Hey everyone long time MTT enthusiast and American who somehow ended up in the UK and now gets to grind Pokerstars MTTs in his free time. As someone who came into the game post Black Friday, this is a really cool opportunity and here we are with a bankroll challenge.
I have played on and off on sites like Carbon Poker, Bovada, and ACR, but never really liked depositing on those sites as I did not trust them being offshore poker sites that catered to Americans.
Current goals
- Grow the bankroll
- Gym 5-6 times per week
- Post at least 5 times per week
- Continue solver work in Deepsolver
- Contribute in MTT hands forum and be a member of this community
- Continue to be a good family member / husband / friend
- No drinking
Quick about me
- American - Husband with very poker supportive wife - Data Analyst by profession (Made redundant 2 weeks ago - New Job already starts June 1) - Loves Poker, Outdoors, Kayaking, Photography, Good Food, yada yada.
- London, UK based
Current MTT plan
- $2500 bankroll and only one account on Pokerstars. Might open up a PartyPoker / 888, but Stars seems to have a solid lineup for my current bankroll strategy and simplifies everything
- So I don't have to worry about re-depositing, we will keep the ABI at around .2% of bankroll (500 BI strategy) which will scale up as necessary. This is $5 right now.
- Play series of MTT ranging from $1-$7.50.
- Post hands on MTT forum here for all forms of criticism
- Play the occasional good value tourney in London with big prizepool and under 200GBP
- Study Solver and all free MTT content on youtube
Old Graph (2017 - 2023)
- Obviously not any meaningful volume. Based on graph I went on a big heater for the stakes I was playing ($5-$10ABI) then proceeded to massively shot take with $22-$50 Buy Ins like an idiot hence the massive immediate downswing. All of that happened in 2017 then afterwards I took a little break since I moved to NYC. Played average BI $2 tournaments just for fun whenever I had the time. My bankroll management skills are night and day compared to how I was 7 years ago as is my financial situation.
Been primarily playing cash games for my poker fix over the last few years (Atlantic City, Vegas, Cherokee, ACR Blitz). I feel my conceptual understanding of the game is miles ahead of how it was in the past. Now I am in London where the cash games are much stronger, so MTTs I believe are the most +EV game for the meantime. Just need to re-tune my improved understanding back towards MTTs and that's what this blog is all about.
Either way, that's it. Let's get it. Heading to the gym and will be grinding today.
Starting Bankroll: $2500