100-20'000 Challenge Within 2 Months

[thebottomline 0]

I love the start.."I got off to a really solid start on my summer poker challenge. I jumped in head-first to the $200 No Limit table at HP instead of grinding it out at the $40 table with multiple buy-in's. I was planning to play tight and double with a monster. I know the poker nerds out there on the net will tell me this is horrible bankroll management if I'm starting with a $200 bankroll. If you are telling yourself that, you're a loser. Grow some nuts."You'll go very far.

[stealfromblind 0]

you are a douchebag...see below diagram ->

[Royal_Tour 0]

lol @ the negative feedback I've received for no apparent reason throughout this thread. Very interesting.

LAWL @ you.You're obviously amazing. +250big blind sessions is totally sustainable as an average. And I'm a strong believer of gettting lucky with 1 buy-in to build a roll. since i've done it. But i bought in with the min for my 1st 2 weeks until i had breathing room. You buying in for 200 on the 1st day. How do we know you didnt rebuy? who cares about pictures, I can take pics of me at a 20/40 table and claim its 1/2. ;)but GL.

[pocket_change 0]

LAWL @ you.You're obviously amazing. +250big blind sessions is totally sustainable as an average. And I'm a strong believer of gettting lucky with 1 buy-in to build a roll. since i've done it. But i bought in with the min for my 1st 2 weeks until i had breathing room. You buying in for 200 on the 1st day. How do we know you didnt rebuy? who cares about pictures, I can take pics of me at a 20/40 table and claim its 1/2. ;)but GL.

lol. Okay, so I try to show the only proof that I can, which is pictures from my phone and it's up to you to believe me or not. Really the reason I'm doing this is to see if I can make more than an online player and so that it will keep me disciplined. You don't have to believe me, I really don't have reason to lie. I agree with you about the one buy-in thing, but this is for fun. If I lose the first buy-in, I lose it and I post it. But I was lucky not to lose it and build off it. Am I supposed to apologize for that? When the games start at $40 NL, there's really no way to logically manage a $200 BR from the start. And the doosh bag picture was creative, that looks exactly like me. You nailed it buddy. You guys do realize that I live in Los Angeles and not somewhere in the middle of Canada or UK right? Pretty comical how quickly people can judge someone off of a picture on here.

[Royal_Tour 0]

lol. Okay, so I try to show the only proof that I can, which is pictures from my phone and it's up to you to believe me or not. Really the reason I'm doing this is to see if I can make more than an online player and so that it will keep me disciplined. You don't have to believe me, I really don't have reason to lie. And the ****** bag picture was creative, that looks exactly like me. You nailed it buddy.

thats the whole point.who cares? I hope you manage a successful summer at the tables. I dont need proof. But to come here and say you're gonna make 20k in 2 months @ your current limit, and who wants to try and beat me blah blah blah.Post your results, write a blog, if people are interested, good stuff. if people think you're a doosh, good stuff. if people want to question your intelligence, good stuff.u wanted to make it public, so deal with the feedback

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Royal: I'm not arguing with you and I completely agree with the fact that I made it public so I'm leaving myself open to anything. I'm just saying that the picture posting is really the only way I can show any type of supposed proof. Without those pictures I could just be someone that is making up a whole story if you know what I mean. And I just think the pictures add a little for people that are interested, that's all. I appreciate the good luck and well wishes, the only reason I want this as a challenge is because as a person who is extremely competitive in nature, it pushes me a little more (as shallow/silly as that may sound) to succeed. To be completely honest, a part of playing for me is not wanting to post negative results...both on Excel and on my blog. I'm not sure but I don't think I've come negatively at anyone on here, just responded to their posts/responses, some of which are pretty funny to me. Anyways, good luck to you to sir.

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Royal: I'm not arguing with you and I completely agree with the fact that I made it public so I'm leaving myself open to anything. I'm just saying that the picture posting is really the only way I can show any type of supposed proof. Without those pictures I could just be someone that is making up a whole story if you know what I mean. And I just think the pictures add a little for people that are interested, that's all. I appreciate the good luck and well wishes, the only reason I want this as a challenge is because as a person who is extremely competitive in nature, it pushes me a little more (as shallow/silly as that may sound) to succeed. To be completely honest, a part of playing for me is not wanting to post negative results...both on Excel and on my blog. I'm not sure but I don't think I've come negatively at anyone on here, just responded to their posts/responses, some of which are pretty funny to me. Anyways, good luck to you to sir.

Out of curiosity, which casino(s) are you playing this summer?edit, just noticed its Hollywood Park.Good Luck.

[vbnautilus 48]

Pocket change, you look familiar to me from Hollywood Park. Seeing the pictures of HP in your blogremind me how nauseous that place makes me.

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vbnautilus: I know what you mean. But as you know, it's the closest casino (I live in Mar Vista) and now I know how a ton of the people there play, so I prefer to play there. Where do you play?Royal Tour: I will probably play 75%-90% at Hollywood Park. I'll also play some locally at Commerce and Hustler. Next weekend I'm planning to play a session at Pechanga and the following weekend I'll be in Vegas. I'm not sure where I'll play in Vegas, still undetermined. I'll probably contact a friend for the cash games he feels are the weakest out there. How bout you?

[vbnautilus 48]

vbnautilus: I know what you mean. But as you know, it's the closest casino (I live in Mar Vista) and now I know how a ton of the people there play, so I prefer to play there. Where do you play?

Yeah I agree, its very convenient. I play online mostly, but when I go live I mostly play at Hollywood Park, sometimes Hustler. Hustler has some good tourneys.

[cubsfan44 0]

Yeah I agree, its very convenient. I play online mostly, but when I go live I mostly play at Hollywood Park, sometimes Hustler. Hustler has beaver hunt.

fyp

[pocket_change 0]

Just played one of the craziest and longest sessions of my life. This is how it started (although it obviously ended up a lot better...this is from an email to my guy Corner Sleeper, who is also working on improving his game):I did make one solid play on this young kid when I sat at a new table with my last $200 (early at like 9 pm or something). I raised small on the button with like A-10 or something, two callers. Flop comes like 4-4-7 or something. Everyone checks. Turn is a deuce or something irrelevant, they check to me and I bet 30. He thinks for a minute and raises me to 90 and only has like 60 left and I have about 130 left or something and I push all in and he insta folds. It was easy for me to tell he was trying to make a move, I'm not sure why but I knew he was BS'ing. Sometimes I feel like I know the strength of a player's hand or what they're thinking. A lot based on experience. But thre reason I felt really good about this play was because I had lost $350 already and was down to my last $200 but after this hand I had like $350+ and it was the hand that got me going for the night. When I first got there I took an ugly beat. I sat at a new table and called a $20 raise from a tight player when I was in the big blind with 9h6h. One other caller from internet donk. Flop comes 7-8-10 with one heart. I check, internet donk checks. Original bettor bets $45 (overpair for sure) and I move in for $200 (everyone at the table has $200 as this was like our third hand). Internet donk insta-calls and original bettor (who knows how I play and I know how he plays) folds. Turn: 8. River: 8. Internet donk shows Q-10 offsuit and entire table proceeds to bad mouth his call. There goes my first buy-in after like three hands. Day one: +$570 (4 hours) (BR: $770)Day two: +$629 (5 Hours) (BR: $1399)Day three: +$240 (6 Hours) (BR: $1639)Day Four/Five: +2383 (BR: $4022)Total Hours: 34Total Profit: $3822Hourly rate: $112.41

[pocket_change 0]

Just posted new blog with pics for anyone interested.

[Royal_Tour 0]

Just posted new blog with pics for anyone interested.

can i ask why you're making 10x BB calls from OOP with 9,6 vs tight players? we all like to change gears and hit hidden monsters, but in reality. you're supposed to be playing underrolled and one would think you cant really afford to make costly mistakes.do you re-load when you get close to 100? or would u play the short stack?

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can i ask why you're making 10x BB calls from OOP with 9,6 vs tight players? we all like to change gears and hit hidden monsters, but in reality. you're supposed to be playing underrolled and one would think you cant really afford to make costly mistakes.do you re-load when you get close to 100? or would u play the short stack?

Hm... not sure if I wrote it right in my blog. I was in the big blind, which is $5. Raiser raised to $20 so it was 4x big blind so I'm calling $15 here. I admit, questionable call. Actually a very suspect call and if I don't flop two pair minimum I'm probably folding on the flop. However, it was nowhere near 10x BB. In the game I play, a typical raise is $15-$25 with hand ranges from suited connectors to TT. Jacks and better are usually raised up to $35 to $50. Obviously, I don't know this every time but this is just to give you my perspective. Based on the player who raised though, it was a bad call and I got lucky (then unlucky). After the hand when everyone was talking about the hand, he said he only raised to $20 because he didn't think anyone would call a bigger raise (because we had just started the table and action was dead so far). But you're right, it's not a great call when (1) I have HORRIBLE position and (2) There are few people in the pot, it was even a possible head's up situation. I agree with you and ultimately paid for the call. Actually it also sucked for original raiser because he had QQ and would have ended up making Queens full of eights. I'm sure the guy that had the Q-10 would have called him all the way down with top pair and three eights on board. As far as reloads, I typically play the short stack. If there are some really bad players with big stacks on the table, I'll rebuy for the max once I'm eligible (I have to be at under half the starting stack so $99 would qualify). Any input on this RT?

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Hm... not sure if I wrote it right in my blog. I was in the big blind, which is $5. Raiser raised to $20 so it was 4x big blind so I'm calling $15 here. I admit, questionable call. Actually a very suspect call and if I don't flop two pair minimum I'm probably folding on the flop. However, it was nowhere near 10x BB. In the game I play, a typical raise is $15-$25 with hand ranges from suited connectors to TT. Jacks and better are usually raised up to $35 to $50. Obviously, I don't know this every time but this is just to give you my perspective. Based on the player who raised though, it was a bad call and I got lucky (then unlucky). After the hand when everyone was talking about the hand, he said he only raised to $20 because he didn't think anyone would call a bigger raise (because we had just started the table and action was dead so far). But you're right, it's not a great call when (1) I have HORRIBLE position and (2) There are few people in the pot, it was even a possible head's up situation. I agree with you. As far as reloads, I typically play the short stack. If there are some really bad players with big stacks on the table, I'll rebuy for the max once I'm eligible (I have to be at under half the starting stack so $99 would qualify). Any input on this RT?

ohh..... I was under the impression that its 1/2 so a $2 BB.P.S. you should visit NL strat. and post some hands, and comment on others. we can always use more peeps in thereI'm similar for reloads. I wont bother playing with less than 100. And I always rebuy for 200. I dont top up my stack either, mostly because I hate trying to keep track of how much i'm in for etc etc...

[Dabs45 1]

any updates OP???

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ohh..... I was under the impression that its 1/2 so a $2 BB.P.S. you should visit NL strat. and post some hands, and comment on others. we can always use more peeps in thereI'm similar for reloads. I wont bother playing with less than 100. And I always rebuy for 200. I dont top up my stack either, mostly because I hate trying to keep track of how much i'm in for etc etc...

Alright I just bookmarked the NL section and I'll be checking in there daily. I'm the same way with reloads and keeping track of my buy in, it's hard to remember that you rebought for $124 or something. Blinds in my $200 game are $3/5, which sucks.

[timsta007 0]

Pocket...You make me miss Hollywood Park with a vengeance! I starting playing poker while going to school in LA and HP was my favorite place. Friday early afternoon sessions are the best when all the blue collared workers come in with their paychecks and blow through it in an evening. I'm in Northern CA where the action is ok but I sure do miss the crazy 2/3NL and 3/5NL games they spread over there. Good start on your goal. +2300 is a sick session. GL bro.

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Thanks Tim. Where'd you go to school?HP has the best action. It's great when the cards run hot. Where is the OP and the biker?I'm tempted to go to HP tonight actually but I've been invited to a home game that is supposedly loose with high action. We'll see.

[PillyPill 0]

After reading this post, I have jumped into the bandwagon. I am going to deposit $100 on Sunday on AP. In eight weeks, I am hoping it to be $3500. This would be $2500 for one semester of me going back to college, $500 for other expenses, and $500 to leave on there. Check my blog out for updates.

[Flushgarden 0]

Start: $85Day 1: $501 (+$416)Day 2: $452 (-$49)Day 3: $410 (-$42) Day 4: $511 (+$101) Day 5: DNPDay 6: $440 (-$70)Day 7: $428 (-$12)Day 8: $531 (+$103)I haven't been focused on poker the last few days and I'm just treading water. I didnt play on Monday, Tuesday I only played for about an hour and had a horrible LHE session, and Wednesday I think I only played 1 SnG. Today I at least made some progress but it could have been a lot better. I got 19th in an $11 turbo MTT with 700+ people. I open pushed on the button with JJ and the idiot in the BB calls off his stack with K9o...of course spikes a king. If that hand would have held I would have been in the top 3 with a chance to TID for $1800.

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Thanks Tim. Where'd you go to school?HP has the best action. It's great when the cards run hot. Where is the OP and the biker?I'm tempted to go to HP tonight actually but I've been invited to a home game that is supposedly loose with high action. We'll see.

I graduated from UCLA in '05. Absolutely loved it there. Its true too about the action at HP. SOOO SICK. you'll definately take some rediculous beats there but if you have a good session/run hot you get PAID!!! I was severely tempted to quit my part time job and play 30hours a week there, but decided it would make graduating difficult if I started playing too much. LA homegames are juicy too! I've gotta move back for a year or two just to soak up some of that action.

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Pilly Pill, I like your plan, good luck. Flush: looks good man keep grinding. I might play at Pechanga tomorrow, I heard the action is good. Tim: There's so many UCLA guys there it's crazy. One of my buddies at HP is a UCLA super senior and I think he's a super senior becuase of poker. As for myself I lost in a home game last night then ended up in a crazy situation going to the casino with two drunk chicks at 3 a.m. The home game blog is up and I'm going to update with the other results later today:Day one: +$570 (4 hours) (BR: $770)Day two: +$629 (5 Hours) (BR: $1399)Day three: +$240 (6 Hours) (BR: $1639)Day Four/Five: +2383 (BR: $4022)Day Six: Didn't play (0)Day Seven: -$482 (4 hours) (BR: 3540)Total Hours: 38Total Profit: $3340Hourly rate: $87.89

[farmist 0]

After reading this post, I have jumped into the bandwagon. I am going to deposit $100 on Sunday on AP. In eight weeks, I am hoping it to be $3500. This would be $2500 for one semester of me going back to college, $500 for other expenses, and $500 to leave on there. Check my blog out for updates.

i like the idea, and I like the blog as well.Keep the blog updated and gl on the mission. May Chuck be with you.