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Old 18-09-2007, 19:21   #1 (permalink)
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I need a new poker challenge!! Partially inspired by Slapdash's attempts in this thread - Trying a Chris Ferguson and thinking back to Mr V's iconic post here - How To Start Out in Poker Without Risking Your Own Cash I've decided to go back to basics and create a new Poker bankroll, Chris Fergusson style from nothing.... What can I turn nothing into and how long will it take me?

With the merger between SpOdds, Sporting Bet and Paradise I've ended up with a duplicate, dormant account on Paradise (Username ValeDown ) - so I will use this. Balance is currently zero and I will make no deposits..... Tonights HillyTheFish freeroll and next weeks PL Freeroll give me a great chance to get off the mark
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Old 18-09-2007, 19:28   #2 (permalink)
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nice one matey - good luck

having had an extended summer break my own poker BR is somewhat diminshed , so I too am back where I started all those years ago playing the $5 STT's and 10c cash tables - and I am actually quite enjoying it as every $ counts!

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I need a new poker challenge!! Partially inspired by Slapdash's attempts in this thread - Trying a Chris Ferguson and thinking back to Mr V's iconic post here - How To Start Out in Poker Without Risking Your Own Cash I've decided to go back to basics and create a new Poker bankroll, Chris Fergusson style from nothing.... What can I turn nothing into and how long will it take me?
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Old 18-09-2007, 19:33   #3 (permalink)
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I wonder what inspired that!!!

Best of luck with it.
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Old 18-09-2007, 19:34   #4 (permalink)
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Good luck with this Gaf.
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Old 18-09-2007, 19:40   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: GaF's Nothing to Something thread

Good luck. I'm treading water on around $15 in mine.

I haven't been trying much recently, to be honest. I got a bit demotivated
when I realized that my ROI seemed to be a lot better in $50 STTs on
Virgin than it was in $0.50 and $1 STTs on Ultimate.
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Old 18-09-2007, 22:20   #6 (permalink)
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Good luck Gaf
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Old 18-09-2007, 22:49   #7 (permalink)
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What about waiting for this at paradise to come...GAF
Coming soon...
If you enjoy Sit'n'Go action you won't want to miss your chance to shine in our Single Table Superstar promotion where you can add a share of $7,000 each week to your STT prize money.
Details of the promotion will be posted on the website so check back soon!
We look forward to seeing you at the tables,


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Maybe not ...i didnt see in your post that you didnt want to deposit...

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Old 18-09-2007, 22:53   #8 (permalink)
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They'll probably have a buy in wont they? It will be the "STT Blitz" style I presume on standard tables
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Old 19-09-2007, 00:09   #9 (permalink)
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I really dont get it.
Why would anyone but a reclusive millionaire or a 3rd world refugee want to go through this kind of torture.
Good luck though, Forgot Hillys thing was on so thats one less for you to beat
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Old 19-09-2007, 00:59   #10 (permalink)
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Good luck. I'm treading water on around $15 in mine.
If my maths is right, I'm ahead after the Hilly game Now just a question of how much......
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Old 19-09-2007, 01:03   #11 (permalink)
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I really dont get it.
Why would anyone but a reclusive millionaire or a 3rd world refugee want to go through this kind of torture.
Good luck though, Forgot Hillys thing was on so thats one less for you to beat
I agree to an extent, but personally i've done and am doing again a similar thing on PKR when i've gotten bored of the game. It's nowhere near the scale of the proper thing of but i just withdraw it all take a week or so off then start back from $50 and grind to fcuk on the cash games. It's a challenge, a way of making me concentrate and get back to focusing on the game, it builds the bankroll i get back in the groove to the point where i can withdraw a substantial amount every month. Whereas if i don't start from a low amount then i bored and complacent which is when the bankroll decreases, so this is how i use the strategy to keep making money.
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Old 19-09-2007, 01:58   #12 (permalink)
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4th - I think that should be $80 (Payout Manually adjusted tomorrow...)
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Old 19-09-2007, 19:09   #13 (permalink)
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Will report on my progress every 10 games or so......

Habitually jumped in at STTs for a mximum of 5% of my bankroll, but had been thinking I would play for 10% ... not sure now if I'll stay at 5% or switch to 10%

A good start on the $3 games

DateGamePositionAdjustmentBankroll
18 September 2007Opening Balance$0.00
118 September 2007HillytheFish MTT4$60.00$60.00
219 September 2007$3 Speed 5 Seat STT4-$3.30$56.70
319 September 2007$3 Speed 5 Seat STT1$7.20$63.90
419 September 2007$3 Speed 5 Seat STT3-$3.30$60.60
519 September 2007$3 Speed 5 Seat STT1$7.20$67.80
619 September 2007$3 Speed 5 Seat STT5-$3.30$64.50
719 September 2007$3 Speed 5 Seat STT5-$3.30$61.20
819 September 2007$3 Speed 5 Seat STT1$7.20$68.40
919 September 2007$3 Speed 5 Seat STT1$7.20$75.60
1019 September 2007$3 Speed 5 Seat STT1$7.20$82.80
19 September 2007Closing Balance$82.80
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Nice start Gaf
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Old 19-09-2007, 19:24   #15 (permalink)
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Keep it up mate
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If my maths is right, I'm ahead after the Hilly game Now just a question of how much......

Hmm, you do it on a site where you can play freerolls with a prize pool of
$1000 and a few hundred players. I do it on a site where the only freerolls
have a $50 prize pool and around 2500 players. I think I lost this at Step One,
didn't I?

Though I've just had a thought. You won your $60 in a freeroll ... for which
you needed a password ... which you got from a magazine ... which you
PAID FOR!
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Old 19-09-2007, 19:27   #17 (permalink)
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ps well done GaF

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Though I've just had a thought. You won your $60 in a freeroll ... for which
you needed a password ... which you got from a magazine ... which you
PAID FOR!
Not bitter?

Can't disagree that I chose an easier option though
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Though I've just had a thought. You won your $60 in a freeroll ... for which
you needed a password ... which you got from a magazine ... which you
PAID FOR!
And I suppose you have FREE internet to play your online games with? And you're using library hardware or something?
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