June Contest...
 

The old posts for this topic can be found here:


Contest Description
Everyone who participates will start with exactly $25. You are free to do with it what you choose, but the contest will go on until someone has turned that $25 into $500. The winner will be determined by how many hands it takes (not the amount of time) to accomplish this task. You are free to play any limit of any poker game. The only thing you must do is keep track of the number of hands you play. If you decide to play in tourneys, each tournament hand counts as a hand played.

You can sit down with any amount up to your exact total ($25 to start). Obviously, everyone will need to keep their own records. This will be done on the honor system. You must post in this thread whenever you start and stop each session you are counting towards this contest. Your posts should show your starting and ending bankrolls and your total hands played. If and when you bust out (I think most of us will bust out before hitting $500), post your total hands played. Here is an example of a couple of posts (please try to use this format):

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Starting Session 1
Current Bankroll: $25
Total Hands Played: 0
Party Poker $25 NL Table 12345
Sitting down with $25
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and then later on in a new post...
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Ending Session 1
Current Bankroll: $43.50
Total Hands Played: 122
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and then some other time:
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Starting Session 2
Current Bankroll: $43.50
Total Hands Played: 122
Poker Stars $1/$2 limit Table 6789
Sitting down with $25

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and then:
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Ending Session 2
Current Bankroll: $21.50
Total Hands Played: 314
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and so on.

Get it?

If you reload at all during your session (say your bankroll was $43.50 and you only sat with $25, as in the example above, you would still have up to $18.50 to reload with), just post when you do. That way, no one will suspect anyone of any funny business.

Lastly, if you bust out, that doesn't mean you are out of the contest! You may still play in freerolls to try to rebuild your bankroll (in theory, someone could never touch their initial $25 and could play entirely in freerolls!). Be sure to post in this thread before starting any freerolls you play in and keep track of your hand count.


Rules

1. The contest begins on June 1, 2005 at 12:00 AM and runs until June 30th 11:59 PM. You may start any time in the month of June, but we'll declare our winner at the end of the month. Remember, just because someone gets to $500 doesn't mean the contest is over... someone else could still get there in fewer hands.

2. Participation is voluntary, of course, and open to all. There is no entry fee. You simply need to post in this thread while you play.

3. We'll be using the honor system and scoring ourselves. Be honest. Don't cheat. That's stupid.

4. Your starting bankroll is $25. You may never sit down with more than your current bankroll, but you may sit with less if you want to.

5. If everyone busts out, the winner will be the person who lasted the most hands before getting broke the first time (in case someone plays freerolls afterwards and makes a comeback). Maybe a microlimiter will take this down after all.

6. I reserve the right to change the rules at any time, as I see fit. This whole thing may spin out of control.... On the other hand, if no one is interested, I'll pull the plug and kill the contest early.

Bonus: If we have at least 10 participants, if things go smoothly and without controversy, and if the winner has at least 250 total posts by the end of the contest, I will award him with the of his choice, costing up to as much as the starting bankroll amount ($25).

Have fun!

Ok, I'll kick it off...
 

I'm not going to play long, but just for fun, let's get things started:

Starting Session 1.
Current Bankroll: $25.
Total Hands Played: 0.
Party Poker $25 NL (6 max) Table 37065.
Sitting down with my entire $25 roll, baby.

Stats are turned on. Let the hand counting begin!

Session 1
Paradise .25/.50 limit Table "Lofanga"
Bankroll:$25
Brought in $15

Wow
 

One thing I'm noticing already...

I SO do not have the patience for a single table of $25 NL. And this is way above where I should be palying with my $25 roll.

Maybe we should give everyone two cracks at this. If they bust out once, they can rebuy for another $25........ Just a thought. Probably not a good idea though, so forget I mentioned it.

I'll try to be patient.

Mid-session update:
11 Hands Played
$22.60 Bankroll

Wooohooo - I'm in last place!

Session 1 update...$15 down, last $10 to table.

My Session 1 Update:

This $25 NL game is harder to beat than I thought it would be. The players here make a lot of "strange" plays, to say the least.

In any case, I dropped all the way down to just under $10 before tripling up with AA. I thought that hand was going to be it for me, but I have new life. I'm sitting at $27.40 now - above $25 for the first time in 77 hands.

Damn, sorry TP, with all my talk of low limit grinding I beat you to it. I lose first. I should not have brought the other $10 to .25/.50. Should have stepped it down, but I was at a good table, just missing one thing.....THE CARDS.

Oh well, good luck to everyone who didn't stay up late to lose $25 in less than 1 1/2 hours :p

BTW
I lost in 86 hands if there is a prize for the LEAST hands played.

Ending Session 1
Current Bankroll: $36.05
Total Hands Played: 141

My low for the session was about $9. That's when I tripled up with AA. My high was a little over $38, after doubling up with a nut flush and some guy reraising me on the river. I'm quitting now, a few hands after that.

Overall, I'm happy with where I finished up this first session.

GL everyone!

Hey BB, how hard is it to count the session hands on Paradise? I'm thinking that would be a good place for me to do it if I do, since I'm under $100 there anyway in total.

In the upper left of the table view, there is a % sign. that turns on the session stats that will count hands.

Good Luck :)

Starting Session 1.
Current Bankroll: $25.
Total Hands Played: 0.
PokerStars NL $.25/.50(6 max) Table Chromios
Sitting down with $25

This may be easier then I thought:

First hand played in contest:

PokerStars Game #1810234632: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/06/01 - 09:26:51 (ET)
Table 'Chromios' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: aziraphale2k ($24.90 in chips)
Seat 2: Mr. Fat Cat ($36 in chips)
Seat 3: elwood359 ($15.75 in chips)
Seat 4: Atlantiz ($33.75 in chips)
Seat 5: ChipFish ($25 in chips)
Seat 6: matdoggva ($18.05 in chips)
Atlantiz: posts small blind $0.25
ChipFish: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChipFish [Th Qc]
matdoggva: calls $0.50
aziraphale2k: folds
Mr. Fat Cat: folds
elwood359: folds
Atlantiz: calls $0.25
ChipFish: checks
*** FLOP *** [5h Td 8d]
Atlantiz: checks
ChipFish: bets $1.50
matdoggva: folds
Atlantiz: calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [5h Td 8d] [4s]
Atlantiz: checks
ChipFish: bets $3.50
Atlantiz: calls $3.50
*** RIVER *** [5h Td 8d 4s] [7s]
Atlantiz: folds
ChipFish collected $10.95 from pot
ChipFish: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $11.50 | Rake $0.55
Board [5h Td 8d 4s 7s]
Seat 1: aziraphale2k folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Mr. Fat Cat folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: elwood359 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Atlantiz (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 5: ChipFish (big blind) collected ($10.95)
Seat 6: matdoggva folded on the Flop

Ending Session 1
Current Bankroll: $40.95
Total Hands Played: 39

Not a bad start... I'm ahead of TP :p
Unfortunately the table died..

:cool:

Starting Session 2.
Current Bankroll: $40.95.
Total Hands Played: 39.
PokerStars NL $.25/.50(6 max) Table Centaurus
Sitting down with $40

Son of a bitch....
If you are multitabling at Stars... BOTH tables are included in the Stats...
I'll have to pull up pokertracker to find out what my number of hands are...

Just a warning for you guys. :mad:

I think we should all have our own thread for these.

This particular thread is going to get out of hand if enough people decide to take part.

Ending Session 2.
Current Bankroll: $0.95.
Total hands in this session: 44
Total Hands Played: 83.
PokerStars NL $.25/.50(6 max) Table Centaurus
Lost $40

Some AssClown calls me down with a pair of 9s Queen kicker vs. my 9-2 2-pair.
Board pairs 4s on the river to void my hand.
oh well.
Still have $0.95 :rolleyes:

Multi Tabling this morning at the Multi Table Sit N Go's at Poker Stars.

3 Table 5.50 - Tourney 8519330 - Inheritance - Out in 8th -> 63 Hands
2 Table 5.50 - Tourney 8519228 - *Edit Out in 11th -> 41 Hands
2 Table 11.00 - Tourney 8519251 - *Out in 8th -> 57 hands

Buy in $22

Down 22 bucks...I give up...lol

Ah yes... my favorite move in poker. I guess he had two low diamonds (23? 26?) and didn't want to risk you checking behind him and seeing the crap he was playing.

We can deal with that when the time comes. I could make an entire new section for them, even... but the way I see it, why not keep all the clutter in one thread? That way, the people who are interested can see what's going on by browsing through just one thread and the people who aren't don't have to skip over lots of threads - they can avoid just this one.

Yeah... let's keep it just this one thread.

When we bust out, can we play a freeroll to try to get back in it (counting the hands of course)? Just for fun at least, I need a challenge :D ....starting with $0 and turning it into $500 in a month, sounds like a blast.

Great idea! Absolutely. I'll ammend the rules.

Just post in this thread prior to starting the freeroll and keep track of your hand count, of course.

I find this contest strangely addictive...
 

Last night, I thought I was going to go crazy playing at these limits, but the challenge of this whole thing is sucking me in.

Starting Session 2
Current Bankroll: $36.05
Total Hands Played: 141
Empire Poker $25 NL Table 37130
Sitting down with $25 ($11.05 in reserve)

Reloading $10 more. $1.05 in reserve now.

These guys are so bad, but I can not get a hand. It's driving me crazy. I can't wait to double up.

Aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhhh!

I can't take it!

The few flops I don't completely miss, I get sucked out on by some dork hitting his miracle. I just flopped a set of twos (Q42 rainbow flop) and lost to running cards making my favorite hand to lose to - none other than the wheel.

Mid session Update:
$16.45 left on the table right now.
69 hands played this session.

Reloading for my last $1.05. Looks like I'll be busted in a minute here.

Yup, just lost an all in (to a shorter stack) with my 66 vs his ATo. Down to $3.70 now. LOL.

And I'm busted...
 

80 hands played that session.

Ending Session 2
Current Bankroll: $0
Total Hands Played: 221

That was annoying.

Ouch!

I doubt anyone will be able to build up to $500. I may take a stab at this later on this month, but for now I am taking a week off (aside from playing some raked at Party for the points).

Anyway, I was going to suggest, you guys should have played split pot games. First, your bankroll will almost always increase, and secondly when you scoop a pot in O8 it's almost like winning an all-in on a hold'em table.

Go for it. If you are playing raked hands at Party, why not sit with $25 or less and count the hands toward this?

I have 95 cents left...
onto the .05/.10 limit table until I get enough for NL then all in or bust.

I plan on it, just haven't been playing much poker the last week or so due to prior engagements.

Again though, I doubt anyone here will be able to build to $500 within a month on $25, but I guess that is part of the challenge.

Starting Session 3.
Current Bankroll: $0.95.
Total Hands Played: 83.
PokerStars $.05/.10 Limit Tydeus
On table $0.95

Ending Session 3.
Current Bankroll: $1.08
Total hands in this session: 10
Total Hands Played: 93.
PokerStars $.05/.10 Limit Table Tydeus
$ Won this session :$0.13


No Limit Here I come.... First King or better goes all in

Starting Session 4.
Current Bankroll: $1.08.
Total Hands Played: 93.
PokerStars NL $.01/.02(6 max) Table Gonnessia

Ending Session 4.
Current Bankroll: $5.85
Total hands in this session: 34
Total Hands Played: 127.
PokerStars NL $.01/.02(6 max) Table Gonnessia
Won: $4.77

YEAH BABY!
Right Back in this! LOL :D

I disagree. I think it's very doable. I don't have the discipline to do it right, but I know there are people here who do.

Check out Chip on the comeback trail! I should have done the same thing when I was down to 3 bucks, rather than pushing my stack in and losing to running spades.

Last week, I had $29. Right now, I'm at $231.

Starting Session 1
Current Bankroll: $25
Total Hands Played: 0
Party Poker $25 PL Table 36574
Sitting down with $12 (not going to risk it all to start... LOL!) :D

ummmm
 

I built $25 into $2,000 in about a month....of course I got very lucky and nothing had to do with good play but It is doable. I will start mine later tonight right now in to many tornies at jetset.

Not sure where im gonna play though will keep you all informed.

Ending Session 1
Current Bankroll: $32.45
Total Hands Played: 37

Only had about 45 minutes to play on my lunch hour. :D

Oh what could have been during this session... only played 37 hands and got dealt A-A twice, K-K once and Q-Q once. :eek: First time with the As I got busted by a set after a pot size raise pre-flop, thankfully the guy was just about out of $$ so I only lost $4.25 on that hand. Next time with the As (and same with the Qs) I make a pot size pre-flop raise and get no callers. With the Ks I get one caller who promptly folds after the flop (net = $1.10). So, with those four starting hands I lost $2.45. :rolleyes: My best hand came when I held KJo and hit a set of Js on the flop... netted $7.55.

By the way, there's no chance I'll be able to play enough hands to come close in this contest, but thought it would be fun to come along for the ride!

Lou, I hear that.

TP, you're right. I can't see myself getting this amount because I would have soooo much sitting around and I would just get plain bored.

Starting Session 1
Current Bankroll: $25
Total Hands Played: 0
Noble Poker .50/$1 limit table
Sitting down with $25

Starting Session 1
Current Bankroll: $25
Total Hands Played: 0
Party Poker $25NL table 36651
Sitting down with $25

Don't forget to post the Table #s guys...

Full tilt
Session 1
25NL Ann
sit with $25

end session 1 $41.70

39 hands

+16.70

Ending Session 1
Current Bankroll: $71.63
Total Hands Played: 22
Done with Party Poker $25NL table 36651

Dominate.

Edit: Doubled up after 3 hands...here comes the fungus

Ending Session 1
Current Bankroll: $55
Total Hands Played: 135
Noble Poker .50/$1 limit

won 2 massive pots after being up $5 when i made a flush in a huge pot, and hit a set of kings aginast two pair....

+$30 so far..

forgot to post but already started session 2

Bankroll $55 (started)
currently at $64.75 on Noble Poker .50/1 6 max table "sot grande" 25 hands played

ugh... AA cracked by JT flopping 2 pair :(