Summary:
I started this challenge roughly around Christmas (2017), and will look to complete this journey by reaching $5000USD before Christmas 2018. I hope to finish this goal in 6 months, but have set the timer to a year just to be safe (assuming I do get there of course).
My Background:
I'm a profitable poker player who has a very solid A game, but in more recent times (previous to this challenge), I have been playing more recreationally, enjoying the poker game without all the pressure. This has had mixed results incurring much more variance and finding myself losing a bit of the poker knowledge I honed previously. In this challenge I plan to change that by being focused week in week out on completing my goal of $5K.
Structure:
There is no specific structure to this challenge. This means I can play Tourneys, Cash Games, Satellites, whatever I feel (excluding live games), but of course sticking to a feasible BRM vs. the levels I'm playing. You'll see me take some shots here or there; I maybe even play 2NL/5NL with a very aggressive bankroll, however I feel this will be paramount on kick-starting our BR and reaching our goal.
I have divided this challenge into 10 Sub-goals which I have labelled as "Levels." They go as followed:
LEVEL 1: Reach $20
LEVEL 2: Reach $50
LEVEL 3: Reach $100
LEVEL 4: Reach $250
LEVEL 5:Reach $500
LEVEL 6: Reach $1000
LEVEL 7: Reach $1750
LEVEL 8: Reach $2500
LEVEL 9: Reach $3500
LEVEL 10: Reach $5000
Thus Far:
2 Weeks deep, the BR has seen a peak of close to $25.00 and a low of $0.68 (before binking a $0.10 360 Man for $6.80). There has been a ton of variance in these 4Max Hyper sats to bigger tourneys. They may be very profitable, but you definitely need a large roll and a bit of lady luck to get going in those. 2NL has been a bit of a cash cow for us, where we have been reaping most of our rewards.
Currently the BR sits at $18.87.
I've also been documenting my journey on Twitch where I stream somewhat daily. You can find me there at:
https://www.twitch.tv/johncpoker17
Anyone is welcome to leave feedback, comments, and whatever opinions they may have (as well as any motivation of course
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Stay tuned for more updates!