses the Ham Sandwich, then each player to be busted out in succession will be offered the option until it's sold or until the game reaches the second break, at which time the Ham Sandwich goes bad and is no longer available (nobody wants a bad ham sandwich).
* Due to the expansion of the game, a new set of tournament chips were purchased and introduced in 2013 (pictured in gallery at right)
* [[Charlie Checker|Charlie "Charlie Checker" Elul]] firmly established himself as the Mega-Bounty Hunter. He now leads with five Mega-Bounties claimed since the tournaments began.
** His nearest rival is [[The Moth|Cory "The Moth" Patrick]] who has claimed three.
* The medals/ribbons for 2nd & 3rd place were replaced this year with trophies.
* With this year's 3rd place finish, [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] set the record for the most top-three finishes, with five.
** 2005/2nd, 2006/3rd, 2009/1st, 2012/3rd, 2013/3rd
** Second is [[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]] with four.
{{clear}}

==2014 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The eighth annual event took place on June 21, 2014. With the growth of the games from the previous year, the start time was adjusted back from 3:30pm to 1:30pm for the afternoon, and to 7:00pm from 8:00pm for the evening. Despite the adjustment, festivities still stretched into the wee hours of Sunday morning.

This was also the 10th anniversary of the first birthday tournament, due to the two skipped years in 2007/2008.

* Invitations were sent out April 14, 2014 at 6:48am
** One full table at 7:30am
** By noon, only 9 seats remained
** At 1:15pm (about 6 hours in), there was one remaining table
* Addon tokens were introduced this year.
** Tokens enable dealers to process add-ons right at the table.
** Color-coded popsicle sticks with nicknames written on them were used for the tokens.
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2014 130 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2014 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2014 700 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2014 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2014.jpg|Finishes 2005-2014

Image:Hambone 2014 130 champion.jpg|2014 1:30 Champion, Hambone
Image:Rufus 2014 700 champion.jpg|2014 7:00 Champion, Rufus
Image:2014 130 top3.jpg|2014 3:30 Top Three
Image:2014 700 top3.jpg|2014 8:00 Top Three
Image:The Transferter 130 toilet.jpg|2014 1:30 First Out
Image:Wyld Kitty 2014 700 toilet.jpg|2014 7:00 First Out

Image:Jrbpi-2014prizetable.jpg|2014 Trophy & Prize Table
Image:2014 Ham Sandwich.jpg|2014 Ham Sandwich Rebuy Option Container
Image:2014 45 cake.jpg|Birthday Cake
Image:2014 Food.jpg|Some of the Spread

Image:2014pb-panorama.jpg|Panorama Taken During the "Chair Speech"
</gallery>
===Trivia===
* [[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]] became the second player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2012_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2012]]
* [[Gator|Mike "Gator" Karmanos]] set the new record for making the most out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** The previous record for a Ham Sandwich was making it to 28th place.
** Mike lasted all the way to the second table break and finished 16th.

==2015 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The ninth annual event took place on June 20, 2015.

* Introduced a new formula for parsing RSVPs which take into account both the order received and number of previous birthday tournament games in which the player has participated.
** The intent was to find an equitable way to invite everyone at once, but ensure long-time supporters of the events aren't immediately shut out of a seat by new players who are quick on the draw.
* Invitations were sent out April 4, 2015 at high noon.
** Filled the first table in eight minutes
** Half full (two tables) in sixty-one minutes (1:01pm)
** Three quarters full in just over four hours (4:04pm)
** Within 27 hours of the invitation being sent, had 32 seats requested for both games with overflow

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2015 130 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2015 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2015 700 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2015 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res_finishes_thru_2015.jpg|Finishes 2005-2015

Image:Mo Money 2015 130 champion.jpg|2015 1:30 Champion, Mo Money
Image:Skip You 2015 700 champion.jpg|2015 7:00 Champion, Skip You
Image:2015 130 top3.jpg|2015 3:30 Top Three
Image:2015 700 top3.jpg|2015 8:00 Top Three
Image:Miracle Whip 2015 130 toilet.jpg|2015 1:30 First Out
Image:Mother Canucker 2015 700 toilet.jpg|2015 7:00 First Out

Image:2015 prize table.jpg|2015 Trophy & Prize Table
</gallery>
===Trivia===
* [[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]] became the third player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2012_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2012]]
* [[The Transferter|Pamela "The Transferter" Harper]] set the new record for making the most out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** The previous record for a Ham Sandwich was making it to 16th place.
** Pamela lasted all the way to the second table break and finished 14th.
* Conversely, [[Miracle Whip|Bradley "Miracle Whip" Watkins]] set the new record for making the least out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** Bradley busted out first, bought the Ham Sandwich, and then busted out again a few rounds later.
** Bradley became the first player to purchase the Ham Sandwich and still take home a toilet.
* With this year's 1st place finish, [[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]] tied [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] for the most top-three finishes, with five.
** 2005/3rd, 2009/3rd, 2011/3rd, 2013/1st, 2015/1st

==2016 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The tenth annual event was held June 25, 2016.

* Invitations were sent out on 4/25/2016 at 6:15pm
** Took only 37 minutes to fill the first table
** Took only 48 minutes to fill halfway; two full tables
** Third table six hours after invitations were sent out
** All seats filled after a little over two days: 64 hours

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2016 130 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2016 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2016 700 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2016 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res_finishes_thru_2016.jpg|Finishes 2005-2015

Image:2016 Prize Table.jpg|2016 Trophy & Prize Table
</gallery>

==2016 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
Eleventh annual event scheduled for June 24, 2017.

* Invitations sent out 5/6/2017 at 9:25am
** First table full at 9:59am (34 minutes)

==Champions==
{| {{prettytable}}
|-
!{{Hl2}}|Year
!{{Hl2}}|Champion

|-
|2005
|[[Mad Dog|Rob "Mad Dog" Nucatola]]

|-
|2005
|[[Money|Rod "Money" Morris]]

|-
|2006
|[[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]]

|-
|2006
|[[Nuts|Kevin "Nuts" McNulty]]

|-
|2009
|[[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] ''(chop)''

|-
|2009
|[[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] ''(chop)''

|-
|2009
|[[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]]

|-
|2010
|[[Pookie|Matt "Pookie" Henderson]]

|-
|2010
|[[Charlie Checker|Charlie "Charlie Checker" Elul]]

|-
|2011
|[[The General|Mike "The General" Smith]]

|-
|2011
|[[Irish Rifle|Nate "Irish Rifle" Harrington]]

|-
|2012
|[[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]]

|-
|2012
|[[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]]

|-
|2013
|[[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]]

|-
|2013
|[[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]]

|-
|2014
|[[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]]

|-
|2014
|[[Rufus|Drew "Rufus" Kocur]]

|-
|2015
|[[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]]

|-
|2015
|[[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]]

|-
|2016
|[[The Lazz|Gregg "The Lazz" Lassley]]

|-
|2016
|[[Mr. Fix-All|Bryan "Mr. Fix-All" Eiler]]
|}

==To-Do==
*2005
**Trivia
*2006
**Pics
**Trivia
*2010
**Pics
**Trivia
*2011
**Trivia

Jon Reddick Birthday Poker Invitationals

2017-05-06T10:59:16Z

Reddick: /* Champions */

{{tocright}}[[File:Jrbpi-2014prizetable.jpg|thumb|left|thumb|500px]]The '''Jon Reddick Birthday Poker Invitiationals''' are a series of annual Texas Hold'em poker games held by and for [[Jon Reddick]] for his birthday each year.

In the spring of 2005, as Jon's birthday was drawing near, he and his wife, [[Ro Reddick|Ro]], conceived a birthday party with all of Jon's poker buddies, but that was more than a party. It was decided that the party that year would be a grander version of their regular poker games which was to last throughout the day. As the planning evolved, it turned into two tournaments, one in the afternoon and another in the evening. Each game was to last upwards of four hours, and accommodate many more players.

The first birthday tournaments in 2005 were very successful and got positive reviews from many attendees, so it was more an obvious transition than a conscious decision that the tournaments become an annual event.
{{clear}}

==2005 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2005_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2005 3:30 Tournament
Image:2005_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2005 8:00 Tournament
Image:2005_Money_Champion.JPG
Image:2005_330_Winners.JPG
Image:2005_Mad_Dog_Champion.JPG
Image:2005_800_Winners.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP1.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP2.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP3.JPG
Image:2005_GROUP4.JPG
Image:2005_Rod_Rob_Champions.JPG
</gallery>
The inaugural 2005 tournaments were held (unless anyone has evidence or recollection to the contrary), on June 25.

Both games were seated with two nine-player tables.
===Trivia===
* [[Mr. Poker|Jon "Mr. Poker" Reddick]] (then "Ugly Shirt") was the only player to make the money in both games, finishing third in both.
* The prizes included payouts for the top four finishers.
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Tallahassee on [[Lucky Debonair Trail]].
{{clear}}

==2006 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2006_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2006 3:30 Tournament
Image:2006_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2006 8:00 Tournament
</gallery>
The 2006 tournaments were held on July 1. This year the seating was increased from two tables (eighteen players) to three (twenty seven players). All three tables were filled.
===Trivia===
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Tallahassee on [[Lucky Debonair Trail]].
* The prizes included payouts for the top six finishers.
* [[Retro|Pam "Retro" Thomas]] became the second player make the money in both games in a single year, finishing both fifth and fourth.
* Mega-Bounties of $27 each, per game, were placed on [[Mad Dog|Rob "Mad Dog" Nucatola]] and [[Money|Rod "Money" Morris]] as the champions from the previous year. Those four bounties were claimed by [[Wide Track|Greg "Wide Track" Beck]], [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]], [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] and "Milk Money" (non-regular friend-of-a-friend).
{{clear}}

==The Hiatus==
In late April 2007, after nearly twenty years in Tallahassee, Jon and his family relocated to Jacksonville, Florida to follow a new [[Thomson Grass Valley|job opportunity]]. Living out of boxes in a new rental house in Jacksonville, now hours away from all of the regular poker players, was far from ideal for the continuation of the established event.

As such, Jon made the sad decision to forgo the event in 2007, with plans to start up again in 2008.

As mid-2008 approached and again found the household in upheaval. The new job in Jacksonville and solidified from a contract position to a permanent one, and they were packing up the house and preparing to move. There were several inquiries made by players back in Tallahassee as to whether or not the event was happening in 2008, but again it had to be postponed.

==2009 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2009_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2009 3:30 Tournament
Image:2009_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2009 8:00 Tournament
Image:2009_330_TOP3.JPG|The top 3 finishers from the 3:30 Tournament
Image:2009_800_TOP3.JPG|The top 3 finishers from the 8:00 Tournament
Image:2009_CHOP.JPG|The historic chop for 1st
Image:2009 Bday Poker Payouts.jpg|All of the prize money: one-dollar bills wrapped in $20/$10/$5 bundles
Image:2009 Bday Poker Prizes.jpg|The prizes & trophies
Image:2009_GROUP1.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP2.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP3.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP4.JPG
Image:2009_GROUP5.JPG
Image:2009_SPREAD.JPG
Image:2009_CAKE.JPG
</gallery>
During the two off years, Jon had cultivated a fresh batch of regular poker players in the newly-formed [[Mandarin Poker Tour]]; the spiritual successor to the [[Killearn Poker Tour|group in Tallahassee]].

The Reddicks had settled into their new [[Everholly Lane|home in Jacksonville]], and the time was right to resurrect the birthday games. Jon's main concern, though, was that there really weren't enough MPT players to fill up the three-table roster, and it was uncertain how many KPT players would be willing to make the drive. As it would turn out, those concerns were unfounded.

The mass-email invitation was sent out to all KPT & MPT players on March 29, 2009. Within two days, the roster was one-third full. Two days later, only eight seats were left open. By April 6, 2009; less than ten days after the opening of registration, the rosters for both games were filled (give or take a seat) with an even mix of both MPT locals, and KPT players willing to make the drive.

In the intervening ten weeks, the roster saw a couple of drop-outs and some last-minute fill-ins, but by the date of the event, on June 27, 2009, both games were fully seated with 27 players.
===2009 Trivia===
* The 3:30 game saw the first ever chop of 1st & 2nd place in a Birthday Invitational. When the game was down to just two remaining players, [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] and [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] agreed to split the top two places' prize money almost immediately. Since there were prizes and places to be awarded, though (a first-place trophy and second-place medal), they agreed to play a single hand open to decide it. Slo-Mo won the hand and claimed the trophy.
* [[The Moth|Cory "The Moth" Patrick]] became the third player make the money in both games in a single year, finishing both sixth and third.
* This event was notable as Jon's fortieth birthday.
* The games were held at the Reddick's home in Jacksonville on [[Everholly Lane]].
* The prizes included payouts for the top seven finishers.
* [[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] became the winningest Invitational player, having won a first in 2006, and then chopped for first this year.
* [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] extended his streak and is now the only player to have finished in the money in at least one tournament at each of the first four invitationals.
* Historically, Mega-Bounties were placed on the heads of the previous year's winners, but since it had been three years since the last games, and there was potential that not all previous players would be able to make the trip, the Mega targets have been selected based on other criteria.
** 3:30 Tournament (Descriptions from announcement email)
*** Jon "Mr. Poker" Reddick (Because I'm 40, why else?)
*** Greg "Wide Track" Beck (Because he won the MPT Prize League for the second half of 2008)
** 8:00 Tournament (Descriptions from announcement email)
*** Mike "Hambone" Creamer (Because he's been high-rolling in casinos over the past few months and feels invulnerable!)
*** Grace "Internet" Sumpter (Because she's Grace! Seriously, have you ever been heads-up with Grace? Good luck!)

{{clear}}

==2010 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2010 3-30 Birthday Tournament Results.JPG|Standings from the 2010 3:30 Tournament
Image:2010 8-00 Birthday Tournament Results.JPG|Standings from the 2010 8:00 Tournament
Image:2010 Charlie TripleMega.jpg|Charlie Checker's Triple Mega Bounty Win
Image:2010 330 Top3.jpg|Top 3 Finishers from the 3:30 Tournament
Image:2010 330 Winner Pookie.jpg|Pookie, the 3:30 Tournament Champion
Image:2010 800 Top3.jpg|Top 3 Finishers from the 8:00 Tournament
Image:2010 800 Winner Charlie.jpg|Charlie Checker, the 8:00 Tournament Champion
Image:2010 All-In Dealing.jpg
Image:2010 Champion Trophy.jpg
Image:2010 Felt View.jpg
Image:2010 Medal Back.jpg
Image:2010 Prize Layout.jpg
Image:2010 Ro Dealing.jpg
Image:2010 Toilet & Megas.jpg
Image:2010 WCTV Alum.jpg
</gallery>
With the birthday event now firmly re-established after its 2009 resurrection, the 2010 iteration was a foregone conclusion. Email invitations went out via the mailing list on April 24, 2010.
---

The 2010 tournaments took place on June 26.
* The invitation for registration to the 2010 events was sent out late in the evening of April 24, 2010
* Within 48 hours of the the invitation, 76% of the available seats were reserved
* 24 hours later, 83% were reserved

{{clear}}

==2011 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:2011_330_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2011 3:30 Tournament
Image:2011_800_Results.jpg|Standings from the 2011 8:00 Tournament
Image:2011-game1-general.jpg|3:30 Tournament Champion, The General
Image:2011-food-table.jpg|One of several food spreads
Image:2011-game1-winners.jpg|3:30 Tournament Winners
Image:2011-game2-irish-rifle.jpg|8:00 Tournament Champion, Irish Rifle
Image:2011-game2-winners.jpg|8:00 Tournament Winners
Image:2011-hambone-dealing.jpg|Hambone dealing
Image:2011-hambone-toilet.jpg|Hambone, 3:30 toilet winner
Image:2011-prize-money.jpg|Prize money
Image:2011-prize-table.jpg|Prize layout
Image:2011-weather-nerds.jpg|Congregation of weather nerds
</gallery>
The 2011 tournaments took place on June 25.
* The invitation for registration to the 2011 events was sent out 8am on May 29, 2011
* Two hours into registration, one table was filled in each game
* Nine hours in, only six seats remained in each game
* 24 hours after the invitation email was sent, only fours seats remained in each game
* Due to an odd confluence of events, two players in 2011 finished twice in the same tournament. One player was a no-show, but his seat was being held until after the first break. In the 3:30 game, Brad "Mayonnaise" Watkins was first out and requested to purchase the empty seat. This was allowed, and he then finished both 27th place and then 16th place. Mike "Hambone" Creamer was first out in the 8:00 game and he purchased the empty seat in that game, allowing him to finish 26th place and then 24th place.

{{clear}}

==2012 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2012 330 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2012 3:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2012 800 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2012 8:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2012.jpg|Finishes 2005-2012
Image:Hambone 2012 330 champion.jpg|2012 3:30 Champion, Hambone
Image:Mo money 2012 800 champion.jpg|2012 8:00 Champion, Mo Money
Image:2012 330 top3.jpg|2012 3:30 Top Three
Image:2012 800 top3.jpg|2012 8:00 Top Three
</gallery>
The 2012 tournaments took place on June 23.
* This is the first time that the tournaments fall on Jon's actual birthday.
* Invitation for registration went out at noon on 4/19/2012
===2012 Trivia===
* Every available add-on was purchased. Not one player still in the game at the time of the first two breaks of either game declined the option to buy additional chips.
* [[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]] became the second player to ever finish in the top three in both games, and the first player to ever finish both first and second in one year.
{{clear}}

==2013 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The 2013 tournaments took place on June 22.
* Invitations sent out March 23, 2013 at 7am
** Tournaments half full by 8:15am
** 2nd table full by 11:30am
** Only 3 seats left at 5pm
** One seat remained at 6pm
** 13 1/2 hours after invitations sent, tournaments were completely full
* On April 26, 2013, the game was expanded to a fourth table
** First table/player expansion since the game grew from 2 to 3 tables in 2006
** Four tables of 8 for a total of 32 players
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2013 330 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2013 3:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2013 800 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2013 8:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2013.jpg|Finishes 2005-2013
Image:T2 2013 330 champion.jpg|2013 3:30 Champion, T2
Image:Skip you 2013 800 champion.jpg|2013 8:00 Champion, Skip You
Image:2013 330 top3.jpg|2013 3:30 Top Three
Image:2013 800 top3.jpg|2013 8:00 Top Three
Image:acey deucey 2013 330 toilet.jpg|2013 3:30 First Out
Image:Fng 2013 800 toilet.jpg|2013 8:00 First Out
Image:2013 new chips.jpg|New tournament chips introduced in 2013
Image:2013 prize pool.jpg|2013 Prize Pool
Image:2013 2-table panorama.jpg|Two of the four tables
</gallery>
===2013 Trivia===
* [[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]] became the first player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first trophy was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2009_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2009]].
* Introduction of the Ham Sandwich option
** Named in honor of the first players to exercise the option back in 2011, Hambone and Mayonnaise.
** For each tournament there a single rebuy seat is available for sale.
** The first player busted out has the option of purchasing that seat and re-entering the game.
** If he refuses the Ham Sandwich, then each player to be busted out in succession will be offered the option until it's sold or until the game reaches the second break, at which time the Ham Sandwich goes bad and is no longer available (nobody wants a bad ham sandwich).
* Due to the expansion of the game, a new set of tournament chips were purchased and introduced in 2013 (pictured in gallery at right)
* [[Charlie Checker|Charlie "Charlie Checker" Elul]] firmly established himself as the Mega-Bounty Hunter. He now leads with five Mega-Bounties claimed since the tournaments began.
** His nearest rival is [[The Moth|Cory "The Moth" Patrick]] who has claimed three.
* The medals/ribbons for 2nd & 3rd place were replaced this year with trophies.
* With this year's 3rd place finish, [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] set the record for the most top-three finishes, with five.
** 2005/2nd, 2006/3rd, 2009/1st, 2012/3rd, 2013/3rd
** Second is [[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]] with four.
{{clear}}

==2014 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The eighth annual event took place on June 21, 2014. With the growth of the games from the previous year, the start time was adjusted back from 3:30pm to 1:30pm for the afternoon, and to 7:00pm from 8:00pm for the evening. Despite the adjustment, festivities still stretched into the wee hours of Sunday morning.

This was also the 10th anniversary of the first birthday tournament, due to the two skipped years in 2007/2008.

* Invitations were sent out April 14, 2014 at 6:48am
** One full table at 7:30am
** By noon, only 9 seats remained
** At 1:15pm (about 6 hours in), there was one remaining table
* Addon tokens were introduced this year.
** Tokens enable dealers to process add-ons right at the table.
** Color-coded popsicle sticks with nicknames written on them were used for the tokens.
<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2014 130 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2014 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2014 700 Results.jpg|Standings from the 2014 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res finishes thru 2014.jpg|Finishes 2005-2014

Image:Hambone 2014 130 champion.jpg|2014 1:30 Champion, Hambone
Image:Rufus 2014 700 champion.jpg|2014 7:00 Champion, Rufus
Image:2014 130 top3.jpg|2014 3:30 Top Three
Image:2014 700 top3.jpg|2014 8:00 Top Three
Image:The Transferter 130 toilet.jpg|2014 1:30 First Out
Image:Wyld Kitty 2014 700 toilet.jpg|2014 7:00 First Out

Image:Jrbpi-2014prizetable.jpg|2014 Trophy & Prize Table
Image:2014 Ham Sandwich.jpg|2014 Ham Sandwich Rebuy Option Container
Image:2014 45 cake.jpg|Birthday Cake
Image:2014 Food.jpg|Some of the Spread

Image:2014pb-panorama.jpg|Panorama Taken During the "Chair Speech"
</gallery>
===Trivia===
* [[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]] became the second player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2012_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2012]]
* [[Gator|Mike "Gator" Karmanos]] set the new record for making the most out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** The previous record for a Ham Sandwich was making it to 28th place.
** Mike lasted all the way to the second table break and finished 16th.

==2015 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The ninth annual event took place on June 20, 2015.

* Introduced a new formula for parsing RSVPs which take into account both the order received and number of previous birthday tournament games in which the player has participated.
** The intent was to find an equitable way to invite everyone at once, but ensure long-time supporters of the events aren't immediately shut out of a seat by new players who are quick on the draw.
* Invitations were sent out April 4, 2015 at high noon.
** Filled the first table in eight minutes
** Half full (two tables) in sixty-one minutes (1:01pm)
** Three quarters full in just over four hours (4:04pm)
** Within 27 hours of the invitation being sent, had 32 seats requested for both games with overflow

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2015 130 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2015 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2015 700 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2015 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res_finishes_thru_2015.jpg|Finishes 2005-2015

Image:Mo Money 2015 130 champion.jpg|2015 1:30 Champion, Mo Money
Image:Skip You 2015 700 champion.jpg|2015 7:00 Champion, Skip You
Image:2015 130 top3.jpg|2015 3:30 Top Three
Image:2015 700 top3.jpg|2015 8:00 Top Three
Image:Miracle Whip 2015 130 toilet.jpg|2015 1:30 First Out
Image:Mother Canucker 2015 700 toilet.jpg|2015 7:00 First Out

Image:2015 prize table.jpg|2015 Trophy & Prize Table
</gallery>
===Trivia===
* [[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]] became the third player to ever take home a second 1st place trophy in the history of the tournaments.
** His first was in [[Jon_Reddick_Birthday_Poker_Invitationals#2012_Birthday_Invitational_Tournaments|2012]]
* [[The Transferter|Pamela "The Transferter" Harper]] set the new record for making the most out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** The previous record for a Ham Sandwich was making it to 16th place.
** Pamela lasted all the way to the second table break and finished 14th.
* Conversely, [[Miracle Whip|Bradley "Miracle Whip" Watkins]] set the new record for making the least out of the Ham Sandwich rebuy.
** Bradley busted out first, bought the Ham Sandwich, and then busted out again a few rounds later.
** Bradley became the first player to purchase the Ham Sandwich and still take home a toilet.
* With this year's 1st place finish, [[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]] tied [[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] for the most top-three finishes, with five.
** 2005/3rd, 2009/3rd, 2011/3rd, 2013/1st, 2015/1st

==2016 Birthday Invitational Tournaments==
The tenth (!) annual event is scheduled for June 25, 2016.

* Invitations were sent out on 4/25/2016 at 6:15pm
** Took only 37 minutes to fill the first table
** Took only 48 minutes to fill halfway; two full tables
** Third table six hours after invitations were sent out
** All seats filled after a little over two days: 64 hours

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2016 130 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2016 1:30 Tournament
Image:Birthday Poker Tournament 2016 700 Results.JPG|Standings from the 2016 7:00 Tournament
Image:Lo-res_finishes_thru_2016.jpg|Finishes 2005-2015

Image:2016 Prize Table.jpg|2016 Trophy & Prize Table
</gallery>

==Champions==
{| {{prettytable}}
|-
!{{Hl2}}|Year
!{{Hl2}}|Champion

|-
|2005
|[[Mad Dog|Rob "Mad Dog" Nucatola]]

|-
|2005
|[[Money|Rod "Money" Morris]]

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|2006
|[[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]]

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|2006
|[[Nuts|Kevin "Nuts" McNulty]]

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|2009
|[[Slo-Mo|Mike "Slo-Mo" McCall]] ''(chop)''

|-
|2009
|[[Dot.Net|Marc "Dot.Net" McNabb]] ''(chop)''

|-
|2009
|[[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]]

|-
|2010
|[[Pookie|Matt "Pookie" Henderson]]

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|2010
|[[Charlie Checker|Charlie "Charlie Checker" Elul]]

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|2011
|[[The General|Mike "The General" Smith]]

|-
|2011
|[[Irish Rifle|Nate "Irish Rifle" Harrington]]

|-
|2012
|[[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]]

|-
|2012
|[[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]]

|-
|2013
|[[T2|Tom "T2" Voulieris]]

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|2013
|[[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]]

|-
|2014
|[[Hambone|Mike "Hambone" Creamer]]

|-
|2014
|[[Rufus|Drew "Rufus" Kocur]]

|-
|2015
|[[Mo Money|Mo "Mo Money" Smith]]

|-
|2015
|[[Skip You|Scott "Skip You" Cowie]]

|-
|2016
|[[The Lazz|Gregg "The Lazz" Lassley]]

|-
|2016
|[[Mr. Fix-All|Bryan "Mr. Fix-All" Eiler]]
|}

==To-Do==
*2005
**Trivia
*2006
**Pics
**Trivia
*2010
**Pics
**Trivia
*2011
**Trivia

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2013 Hyundai Veloster

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On April 15, 2017 Dana got her second car -- a 2013 Hyundai Veloster.

Her first car (the [[2004 PT Cruiser]]) had started to experience more and more problems and needed enough repairs on a regular enough basis that it made less sense to keep an older car and pay regular repair bills than it did to bite the bullet and choose a newer vehicle.

Dana looked around and after evaluating a few models (including the Mini Cooper, the Chevrolet Spark, the Kia Soul, and the Chevrolet Sonic), Jon was searching the Coggin Nissan website and stumbled across a listing for a model no one in the family had ever heard of; the Hyundai Veloster.

One day and a couple of test drives later, the PT Cruiser was traded in on the Veloster.

The photo gallery here is from the dealership's web page.

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Image:v-frontright.JPG|Front Right
Image:v-back.JPG|Backend
Image:v-back3d.JPG|Inside the 3rd Door
Image:v-backseats.JPG|Back Seats
Image:v-cargo.JPG|Cargo Area
Image:v-climate.JPG|Climate Control
Image:v-cockpit.JPG|Cockpit
Image:v-driverseat.JPG|Driver's Seat
Image:v-driverwindows.JPG|Driver's Window & Lock Controls
Image:v-engine.JPG|Engine Compartment
Image:v-ent.JPG|Entertainment Console
Image:v-front.JPG|Frontend
Image:v-frontleft.JPG|Front Left
Image:v-frontseats.JPG|Front Seats
Image:v-hemblem.JPG|Hyundai Emblem
Image:v-indoor.JPG|Interior from Passenger Side
Image:v-left.JPG|Left
Image:v-lefthead.JPG|Left Headlight
Image:v-leftrear.JPG|Left Tail Light
Image:v-lefttail.JPG|Left Tail Light
Image:v-mfg.JPG|Manufacturing Plate
Image:v-right.JPG|Right
Image:v-righthead.JPG|Right Headlight
Image:v-rightrear.JPG|Right Rear
Image:v-righttail.JPG|Right Tail Light
Image:v-shifter.JPG|Shifter
Image:v-stwheel.JPG|Steering Wheel
Image:v-swcontrol.JPG|Interior Light Controls
Image:v-swcruise.JPG|Steering Wheel Cruise Controls
Image:v-swent.JPG|Steering Wheel Enterinment Controls
Image:v-swmiles.JPG|Odometer
Image:v-swphone.JPG|Steering Wheel Bluetooth Phone Controls
Image:v-swtrip.JPG|Steering Wheel Tripmeter Controls
Image:v-tread.JPG|Tire Tread
Image:v-wheel.JPG|Wheels
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2013 Hyundai Veloster

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Reddick:

On April 15, 2017 Dana got her second car -- a 2013 Hyundai Veloster.

Her first car (the [[2004 PT Cruiser]]) had started to experience more and more problems and needed enough repairs on a regular enough basis that it made less sense to keep an older car and pay regular repair bills than it did to bit the bullet and choose a newer vehicle.

Dana looked around and after evaluating a few models (including the Mini Cooper, the Chevrolet Spark, the Kia Soul, and the Chevrolet Sonic), Jon was searching the Coggin Nissan website and stumbled across a listing for a model no one in the family had ever heard of; the Hyundai Veloster.

One day and a couple of test drives later, the PT Cruiser was traded in on the Veloster.

The photo gallery here is from the dealership's web page.

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:v-frontright.JPG|Front Right
Image:v-back.JPG|Backend
Image:v-back3d.JPG|Inside the 3rd Door
Image:v-backseats.JPG|Back Seats
Image:v-cargo.JPG|Cargo Area
Image:v-climate.JPG|Climate Control
Image:v-cockpit.JPG|Cockpit
Image:v-driverseat.JPG|Driver's Seat
Image:v-driverwindows.JPG|Driver's Window & Lock Controls
Image:v-engine.JPG|Engine Compartment
Image:v-ent.JPG|Entertainment Console
Image:v-front.JPG|Frontend
Image:v-frontleft.JPG|Front Left
Image:v-frontseats.JPG|Front Seats
Image:v-hemblem.JPG|Hyundai Emblem
Image:v-indoor.JPG|Interior from Passenger Side
Image:v-left.JPG|Left
Image:v-lefthead.JPG|Left Headlight
Image:v-leftrear.JPG|Left Tail Light
Image:v-lefttail.JPG|Left Tail Light
Image:v-mfg.JPG|Manufacturing Plate
Image:v-right.JPG|Right
Image:v-righthead.JPG|Right Headlight
Image:v-rightrear.JPG|Right Rear
Image:v-righttail.JPG|Right Tail Light
Image:v-shifter.JPG|Shifter
Image:v-stwheel.JPG|Steering Wheel
Image:v-swcontrol.JPG|Interior Light Controls
Image:v-swcruise.JPG|Steering Wheel Cruise Controls
Image:v-swent.JPG|Steering Wheel Enterinment Controls
Image:v-swmiles.JPG|Odometer
Image:v-swphone.JPG|Steering Wheel Bluetooth Phone Controls
Image:v-swtrip.JPG|Steering Wheel Tripmeter Controls
Image:v-tread.JPG|Tire Tread
Image:v-wheel.JPG|Wheels
</gallery>

2013 Hyundai Veloster

2017-04-16T18:26:35Z

Reddick:

On April 15, 2017 Dana got her second car -- a 2013 Hyundai Veloster.

Her first car (the [[2004 PT Cruiser]]) had started to experience more and more problems and needed enough repairs on a regular enough basis that it made less sense to keep an older car and pay regular repair bills than it did to bit the bullet and choose a newer vehicle.

Dana looked around and after evaluating a few models (including the Mini Cooper, the Chevrolet Spark, the Kia Soul, and the Chevrolet Sonic), Jon was searching the Coggin Nissan website and stumbled across a listing for a model no one in the family had ever heard of; the Hyundai Veloster.

One day and a couple of test drives later, the PT Cruiser was traded in on the Veloster.

The photo gallery here is from the dealership's web page.

<gallery mode="packed-hover">
Image:v-frontright.JPG|Front Right
Image:v-back.JPG|Backend
Image:v-back3d.JPG|Inside the 3rd Door
Image:v-backseats.JPG|Back Seats
Image:v-cargo.JPG|Cargo Area
Image:v-climate.JPG|Climate Control
Image:v-cockpit.JPG|Cockpit
Image:v-driverseat.JPG|Driver's Seat
Image:v-driverwindows.JPG|Driver's Window & Lock Controls
Image:v-engine.JPG|Engine Compartment
Image:v-ent.JPG|Entertainment Console
Image:v-front.JPG|Frontend
Image:v-frontleft.JPG|Front Left
Image:v-frontseats.JPG|Front Seats
Image:v-hemblem.JPG|Hyundai Emblem
Image:v-indoor.JPG|Interior from Passenger Side
Image:v-left.JPG|Left
Image:v-lefthead.JPG|Left Headlight
Image:v-leftrear.JPG|Left Tail Light
Image:v-lefttail.JPG|Left Tail Light
Image:v-mfg.JPG|Manufacturing Plate
Image:v-right.JPG|Right
Image:v-righthead.JPG|Right Headlight
Image:v-rightrear.JPG|Right Rear
Image:v-righttail.JPG|Right Tail Light
Image:v-shifter.JPG|Shifter
Image:v-stwheel.JPG|Steering Wheel
Image:v-swcontrol.JPG|Interior Light Controls
Image:v-swcruise.JPG|Steering Wheel Cruise Controls
Image:v-swent.JPG|Steering Wheel Enterinment Controls
Image:v-swmiles.JPG|Odometer
Image:v-swphone.JPG|Steering Wheel Bluetooth Phone Controls
Image:v-swtrip.JPG|Steering Wheel Tripmeter Controls
Image:v-tread.JPG|Tire Tread
</gallery>

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