You wrote: 

Forgive my con ignorance, but what is a panel and what exactly
was the crowd reaction about the poker game?

Foxtrot the Furryous
...gotta bone up before AX and the Comic Con

    There was a fanfic panel at Katsucon 2. The panel consisted of me, 
Wolf, Gopher, Ryan, Rogue1, John and a few others (yes I remember who 
you were, your names escape me at the moment, I do better with nick 
names then real ones). We all introduced ourselves, talked about what 
we had done, I introed myself and said what I had done: Ops, the 
Beginning and if anyone was on the ML the Poker Game....with that 
Skyknight and Co let out a loud groan from the back of the room to 
which Wolf and I commented: Yep they're on the ML....this was before we 
knew who was on the ML and who wasn't. There was laugher when I 
mentioned finishing the spamfic and not introducing any more ML people 
into Ops and making more people pissed off at me. :) I was at the end 
of the line for that one after the long list from someone who shalt 
remain nameless.... ;) kidding, just kidding :)) It was cool too bad we 
couldn't have gotten a bigger room and not gone up against MI #1+#2 and 
Mac Plus #4.....but still it twas a good turn out. Why did I get the 
feeling I was the only person on the panel that hadn't attempted 
writing a Ranma fic? ;) well Amush Adventures would sorta count me in 
as soon as I dust it off....

        Bentley
        bentley4@ix.netcom.com