Let's build some bankroll - who's with me?

who says I cant stake $50?

Day 0: 100% ($131.82)
Day 1: 90% ($118.17)
Day 2: 103% (135.32)
Day 3: 101% (133.67)
Day 4: 112% (147.64)

If I'm being brutally honest, I didn't play too well in the early part of the session. I overplayed KK against a very timid player who was raising me like a maniac, but got lucky and hit trips on the river (against his AA)! After that reality check, I played a pretty steady game, and can't recall more than a couple of relatively minor bad beats. If only all days were like this straightforward.

Boltneck

Progress Update

Day 0: 100% ($2,000)
Day 1: 96% ($1,920)
Day 2: 105% ($2,101)
Day 3: 99% ($1,982)
Day 5: 121% ($2,421)
Day 6: 169% ($3,375)

I had a pretty sick run today despite things starting out badly. I joined a $100 Turbo SNG by accident. If you've never played a Turbo on Ongame before (like me): you start out with 1,500 chips. After 15 hands, the blinds were 100/200. With just over 1,000 left in my stack, I had to push A8 in hand #16 and got destroyed by AK.
This must be the craziest blind structure ever. It was like playing roulette, what a waste of money!

Needless to say that all the other SNGs I played were normal ones with nice 2,000 chip stacks and 10 minute blinds.
I finished in the money several times and made 1st twice. What a nice boost.

Progress Update - Start Date = OCT 31st
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Day 0 - 100% ($650)
Day 1 - 107% ($701)
Day 2 - 112% ($732)
Day 3 - 124% ($810)
Day 4 - 144% ($940)
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I only played 4 SnG's today and played the best poker I have played in a long time. 2 first places and a 3rd, which I should have finished second but really misplayed a hand 3 way. I am so close to breaking $1000 for the first time which is awesome, My rakeback should also clear tomorrow meaning I will actually break $1K. Let the Downswing commence

Edit - I just checked and my RB has cleared it looks so good!!!

Congratulations! This is an important mark.

BTW, If your Cashier reads over 1 grand, I think your progress update should reflect that.
After all, rakeback just means you paid less fees which is perfectly fine.

Very nice skd.
The type of tables I'm looking for aren't as plentiful as one might hope on the weekend where the kids come to fool around? eh. Well, I sat in on a table or two and came out alive. I'm too tired and real work has to be done. So, that should be it for the day.

Day 0: 100%
Day 1: 107%
Day 2: 109%

Day 73..103.0%....Limit and Railbird freeroll plus, MTT minus.
Day 74..101.8%....Limit minus, MTT minus.
Day 75..102.2%....Limit plus, MTT minus.
Day 76..101.2%....Limit minus, CC HORSE minus.
Day 77..103.1%....Limit minus, four STTs all plus.
Day 78..106.8%....Limit plus, Fifth in Furguson.
Day 79..107.6%....Limit minus, STT plus. Two days toward Silver Ironman (50+ FTPoints), four days w/ 1 FTPoint for Ironman Plus

Cheers everyone, I am so stoked about it, its a pretty big milestone and now I can set my sights on getting up to the $50 SnG's

Progress Update

Day 0: 100% ($2,000)
Day 1: 96% ($1,920)
Day 2: 105% ($2,101)
Day 3: 99% ($1,982)
Day 5: 121% ($2,421)
Day 6: 169% ($3,375)
Day 7: 233% ($4,667)

Oh boy, this run is getting scary. My hands hold up so frequently right now, it's unbelievable

Unfortunately, we all know how it feels when things are reversed and the beats don't seem to stop.
I just hope that once things start to normalize again, the downward slope won't be as steep as the upward one.

In the meantime, I strongly suggest you avoid playing at my tables at the moment

Well, just won the biggest cash of my life so far so here goes:

Week 1 - $118 (100%)

Day 0: 100% ($131.82)
Day 1: 90% ($118.17)
Day 2: 103% (135.32)
Day 3: 101% (133.67)
Day 4: 112% (147.64)
Day 5: 124% (163.08)

As the ipoker network is the only one I've not yet tried, I opened an account at Betfred today. The software is horrible (in my opinion - others may like it) but who cares. Playing low stakes limit poker on Poker Stars is like playing WSOP compared to this place! Okay, that judgement is only based on one days play, but I've never seem so many ultra-passive calling stations in one place in my entire poker playing life. Long may it last.

Boltneck

Wow that upswing is fantastic - I bet you can do no wrong at the minute and you are loving it

Amazing. I don't even have to run my % thing to see you will be filthy rich in no time. Good going.

I sat at a couple tables, without much luck. It seemed I couldn't win a hand for the longest time. Getting out kicked, out rivered...or whatever. I think my game play changes during the week for certain reasons and I don't catch on until it's slightly too late. Then a downward spiral starts, and I regain my composure, and start to play how I wanted to, to begin with. I broke my own rule and bought into a tourney in midst. Though, I doubt it helped me as much as I hoped, it got me back on track. I hit a straight flush in the rings and was in comeback status until I quit for the evening. The seemingly never-ending cycle of ups and downs, then landing in the same place I started is getting quite tiresome. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
It looks like, when everyone else surges, I slump. lol Hopefully I'll join in on the fast train to becoming filthy rich with ya'll. Nice jobs.


Day 0: 100%
Day 1: 107%
Day 2: 109%
Day 3: 92%

Progress Update

Day 0: 100% ($2,000)
Day 1: 96% ($1,920)
Day 2: 105% ($2,101)
Day 3: 99% ($1,982)
Day 5: 121% ($2,421)
Day 6: 169% ($3,375)
Day 7: 233% ($4,667)
Day 8: 254% ($5,089)

I played a $20+2 Rebuy MTT today with 400 entrants. Since I'm strictly following Chris Ferguson's bankroll rules, at the moment I can spend a maximum of $80 on any one multi table tournament.
And this is exactly what I ended up doing. First of all, I rebought right at the beginning of the tournament to double up, like I always do. Things went along fine until my KK went all-in preflop against AKs and the Big Slick hit the flush.

This knocked me down to 200 in chips. I rebought twice to bring myself back up to 3000 in chips and went on to finish the tournament in 28th place when my 88 got smoked by JJ after I had to push my short stack.
Note that I didn't buy the addon because this would have brought my total tournament buy-in up to $100 which the rules don't allow.

Total profit was a mere $20 because the big money is obviously to be found at the final table.

I also played a bunch of SNGs and managed to make a profit even though I wasn't 100% content with my play today.

Progress Update:

Day 0: 100%
Day 1: 107%
Day 2: 109%
Day 3: 92%
Day 4: 101%

Back on track. It was beautiful... After a semi-horrible day, I was seeming to lose ground, then regain only to lose again. After a playing at a table for a half hour to 45 minutes, with one particular player calling my early raises with nothing and catching several in a row. I decide to lay back and lay low. Eventually the big hand comes. I limp in with 35 hearted, with no pre raises. The flop hits 467 hearts. I couldn't believe my eyes. The hand more than doubled me up. The second straight day with a a straight flush. T'was Unbelievable. It felt nice to finally win a decent hand at PokerStars after a semi-horrible run. Later in the day I won a couple more decent hands and the day is done. The everlasting hover around %100 continues...

May as well join the fun

Day 0:100% $5 courtesy of PokerStars to try and get me to play real money tables
Day 7:215% ($10.76)

Should be at more but I horribly misplayed a flopped set that got cracked and donked off about another $1 just on that. Ain't much, but considering I'm not gonna deposit on the site either way, may as well see if I can get something rolling.

Well, the original requirement was a minimum starting bankroll of $50.

However, since I want as many people as possible to post their progress, please keep updating anway.
Once you hit $50 you'll have to reset to 100% though

I did this starting at a $100 but wish I had kept track of it everyday because now I am about 8 days in so I will go back and calculate it and update. Nice to see you guys doing so well.

You don't need to post all the individual days if don't have the data. Just post it for the days you have.

Day 0: 100% ($131.82)
Day 1: 90% ($118.17)
Day 2: 103% (135.32)
Day 3: 101% (133.67)
Day 4: 112% (147.64)
Day 5: 124% (163.08)
Day 8: 134% (177.25)

Got a little out of sync. with my days! Days 1 - 5 above are the days when I actually played, NOT the current day minus start day ie I didn't play on day 3, but on day 4 I did play (but it was MY third day's play)!!! Sorry for any confusion. Today is day 8 - so back on track now.

As for the poker it's self, low stakes limit poker on the ipoker network appears to be a licence to take money from fools. Oh I do hope it lasts!

Boltneck

Haha, well I'm an idiot for not fully reading the OP. When I get to 50 I will gladly reset and restart

Progress Update

Day 0: 100% ($2,000)
Day 1: 96% ($1,920)
Day 2: 105% ($2,101)
Day 3: 99% ($1,982)
Day 5: 121% ($2,421)
Day 6: 169% ($3,375)
Day 7: 233% ($4,667)
Day 8: 254% ($5,089)
Day 9: 277% ($5,531)

I've played my first 900 hands of $1/$2 No Limit and have made a bit of a profit so far. We'll see how it works out from here.

Apart from a few SNGs, today's main source of interest was my first $100+8 MTT with 300 entrants.
The hand that broke my neck was very unlucky. I flopped the nut straight, my opponent flopped eights and fives. We got all the money in on the turn and he rivered an 8 for a full house.

Had I dodged these 4 outs, I would have become chipleader and almost certainly would have made it to the final table.
But "would have" doesn't count in poker, so I'm gonna have to be content with 17th place.

Progress Update - Start Date = OCT 31st
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Day 0 - 100% ($650)
Day 1 - 107% ($701)
Day 2 - 112% ($732)
Day 3 - 124% ($810)
Day 4 - 144% ($940)
Day 5 - 154% ($1003) - Rakeback Cleared
Day 6 - Didn't Play at all
Day 7 - 160% ($1044)
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Played 8 SnG's tried bashing at $30 for half of them, 3 no cashes and a 1st meaning i turned a v small profit from the $30's but did a bit better in the $20's so still gradually grinding! I can't believe there has been no downtrend yet, I dont think I have run so good in a long time, it cant last forever!

This seems like a very good idea. Would like to join also. I have recently opened an Everest account and will be playing there mostly in the foreseeable future. Bankroll is exactly $50.

Therefore

Day 1 = 100% ($50)

Progress Update

Day 0: 100% ($2,000)
Day 1: 96% ($1,920)
Day 2: 105% ($2,101)
Day 3: 99% ($1,982)
Day 5: 121% ($2,421)
Day 6: 169% ($3,375)
Day 7: 233% ($4,667)
Day 8: 254% ($5,089)
Day 9: 277% ($5,531)
Day 10: 251% ($5,020)

Well, it was bound to happen. I'm not exactly sure why beats always come in streaks but that's the way it is.

I got sucked out a whole lot today. Thankfully, it didn't affect my play. I made a few great laydowns and great calls but once the money is in with the best hand there's nothing more you can do.

Progress Update - Start Date = OCT 31st
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Day 0 - 100% ($650)
Day 1 - 107% ($701)
Day 2 - 112% ($732)
Day 3 - 124% ($810)
Day 4 - 144% ($940)
Day 5 - 154% ($1003) - Rakeback Cleared
Day 6 - Didn't Play at all
Day 7 - 160% ($1044)
Day 8 - 149% ($970)
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Ran 6 SnG's - 3 x $30 (0 Cashes) and 3 x $20 (2nd and 3rd) but this is the down variance I was expecting to run into.

Progress Update:

Day 0: 100%
Day 1: 107%
Day 2: 109%
Day 3: 92%
Day 4: 101%
Day 5: 100%
Day 6: 110%

I played a couple tables yesterday, didn't really keep track, so I rounded it to 100, but gave a more than decent showing today.

Progress Update

Day 0: 100% ($2,000)
Day 1: 96% ($1,920)
Day 2: 105% ($2,101)
Day 3: 99% ($1,982)
Day 5: 121% ($2,421)
Day 6: 169% ($3,375)
Day 7: 233% ($4,667)
Day 8: 254% ($5,089)
Day 9: 277% ($5,531)
Day 10: 251% ($5,020)
Day 11: 250% ($4,996)

The sessions started out well. I took down a $600 pot with a set of deuces. But it was all downhill from there. I had the best hand just about every time and still managed to lose by the river.
I stopped playing after I fell just under the break-even point because poker annoyed me a whole lot today.

Day 0: 100% ($131.82)
Day 1: 90% ($118.17)
Day 2: 103% (135.32)
Day 3: 101% (133.67)
Day 4: 112% (147.64)
Day 5: 124% (163.08)
Day 8: 134% (177.25)
Day 10: 159% (209.32)

A longer than normal session (for me). Even being hyper-critical, I can't say that I did too much wrong. This good run can't last, but with the standard of play at low stakes limit ring games at Betfred, I wouldn't bet against it! At one stage, I did question whether it was ethical taking money from people who don't seem to understand even the fundamentals of the game. The question of my ethics lasted less than 0.2 of a second, then normal service was resumed.

Boltneck

Here's actually the update for yesterday. The day before I noticed I miscalculated.
Yesterday went well also. Though, after the long night, then sleep, I can't say I remember much more than that.

Progress Update:


Day 0: 100%
Day 1: 107%
Day 2: 109%
Day 3: 92%
Day 4: 101%
Day 5: 100%
Day 6: 107%
Day7: 115%

Update 1 - $158 (134%) - Came home a little drunk yet got really hot and placed a couple of times in SnGs. Have not played too much with a lot of work at uni but tonight will try to keep this run going.

Folks, keep those updates coming!

To all those who may be running bad at the moment: even the top pros are not immune against variance. Take a look at Chris Ferguson's most recent graph - he fell all the way back down to $12,000!



Progress Update

Day 0: 100% ($2,000)
Day 1: 96% ($1,920)
Day 2: 105% ($2,101)
Day 3: 99% ($1,982)
Day 5: 121% ($2,421)
Day 6: 169% ($3,375)
Day 7: 233% ($4,667)
Day 8: 254% ($5,089)
Day 9: 277% ($5,531)
Day 10: 251% ($5,020)
Day 11: 250% ($4,996)
Day 12: 265% ($5,291)

I played a bunch of SNGs, had ups and downs but ended up with a bit of profit. Nothing overly exciting happened today.

By the way, does anybody know a site that can produce graphs that can be directly inserted into forums?
Looking at Chris Ferguson's graph, this is a very nice visual representation of how he's doing. But there would have to be some automatic solution for everybody to use.

Does anyone know?

I attempted to search for online graphing and nothing much came up except pokertracking.com. I believe I recall others here at CC mentioning it at one time or another.

It was fairly simple to use. I tried to display percentage data. But it obviously didn't work because the bottom should represent "Days" and the Y-axis should rerpresent "Percent." Other than that it was cake. Shouldn't be a problem for anyone. They ask you to put in each "session" you play. Instead, I inserted my beginning $ amount for each day, in the "buy in" amount, then for the "cash-out" amount I entered the end of day total.

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