Bankroll building
 

Take a kid who's very good at math but has only a month of experience at the Poker Stars nickel/dime. At the beginning of January, give him a $500 roll, Poker Tracker, and a few decent books (SSH, ITH, ToP). Send him on a brief bonus chase and start him off on the Party $1/$2 10-max with about a thousand bucks at the end of January.

No redeposits. No cashouts. The roll is to sustain itself. Move up at 300 BB, move back down if it drops below that.

The goal: $12,000 by December 31, allowing for regular $10/$20 and $15/$30 with a small cushion. If this goal can be attained, then this is to be a source of income through college -- not an independent one, though.

Feasible, or pipe dream?

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That's frickin easy.

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definitely doable

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It is possible. To those who say it is easy, I say poker is a hard game, there is nothing "easy" about it. But it can be done.

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It's possible, but definitely not achievable by everyone. I think you will find that your plan sounds much easier than it will actually turn out to be, for the vast majority of people.

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One oft overlooked factor is cashing out. If you don't cash out at all it's not easy but not hard. Cashing out some money and having to rebuild will be a problem because it slows your growth since you can't move up as quickly.

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this goal is not really attainable at a 1/2 table. you are going to have to move up to 3/6 and 5/10 4tabling. reaching your goal isnt difficult at all for an experienced player, but for a player who just learned the game i find it unlikely that you will reach your goal, but with dedication along with a propensity to move up in limits quickly, you can make that much money in a month.

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Provided the kid does not have to take money from the bankroll for his own expenses and what not, this is very acheivable goal.

Lawrence

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It is possible. To those who say it is easy, I say poker is a hard game, there is nothing "easy" about it. But it can be done.


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Kaz, if this kid started in the $25 NL game, he'd build it up to $12k by August.

Lawrence

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I agree, I recommend NL 25 tables, with those your bankroll could double within a week if playing 4 tables, watch out though - a lot of volatility at partypoker. I am around 9 grand now and have been playing solely party NL25 for the past 6 months, so 12 grand is definately doable. Good Luck at the tables.
~Chickenfly69