Baldo

Biography
Baldo is a pirate on the Midnight Ocean. He is king of the flag Wernham Hogg and captain of the crew The Slough Branch. Baldo is married to Blondo both in game and in real life.

Baldo retired from the game in January of 2008.

Contributions to YPP Poker

 * Baldo is the tournament director for the Ocean Poker Tour
 * Baldo is the tournament director for Midnight's High Rollers' Tournament
 * Baldo is the tournament director for the Midnight Series of Poker
 * Baldo wrote a Poker Primer sharing lessons learned from hosting poker tournaments with other current and potential hosts

Writing Event Accomplishments

 * "Oh noes! Where's my nose?" Mystery Writing Event, July 2006, 4th Place
 * "The Scene is Set" Writing Contest, November 2006, 3rd Place
 * Author's Author Deathmatch, December 2006, 11th Place
 * Holiday Half-Hour Homilies 2, December 2006, Winner (Multiple Winners)
 * Plundered Poems: Nursery Rhymes, January 2007, 1st Place
 * Purely Piratical Poetry, February 2007, 1st Place
 * Valentines Writing Event, February 2007, 1st Place for Demeter and 1st Place for Thalette
 * Tea Time!, April 2007, Honorable Mention
 * Haiku'ing Pirates, April 2007, 5th Place
 * Plundered Poems: Dead Man's Chest, May 2007, 5th Place
 * The Weekend Walk for the Cure, June 2007, 2nd Place
 * Smells Like Haiku One-Day Poetry Challenge, July 2007, 1st Place (Three-Way Tie)
 * Namathpalooza Impromptu Piratical Prose, August 2007, 3rd Place
 * Write a Brigand King!, August 2007, Honorable Mention
 * The Wild and Wacky Wiki Featured Article Contest!, November 2007, Winner