Chris Ferguson $0 - $10k challenge I`m in!!!

Hi all.

I`m gonna give this a go for fun.

I`ll keep you all posted monthly.

Wish me luck in the long hours of freerolls for the next few months

And it gets better - I will not post one bad beat story

I don`t think I`ll hit $10k - my target for 12 months is $1,000. Let see what I can do.

I'm on the same plan, actually. First goal is $500 within a year. I usually only get to play 3-5 freerolls a week, so cashing may be rare.

I told a lie!!!

I`m starting with a small bankroll $97.57 to be exact, but what I meant to say was I`m using the same theory and aiming to get to $1,000 in a year!!! (I doubt I can play as many games as Mr Ferguson!!!)

Can anyone tell me what u r supposed to do if u use any FFP type points you may gather??? Do you use them and put any winning into the pot also?

Ronaldadio said:

I`m starting with a small bankroll $97.57 to be exact, but what I meant to say was I`m using the same theory and aiming to get to $1,000 in a year!!! (I doubt I can play as many games as Mr Ferguson!!!)

Can anyone tell me what u r supposed to do if u use any FFP type points you may gather??? Do you use them and put any winning into the pot also?

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Once I start getting FPP points, I'll be saving them up for the stuff in the store. That Harley Night Train is looking mighty fine. And for only 4,000,000 points!

GL Ronald'. I look forward to following your progress. CF's accomplishment took alot of time and discipline. It's not for everyone and even he had to make several go's at it.

I read in one of his articles that once he reached $15 he knew that based on his strategy and playing style he would never go broke. Imagine that kind of confidene with just $15.

I'm sure you've read his rules for bankroll management.

• Never buy into a cash game or a Sit & Go with more than 5 percent of your total bankroll (there is an exception for the lowest limits: You're allowed to buy into any game with a buy-in of $2.50 or less).
• Never buy into a multi-table tournament for more than 2 percent of my total bankroll but you are allowed to buy into any multi-table tournament that costs $1.
• If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represents more than 10 percent your total bankroll, you must leave the game when the blinds reach you.

If you've read my Chris Ferguson Profile you probably have a pretty good idea of how he plays, but here's a few tips that I've picked up in the over 1400 hands I've collected.

• NEVER limp first in. ALWAYS open raise. If a hand is worth playing it's worth raising with. There's an obvious pot odds exception for the blinds.
• NEVER cold call a raise. Fold or re-raise. Funny, Chris SAYS that he'll cold call a raise with a hand like AQ or AJ from the button, but I'm yet to see it happen.
• DON'T play suited connectors from early position, even if you are opening the pot. EP = AJ or better.
• DON'T play any pairs worse than 88 from EP or 66 from the button.
• Look for favorable stealing opportunities, particularly from the button and small blind, but don't get carried away.
• If you're VP$IP > 20% you're probably playing too loose. Obviously that stat is card dependent and could be higher or lower in any one session.

Good luck.

Ferguson's old news. Try the Phil Hellmuth 0-11 in 18 years challenge. It's all the rage.

If you've read my Chris Ferguson Profile you probably have a pretty good idea of how he plays, but here's a few tips that I've picked up in the over 1400 hands I've collected.

• NEVER limp first in. ALWAYS open raise. If a hand is worth playing it's worth raising with. There's an obvious pot odds exception for the blinds.
• NEVER cold call a raise. Fold or re-raise. Funny, Chris SAYS that he'll cold call a raise with a hand like AQ or AJ from the button, but I'm yet to see it happen.
• DON'T play suited connectors from early position, even if you are opening the pot. EP = AJ or better.
• DON'T play any pairs worse than 88 from EP or 66 from the button.
• Look for favorable stealing opportunities, particularly from the button and small blind, but don't get carried away.
• If you're VP$IP > 20% you're probably playing too loose. Obviously that stat is card dependent and could be higher or lower in any one session.

Good luck.

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Very nice advice Fourdogs!


I'm on Stars attempting to gain 500 fps for a nice hat. That would make me happy. Let the points sit there if you wish. After you reach your 10k goal you'll probably have about 4 million points, and you'll be able to get something really nice for free! Free stuff, to me, is more exciting than the $10k. That's alot of hard work either way. Good luck

Ronaldadio said:

Hi all.

I`m gonna give this a go for fun.

I`ll keep you all posted monthly.

Wish me luck in the long hours of freerolls for the next few months

And it gets better - I will not post one bad beat story

I don`t think I`ll hit $10k - my target for 12 months is $1,000. Let see what I can do.

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GL with this!
I am also doing the same thing, check my sig.
I did however get a great head start. I finished 3rd in a bodog $500 freeroll and won $40, then in the same week i finished 19th in the cake poker $10,000 freeroll and won $60.
This month has been terrible for me. I have been losing big in cash games, my br always seems to go up to $350 then drop down to about $280. The way im running i dont think ill ever reach the $400 mark.

Good luck you guys I'm also doing the exact same thing lol. I love to start a bankroll from 0 because I can look at anything there and think of it as PURE PROFIT. They say there aren't very many full tilt players in the positive, lol but I can count myself as one of them!
I'm going by Chris Ferguson's exact rules EXCEPT for buying in to the smallest ring games and tourneys no matter the bankroll; I'm afraid I'm not as good a player as Chris, so I'm just going to buckle down and wait until I have at least $40 in freeroll winnings, so the $2 minimum buy-in will be 5%. This should be really fun, and I'm also GUARANTEED not to go broke!

Good luck again!

Reached my high point in this process over the weekend: I've got a whopping $12.88 in my bankroll right now

Gl. did u win 97 something off freerolls? or did u deposit it?

CrackaNACtion said:

Gl. did u win 97 something off freerolls? or did u deposit it?

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I actually withdrew about $900 from my accounts, but the fee made the amount left $97 rather than my intended $100

those are really nice goals there and a great way to brag-n-bitch. Are you guys countiing winning just from freerolls or from all tournaments? I'm kinda doin the same except i'm countuing money from small buyins and SnG's too.

gl and dont be so pesamistic* why think only 1k$ go for the gold!!!!!!

Good Luck!

You shouldn't have a problem if you use the right strategies and be disciplined. Plenty of people make this sort of money (and more!) playing poker online. I look forward to veiwing your progress.

Maybe I'll this on FT. I just won a whole $.027 in the last freeroll there, I suppose I could play the $.10 tournament or just wait until I win more in the next freeroll there.

That's my entire FT bankroll.

i started with one $50 deposit in august and have since built it to over $1500, if that counts. not bad for an 18 year old kid.....

my bank roll got down to 9.xx and in the last 5 days ive gotten it to 130.

i did win 50 in a mtt tho so that helps. after that it was all micro SnG's and micro cash games.

goal now is 50 a week till i can move up again.

shooting for 10000 by next january

oh, im only 19

You might have missed this post, so here is the link on progress...

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/gen...ferguson-challenge-update-should-brag-106514/ This is something I put in a few days ago and yes, it seems to be working.