Cool. We'd love to have you play. As for your questions:

1. I suppose we need a deadline. I think one month is reasonable, right? We'll make this a February contest.

2. I also like the surrender idea. If you surrender, you won't have to keep playing/losing, but you won't get your $50 back. To get your $50 back, you'd need to actually log the 5000 hands and still be in the red.

Or I suppose we could give you half back, or something like that. I'll leave that up to you guys.

Personally, I don't think we should give any money back. But, if we do, it should be after 5k hands only. No half refunds.

Done. First one to speak up gets to set the rules!

So that's that. You can surrender (drop out of the competition), but you won't get your $50 back.

Pokertracker doesn't have dates on when u won what money does it ?
So how are we going to know if people won the $ just during Febuary or not ?

You can filter it, starting on 2/1 on the preferences tab.

I guess by looking at the screenshot, we won't KNOW that no one is cheating, but hopefully no one will. I don't think any of us who are entered would.

And if people post daily updates, we'll be able to track it better too...

If you print the "entire" screenshot, it will say "filtered from 02/01/06" at the top of the shot.

Not that people can't photoshop it, but I don't think anyone would do that.

Also, is it your first 5k hands? I play 10k+/month. Can we pick our best 5k stretch, as long as they're consecutive and not sessions from the 1st, the 5th, the 12th, and the 18th?

I say first 5k played should be the rule. Just pointing out some potential questions.

First 5k, for sure. Every hand. No pulling out bad ones, etc...

At the risk of being and sounding lame, I'll probably do this, but on an informal basis. I'm pretty sure I'll have a hard time making the 5k hand requirement in February. My kids have stuff to do almost each night of the week and the wife is making a play for my time as well.

So count me as an alternate who will do what he can, mainly for fun and to see how his limit game has deteriorated over the years. I would estimate that I can get 2k hands in.

Sorry to disappoint. :(

I'll sadly have to skip this challenge. Good luck to all that are going to do this.

I'm gonig to kill myself when JD wins this challenge by the way.

Seriously.

I was honestly just about to write how I was thinking about skipping this little competition because I just played 3/6 NL for the first time since my 3 days of 5/10 and just have a much easier - and Much more profitable time playing NL.

BUT - seeing that if if i win u might kill urself- i guess ill have to play. :D lol j/k

but i guess ill be in- i WONT win tho. GUARENTEED - but ill put 5k hands in - and see if i can become a winning player in this frustrating Limit game.
I'm planning on getting alot of advice from u pros.

So far, based on the transfers I have received, only Mayhem and I are in.

Ahem. Let's go boys. $50 to TalkingPoker.

As for those who have declined, no worries. It's just for fun anyway... (well, fun plus 50 bucks).

Edit: It's been a LONG time since I've played 5000 hands in a month. PArt of my reason for setting this up was to make myself grind out some hands.

Waiting on a full tilt cashout to hit neteller.

sending the $50 right now.

If I don't get my cashout in time, I hope you guys will let me enter and pay a day or two late.

I will spot you, yes.

I dont know, can we trust this guy TP?

EDIT: Ok dude, be careful.:D

$50 sent to TP.

Confirmed (received $50s):
Me
JD
Mayhem
pshabi

Anyone else? Last chance - we start at midnight tonight.

Just to be sure - this is Not a race - Correct?

It's just whoever wins the most $$$, their first 5k hands in feb. with a deadline being the end of the month - Right ?

Correctamundo.

And I suppose if someone can't get the 5000 hands in, we'll still take their total for however many hands they DID get in. Assuming they are winning, not playing the fulll 5000 hands will only be hurting themselves.

And like I said before, if you finish negative but still get all 5000 hands in, you get your $50 back. The winner only collects from players who made money.

I already got in 450 today, mostly 3-tabling. Up $350 and about to start another session. I'll probably just play through and start the contest on the fly.

Over the next 40 minutes or so, I plan on building that $350 up to about 5 or 6 hundred. Once midnight strikes, I'll promptly begin dumping chips all over the place. If you want some, come and get it.:D

Fuck it
 

It's 11:57 and I actually fulfilled the first part of my prophecy, up $495. I really don't wanna make an ass out of myself and fulfill the rest so I'ma make like Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue.

I may start this contest tomorrow as a pre-game to the forum tourney. Maybe play during as well.

Good plan. I was gonna play tonight, but I'm gonna focus on this rebuy instead.

Waiting to post
 

At 3-tables. Officially starting the contest.