The title says it all. I am trying to go from $0 - $1,000 as a personal goal to see if it's not just the fame that Chris Ferguson went from $0 to $10,000, but if it truly is Proper Bankroll Management that got him there.
In order to do this, I have decided to take on the challenge myself. It recently came to me that other people might want to try it out also.
rakeback sponsors some freerolls that might get us on our feet if we cash, FullTiltPoker.Com runs freerolls constantly (it's better to view there freerolls through the Play Chip tab) and daily, and some of us might even be getting rakeback into your account.
So here is the challenge. You must go from $0 (absolutely nothing, or a new account) to a certain goal at or above $1,000 (I say $1,000 because it will make it a real accomplishment and a true goal. Plus, it really puts the Chris Ferguson challenge to the test at the higher levels). Chris Ferguson took it to $10,000 in about a year. So I am going to say I can get up to $1,000 in 7 months. There is no time limit to whoever joins, I just make a rough estimate for myself. Remember, it took Chris over 6 months to get a steady bankroll of only $6!
I will have a list of people who wish to take the challenge with me. My username on FullTiltPoker.Com is gamer4life27. I will be trying to do this on FullTiltPoker.Com. You may do this on other sites if you wish (PokerNordica.Com, PokerStars.Com, etc.) If you wish to join in, simply PM me saying you want to join, or post here saying you want to take the challenge. I want to have
weekly updates from everyone starting this up and coming Saturday (July 5, 2008), but I will update this list daily of people who wish to join. So lets get this started!
Oh, and if anyone has any questions, want to know when the best time to play is, or which freerolls are the best, PM me here.
Bty, I saw the pic for the Better Get There blog series and thought about making a pic to promote this thread. It's not much, since I don't have Photoshop, but it's a little something I did in paint. Here it is:
Copy and paste the following to get this image and link back to this forum:
Key:
Green = Username for the poker site.
Blue = Current Bankroll.
Red = Goal.
* = They have a set goal, but have spread the goal to have a total amount across multiple accounts on different sites. (ex. If I want to have a goal of $1,000, but want to play on two different sites, then I will post my usernames here, the sites it is on, and split the goal between the two accounts for $500 each).
(gamer4life27) = There username on RakeBack.
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mollila) = A staff member here at RakeBack.
FullTiltPoker (9)- gamer4life27(gamer4life27) - $0.27 ($1,000)
- maollila(mollila) - $0.00 ($10,000)
- Vrake(Rosch) - $10.27 ($500*)
- ungarstu1321(ungarstu132) - $0.03 ($5,000)
- CptnMik(CptnMik) - $2.39 ($1,000)
- KEVINfromHB(kevinfromhb) - $0.12 ($1,000)
- sledgehammer24(Sledgehammer24) - $0.00 ($1,000)
- MikeyInc(MikeyInc) - $0.00 ($1,000)
- leebo70(leebo70) - $5.61 ($1,000)
AbsolutePoker (2)- WindDancer07(liladypokerpro) - $0.00 ($500*)
- IcyColdHeart(iceveins0901) - $0.00 ($1,000)
PokerStars (4)- NvrAdullMmnt(liladypokerpro) - $0.00 ($500*)
- Big Master Q(Brooklynbum) - $5.68 ($1,000)
- Vrake(Rosch) - $6.50 ($500*)
- PiJuice87(PiJuice15) - $0.00 ($1,000)
UltimateBet (1)- ungarstu1321(ungarstu132) - $0.00 ($5,000)