So I have a bet going that i can complete this br challenge within one year. I am going to only play 6 max and 9 max cash games. Basically you have to win 50 buyins at each limit before you move up. I started with 100 bucks.

4 nl- 100 to 300= 50 buyins- (reload at 100 until you win 50 buyins)

10nl 300 to 800= 50 buyins ( move down to 4nl if br is 200)

20nl 800 to 1800= 50 buyins ( move down to 10nl if br is 550)

50nl 1800 to 4300= 50 buyins ( move down to 20nl if br is 1300)

100nl 4300 to 9300= 50 buyins ( move down to 50nl if br is 3050)

200nl 9300 to 19300= 50 buyins ( move down to 100nl if br is 6800)

400nl 19300 to 39300= 50 buyins ( move down to 200nl if br is 14300)

600nl 39300 to 69300-= 50 buyins ( move down to 400nl if br is 29300)

1000nl 69300 to 119300= 50 buyins ( move down to 600nl if br is 54300)

2000nl 119300 to 219300= 50 buyins( move down to 1knl if br is 94300)

I started on 11/01/18 but I am losing motivation already as I don't want to do this challenge but I don't want to buy out so I am going to complete this. ( I see why doug polk took 2 years to complete his br challenge and Jnandez didn't bother completing his). I also can't play plo it has to be all holdem which is a little demoralizing. Basically the bet is making it to 69300 within one year. I am told the games in holdem are to tough these days. We will see. I can pick any site I want and cant add in any sort of promotion or rake back and I chose global poker.

More on me I been playing poker for almost 20 years now. I have moved over to the great game of plo for last few year and now moving back to holdem is a lot more boring then I thought it would be, but hopefully I can adapt to the game and breeze through this challenge. I been doing the challenge off and on I started at 4nl now up to 10nl. I only have a year to do this so I am going to do about 5k-7k hands a day until I complete this. I can't record hand histories or show graphs on global so I will just update my BR every day after my sessions are over and hopefully that keeps me on track. Anything I play at higher limits or mtt will not be added to the BR. Hopefully this will be enough motivation where I can complete this in like 6 months. I will complete this though even if I lose the bet.

Starting BR- 100
Ending BR- 472

Good luck, how much money do you have on this side bet that makes this worth grinding almost 7k hands a day? I assume you are pretty well off playing PLO or have another full time job that you are not worried about losing money by solely focusing on this challenge in the mean time? Will be a good follow either way, glgl.

Good luck man, hope you’re amazing at NL to pull this off.

Good luck bro

Do you have a significant sample of hands where you've beaten global 200NL and 400 NL?

15k bet I can probably buy out for 1k if I don't want to do it. I made good money with plo this year so I have time to do this challenge. Also made a lot of money on crypto i bought it 2 years ago when they all were real cheap. I was buying bitcoin around 250-500 range. I got ethereum around the 6-12 dollar range. I got plenty of BR to do a challenge like this. I just wish I could do it playing plo but its fine all do it with holdem.

I haven't played holdem for a few years after I transitioned to plo. I definitely notice the games are a lot more aggressive then before. I already know this is not going to be easy. But I will just make the proper adjustments as I go. I played so much poker it wont take me long to adapt back to holdem. Its weird have already accidently folded a few non nut straights and flushes cause of playing so much PLO. Its very tilting. But I am adapting back to holdem. And these 10nl grinders i think cause they think I am new are 3b me running barrels on me. Check raising the river with nut flush blocker. And its just 10nl I can't believe some of them know the game that well.

So the first session I did in the afternoon for a few hrs. Global basically bent me over and stuck it in. THey told me they will be sponsoring nike for the session. All I saw was runner runner runner. IT was dam marathon of runners for 3 hrs. Basically I kept going all in good and kept losing. I was down about 7 buyins having a sore ass by 10nl grinders. I hope they enjoyed bend over session cause I sure didn't.

Came on later with a butt plug and just finished up another session. I guess all the collusion players, super users went to bed. And Global was done with its nike sponsorship. I won about 6 or 7 buyins back and finished almost even on the day. I think this is my first losing session on this challenge. Poker Khabibs have made me be humble today. Getting a little headache I hope it wears off so I can be back at this tomorrow. Anyways GL to you all on your grind.

Starting BR : 472

Ending BR: 467

So did 2 more sessions today for the br challenge. First session all the collusion, super users and bots must of been over sleeping and the rigged rng was broken cause hands were holding up. They better do a maintenance to fix that or I might get through this challenge within a few months. I won about 7 buyins not to shabby. As for the 2nd session I only won about 1 buyin. Just a very up and down session. But overall did make a decent profit. I am hoping to get through 10nl fast so I can take on the dreaded 20nl grinders who i am sure will be drooling as they see a new name at 20nl. I am sure they will take it to that he thinks that i think that he thinks level. I am very surprised how good the players are. Even some of the 4nl players were not bad for 4nl player. They all have tons of leaks but to play so well at such low limits just goes to show these training sites are giving these micro players a solid foundation for the higher limits.

Starting BR: 467
Ending BR: 545

So today I did 2 sessions and the 10nl players went straight hood on me. You all must know who I am on global doing this challenge. You all taken me to the streets. It was like playing isildur on every table. Every pot was tough to win. First session I won about 3 buyins and decided I would need to make a few adjustments next session just in case the 10nl grinders wanna take it to the streets again. Its like they cranky waiting for their thanksgiving turkey.

2nd session the regs kept at it again trying to take every pot from me. tHey finally gave up the last 2 hrs finally deciding to avoid me as I ended the session up 15 buyins. Was fun felt like playing hu even though it was 6 max. Finally a fun holdem session. Usually its weak tight nits and fish its so dam boring. So total of almost 18 buyins i won today. I guess that rng is broke cause all i hear is the rng is rigged. Hopefully i have another big day tomorrow and I am ready for 20 nl to take on the big boys

Starting BR: 545
Ending BR : 723

So today i did 2 sessions. Global bent me over and stuck it in good today. They gave me a nice thanksgiving turkey stuffing with a 7 buyin loss. They enjoy humbling me as soon as I think i got it all figured out. I ran really bad and I must of got rivered 30 or 40 times in big and small pots. THe river turned into a waterfall. Its was pretty brutal session seems worse then plo geez.

2nd session had my butt plug ready for global to bend mover again. Just finished and won back around 5 buyins. A lot of aggressive play and again these guys going hood on me. Crazy bluffs with complete air tryin to win every pot from me. Put me in a lot of tough spot was a fun session. Overall very up and down kind of day. Was hoping to to work my way to 20nl by tomorrow but maybe not.

starting br: 723
Ending BR: 700

I was trying to get to 800 so I could play 20nl but I just finished my sessions a little short.

So first session I wore my butt plug from last night and I ran decent. I felt I won more then what i did. And i looked after i closed all the tables and one table was stuck I couldn't open up the table i couldn't get to it from the tab. It was about 20 buys and I even refreshed and m my bankroll never changed. Not sure if my money was taken or not but usualy if it does global gives me my money back. So not sure if i won 4 or 6 buyins.

2nd session i won about 4 buyins. I wanted to keep playing so i could get to playing some 20nl but I don't want to start chasing money and results just to move up in stakes. I want to follow my hrs, and sessions properly. I am noticing that is something i need to not focus on. Forcing a little action trying to win pots to move up in stakes instead of focusing on +ev decisions is not good. Getting a little headache again at the end of my sessions. I don't understand why hopefully wont bother me tomorrow so i can get to 20nl.

Still waiting for this rigged rng doom switch everyones talking about. I am ready for it any time they wanna bend me over and give it to me good. I put in a lot of volume I can confirm nothing is wrong with it.

Also when this challenge is over i will screen shot my cashier and history showing i didn't put any money on the site and all the money I made is profit.

Starting BR : 700
Ending BR : 782

Username? I play on global 20nl and 50nl
Gl bro I'll be following your journey !

When I get to 200nl I will give out my name. I don't want to right now cause player will move down to try mess up my br challenge if they know I am doing one. GL to you on the tables I will be playing 20nl tomorrow so you should be able to figure out who I am. Take it easy on me like im old man with walking cane.

Cool bro I'll be playing tonight. Username: domino23

Alright guys we are through 10nl now. So in less then a month we have blown through 2 limits. I was going to start playing 20nl today but part of my br strategy is to study the players before moving up to the next stakes just to get an idea of how the opponents play.

THe 10nl players were actually pretty aggro and tough after i posted this challenge. Before they weren't. They put me in a lot of tough spots. The strategy probably works against the weaker regs but I made a few adjustments and i won about 28 buyins over the next 4 days. Its fun when I know they know I am doing this challenge and they wanna go hood on me for every pot. But it got to the point they were over bluffing and being reckless and thats gonna be a big hit to their bank roll. But hopefully i can crush 20nl like 10nl and work my way up to 50nl by next month. I doubt they will be as reckless and its going to take me a lot longer to win 50 buyins at 20nl or maybe they will open a can of whoop ass and send me back to 10nl.

I want to play really bad but the plan tonight is study some of the players and understand the game flow and then play tomorrow at 20nl. I don't know any of the players so this will be new player pool and I will be the sushi. Fresh fish all you can eat for 20nl grinders. I can't believe how impatient I am over this br challenge. I wanna zoom through it and its definitely -ev when you start losing your patience. Having an entire year i got plenty of time to finish this challenge.

Starting BR: 782
Ending BR: 827

20nl 800 to 1800= 50 buyins ( move down to 10nl if br is 550)

I will be playing tomorrow. Gl on your grind though. May the poker gods be with you.

Alright guys just done with my sessions for today. I watched last night and saw the players were weak tight nits so I thought man this is going to take forever to get through 20nl. I sit down and play today and everyone is going hood on me like they isildur1. They wanted to bend over the new bootie and have fish fry putting me in a lot of tough spots. But instead I had a barbecue as rd 1 goes to me as I won a little over 16 buyins today. Was a fun session.

All the action I am getting it feels like I am playing plo. After I posted this challenge its been nothing but people taking it to the streets on me. If it keeps going like this going up the limits i might go back to holdem. I quit holdem cause the action in the game was dying off everyone was so dam nitty, they always avoided me or would sit out so I moved over to plo. But maybe I will move back to holdem if I keep getting a lot of action like this. I wish global would let us record hands so I could post graphs (maybe they will change their mind in the future). Not a hud but just record hands. Its a nice start I know a storm is coming (from the guy constantly reminding me) but either way its a great start hopefully keep things rolling tomorrow to work our way to 50nl before month is over.

Starting BR: 827
Ending BR: 990

gl m8

Appreciate that ty. I actually stopped doing 9 max tables they are just to boring for me I am only doing 6 max tables. If I open 9 max its only cause not enough tables are running in 6 max. 9 max feels like watching golf. I just can't do it.

I still don't like Global's RNG, but maybe I underestimated variance and was paying off too many fishy overbets. Just hard to stay disciplined when something seems off. Stick with it man. You cant back down now. You can obviously handle yourself at the table if you had the desire. I really don't think Global is easier than Ignition, but you know what they say about opinions. I like your bankroll strategy though. I wont be that aggressive but I like to hear something other than regurgitation of public opinion, even if it is warranted.

The only reason I left iggy long time ago is cause you can only 4 table on it or 6 table I forgot. I like to run 10 to 12 tables at a time. 4-6 tables is just to boring for me.

Today the first session was very rough. I only ended up a few buyins. Lot of bad beats on the river. It was brutal. I should of won around 5 or 6 buyins. But coulda woulda shoulda. I am definitely due for some bad variance so I am ready for global to pull my pants down and stick it in.

The 2nd session not as bad beats but a lot of coolers. KK losing to AA QQ losing to KK, AK runnning into KK or AA in the blinds against ss. Just another make me wanna throw up session I lost a few buyins this last session. Glad the day is over. I will have my butt plug ready so global can't stick it in tomorrow

Starting BR : 990
Ending BR: 1001

Subscribed and best of luck on your challenge. It's always good to set new goals and challenge yourself, much respect for this one.


I have to ask because I just tried PLO for the first time, after reading your post I became very interested. I've only played NLH all my life and like you said, the games are tight. So after playing NLH all day straight and winning maybe 4 BI's, I came back to your thread and gave PLO a go and won 10 BI's in a faction of the time... Had no idea what I was doing tbh but I think the NLH experience must have help, never seen so much action hahah.

So my question to you would be, If you were to started over would you go with NLH or PLO? I'm considering switching to PLO online, unless I see a some big average pots and sticking with NLH live.
Also, will you be doing a PLO challenge after you complete this one, possible?

Sorry for the long write up but you really made my day after trying PLO!
Lanceleve

I wont do another challenge I will just go back to what I normally play. Its not easy to transition from holdem to plo. What happens is you over value your hands and over call a lot. And equity is more important then made hands. If you have top pair but no equity you don't really want to build the pot up. It will take you some time to adjust to it so play the lower limits until you feel comfortable with the game. PLO the money just comes faster. You stack people within 10 or 15m of play. THe opponents make a lot more mistakes. Some of these holdem players at 20nl are pretty tough. If i played PLO I could probably finish this in a few months. PLO has a lot of swings so you gotta get used to the volatility.