So this is my third thread on here. The other two I never made it even a week before going to my old ways (putting my entire roll in one SNG after a bad beat or something) and went busto as usual. Then around Feb 1 of this year I discovered Pokerstars "restrict tournament buy in limit" feature, and immediately made the switch from Full Tilt. Since then, I have for over a month for the first time stayed within my bankroll management limits.

I deposited $38 to pokerstars at the start, and played $1 9 mans until I had $100, and have since been playing $3.40 9 mans (to reduce variance) along with 3.25 turbo 45 mans (I also throw in a 180 man here and there in hopes of binking ). I am currently at $210...and intend to move up to $5 once I reach $400.

Here are my stats since the beginning (Feb 1, 2011) (I did play a couple larger MTT's which I filtered out because I am no longer going to play those as they are too long for me and I get bored and spew)



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I had about 200 games on pokerstars before this from last year and before when I was a tilt/spew monkey and my roi was -22% LOL.

Now, after a little over a month of playing with BRM, I don't think I would even need the buy in limit feature anymore, but I'm going to keep it in place just in case

I have no time frame for this $10,000, but I will keep updates on this thread.

Starting bankroll: $38 Current Bankroll: $210

good luck ,gona follow this .

Thanks...same to you, I just saw your thread and noticed you have a similar goal

Very good day so far...played 8 or 9 sng so far...have a 1st and 2nd in 45 mans...up ~$54 on the day...taking a break before another set later

current bankroll: $264.08

edit: on a side note...as I mentioned in the OP...after my first 200 games or so on Pokerstars from back whenever...my ROI over all games was a laughable -22%...I am now officially into the positive with a positive 1% ROI including all games (796 total)

Nice, good luck. Keep it up.

sounds like you should keep it in place. we have all been there though. they are hard lessons to learn. good luck in ur quest.

Taking a shot at a 180 man $3 rebuy...anyone say just call the turn too and raise the river here since the board is pretty dry to avoid chasing them away...I just didn't wanna see another heart

Poker Stars $3.00+$0.30 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t50/t100 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 1220630
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BB: t5670 56.70 BBs
UTG: t2815 28.15 BBs
UTG+1: t2975 29.75 BBs
UTG+2: t4575 45.75 BBs
MP1: t3055 30.55 BBs
Hero (MP2): t2890 28.90 BBs
CO: t3005 30.05 BBs
BTN: t8165 81.65 BBs
SB: t1715 17.15 BBs

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is MP2 with 6 6
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t100, 2 folds, Hero calls t100, 2 folds, SB calls t50, BB checks

Flop: (t400) 6 4 A (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets t200, UTG+1 calls t200, Hero calls t200, SB folds

Turn: (t1000) 9 (3 players)
BB bets t500, UTG+1 calls t500, Hero raises to t1500, BB folds, UTG+1 folds

imo those restrictions are an amazing feature - i don't freakin use them lol but amazing none-the-less

Played about 20 more sit n gos and ended that session about -$6

Still a solid day

Daily: + $48.18 Current bankroll: $258.18

Off to bed...

Decent day today...best finish was a 2nd in a 45 man...won a 9 man or two...2nd in an 18 man, etc. Played maybe 20 SNG overall

Daily: + $22.55

Current Bankroll: $280.73

Meh day today...too many 3rd place finishes for min cashes in 9 mans...didn't run too good today once in the money...still finished in the positive so better than a losing day I guess

Daily: + $11.15

Current Bankroll: $291.88

Gonna be on vacation til Sunday so probably won't be playing too much til Sunday night or Monday

Managed to get 8 SNGs in today...cashed in only 3 of them but this included a 1st in a 45 man so good day overall considering the low volume.

Daily: + $31.45

Current Bankroll: $323.33

Got in 6 today...4 9 mans and 2 45 mans. Bricked both 45 mans...but 2 1sts and a 3rd in the 9 mans

Daily: + $12.30

Current Bankroll: $335.63

gl budy

Gl, looks like a thread worth following!

Thanks guys!

Getting close to moving up to the $5 games...I'll start taking some shots once I hit $400.

Past two days got some games in here and there...mostly at the airport and in the hotel room on spotty connections, and it definitely affected my play. Down a small bit, but back home and normal playing later today.

Current Bankroll: $322.98

loking good bro' keep up the grind ,gl.

Good luck with this, will be following since I have a very similar goal. You have also inspired me to utilise the buy-in restrictions on Stars.

Best invention ever, lol...I used to be sooooo bad with it...if I bricked several SNG's in a row I would put like half and sometimes even my entire roll in one...and play it while on tilt at that. I had a stretch of over a year where my ROI was positive but I lost over $1,000...lol...this feature changed that completely. Good luck!

edit: and one of the best parts is that once you actually do play for a while using correct BRM...you don't want to stray away from it. After over a month of playing only $1 and then $3 sit n gos building up...I would never want to risk it anymore. I keep the feature still in place just in case, but doubt I would actually still need it.

Graph for this month thus far (295 total games)



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Good day today but was close to being a lot better...came in 187th of 3542 in a $1 rebuy tournament (which I only re-bought and added on once so $3 total) for a $25 cash...but I got knocked out after going all in QQ preflop and getting called by 22 who flopped a set...if I won that hand I would have had a large stack and had a chance to go deep....I also played the 9 mans well today:

Daily: + $66.98

Current Bankroll: $389.96

Hopefully tomorrow is my last day at the $3's...will take a shot at the $5's on Wed if I get above $400 tomorrow.

Had my first real losing day/downswing today since I started this...ran like ass and played my B- game to go along with it. Hopefully better tomorrow:

Daily: - $36.05

Current Bankroll: $353.91

Played mostly only 9 mans today...basically won back what I lost yesterday...very happy I avoided two losing days in a row

Daily: + $33.90

Current Bankroll: $387.81

Seeing huge improvements in my game with the consistent playing I'm putting in...here are my stats and graph for my last 300 games:



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I am playing the $5 now...dropping down to $3 if I go below $300....Started today with a 9 ma 9 table set....bricked all 9...ran as bad as I can ever remember...every underpair to me all in preflop seemed to be hitting a set...shoving with the best hand on the flop got called and drawn out on me every time...it was crazy how bad I ran. And when that didn't happen, I was reraising all in with queens or kings and the other guy had aces. Played two more sets and won back it all but about $6 or $7 so I'm almost even on the day. Going out now...may play one more set when I get home.

Kinda sucks though...I've played 25 games today....my ROI on my last 16 games is 48% and I'm still down a little on the day because of bricking the first 9 lol.