Turn $5 into $100,000? By playing poker? And in less than 12 months? Boku87 set himself the challenge of doing so, and according to his blog, he’s made it. Chris Ferguson had the most famous version of this type of bankroll challenge, turning $0 into $10,000. So Boku87, a pro at PokerStars has taken it [...]
I had some discussions with a non-poker player about my difficulty getting comfortable moving to $50nl FR. 3-1/2 years ago I deposited $50 on PokerStars. After a month of donking around the bankroll was down to $18, but then I decided I would be willing to redeposit in order to earn the $50 deposit bonus. [...]
Part I covered some basic elements to answering the question. For Part II there are some derivatives of the results in Part I. For one, I mentioned in Part I that if you’ve been at that level before, then playing underrolled or moving quickly through levels is not so bad. There are a number of [...]
You hear it over and over again; “I can’t stand the suckouts” “I hate the donks that chase and hit on the river” “I can’t beat these awful players” “He calls my AA with xx and flops a full house” “The site is rigged in favor of bad players to keep them playing” And finally; [...]
I was searching through some of my old posts, searching for cashout/deposit information because I was trying to build a spreadsheet that tracks my “net”; my online bankrolls plus my net cashout/deposits. It’s actually starting to get to the point that I can’t keep track easily any more because of redeposits (chasing redeposit bonuses) and [...]
Just to get the word out; Pitbull has given every indication of having been shut down. I heard the rumor yesterday, but couldn’t find any internet posting to confirm one way or the other, but now this seems to indicate it’s true. I never tried the site, but I know they were running a lot [...]
Just a quick post. Poker Table Ratings (PTR) did a survey. I don’t recall if I participated in the survey; I usually do most out of curiosity but I don’t remember these questions so maybe I skipped this one. Some interesting things to note: 8% claim to be beginners, 40% intermediate, 30% advanced players 49% [...]
Followup post based on the the theory that your primary objective as you play poker should be: “Play and study so that you can work your way up to higher stakes and make a decent hourly rate.” In theory it sounds good, though perhaps a little money-hungry. I’ve been playing poker for a while now. [...]