$10,000 Cash Game Challenge

Hi all my name is Shaun Sweeney and i'm 28 years old from Scotland,

I'm attempting to defy bankroll management rules by trying to turn $500 into $10,000 by xmas 2009, i started this challenge 2 days ago and i'm now sitting at $967 after 4 sessions,

Please bear in mind i'm playing $0.50 / $1 blinds so at the start of this challenge i was sitting with 20% of my bankroll whilst multi-tabling 4 at a time,

The video's are being uploaded on YouTube daily so if you'd like to watch, comment or even add me to msn then please do,

YouTube tags are "Shaun Sweeney $10,000 PKR.com Cash Game Challenge"



Wish me luck, and good luck to all you poker fans and players.

lol is this some type of 'im posting yet advertising at the same time' type of thing?

Certainly not, only thing i'm advertising is myself lol, watch the show and you'll see,

The poker site i'm doing this challenge on has not put me up to this, i also state this in the video recordings.

Hope that clarifies, it's just a simple attempt to defy bankroll management rules, i was inspired by Chris Ferguson's $0 to $10,000 using proper bankroll rules, now i just want to prove it can be done without following those rules.

gl i'll check out your videos when i get a chance.

Well, probably not the best idea to have your hotmail info in this thread (you never know who might get ahold of it), so I've removed that. Good luck though in your endeavor.

who are you trying to prove it too?

i think everyone knows it can be done. it's just not wise. plus he started with no money

Just trying to prove to everyone that doesn't already
believe it that being sensible in bankroll management will not earn you money as fast as you can by taking a calculated chance at playing at a higher level,

I agree that good players know it's possible but it's never been done on a blog before and i'd like to be the first to show it via video.

Over/Under on busto date?

Anything can be done, but by ignoring BRM.. it probably won't

BRM offers protection against variance. If you run very well then you should do it. If you hit a down-swing where the cards don't run in your favour you will probably go bust

All the best and I wish you good luck

Just finished tonight, started on session 4 with $967 and finished with $1,388 and that was after getting off to a shocking start bursting on 1 particular table twice, one was a bad mistake and the other was bad luck,

I've set a date by xmas 2009 WVHillBilly as this ties in with my next attempt to go full - time online on boxing day this year so i'll try to achieve the target as i work full time at present around 70 - 80 a week, trying to squeeze as much poker in as possible, thanks also for the supportive comment Stu i realise in the long run BRM is critical for long term success, i'm doing this also for fun and make friends along the way

that was 70 - 80 hours*

Interesting. I think the idea here that interests me is that is 5% of your br per session maybe too extreme? Could you play with 10% at a time and continue managing bankroll (going up and down limits accordingly). I mean, sure, u run faster losses, and bigger wins, but in the long run, as long as u go down the blinds as much as u go up, should be the same idea no?

Is 2 weeks too high of an over/under date?

he goes busto when he decides to play something harder then 100nl. tho on PKR or w/e who knows the whole site might be soft lol

well looks like your well on your way gl keep it up

You could do, but you would have to go down the stakes much faster when losing. Its quicker to build back 1 buyin at your current stakes rather than 2 buyins at the lower stakes.

BRM is a protection against variance, not poor play. All things being equal, a player should aim to be bankrolled for as long as is possible at the current stakes rather than aiming to drop down a level due to a few losses.

good luck on this attempt.

although why not follow proper BRM now? your up a grand...so play proper with it

gl I think this is interesting - could you pm your hotmail so I can add on msn <3

I'm addicted to the challenge now PattyR lol, just finished session 5 with $1,588, don't want to stop now i'm trying to encourage others to take a gamble with a percentage of their bankroll on a higher level but obviously not to go burst.

irris what the hell is that in your mouth lol!

And are you 14 yrs old?

gl with this.

countdown till busto

hey good luck trying to defy all those goofy bankroll mgmt rule hope it works out ill check it out on you tube

WAT?

I dont get it. I still wanna know wtf that is, like cheese or something?

wow man that sounds like a pretty sweet deal you should practice this and follow through with it. Keep some charts to analayze your play along the way man and you will be a success in no time.

Update, after session 10 - Balance $2,026, every session i've finished up, had a few tricky session today where i was $300 down within an hour but skill prevailed, roll on session 11.....

What's not to get, he looks like a 14 year old boy.

You started with 5 buy-ins, no?

Yes i started with 5 buy-ins, just finished session 13 and i have $2,125

Are you taking any action?

Ok guys this challenge has ended as i’m now on longer hours at my real work and i’ll be lucky to have 1 hour a day to play, after 5 days i peaked at $2,100 and finished at $1,700,

Hopefully i can resume this in the near future but we’ll have to wait and see.

is he busto ? :P

Clearly the under on 2 weeks was the winning bet

$1200 profit in 5 days and can't spare a single hour to play more????

mmmm

I'm not convinced!