15 BB challenge time again - Page 5

#41 11-23-2005, 05:34 PM

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Join a limit with 15BB (.25/.50 With $7.50, .50/1 $15 Whichever).

Move up everytime you have 15BB for the next level, No moving down.

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Some move back down when they get below a certain level, some (like me, with my "all-in moment" at 3/6) don't. It's up to you, although having to go up and down can get tedious. Skipping levels optional as well if you're rolled for level above - I skipped 2/4 (partly because I was also two-tabling some 2/4 at the time and cleaning up, so there was nothing to prove) but didn't skip 15/30.

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If i we're you, as im a bit of a woss I'd be stopping now after banking $300 and trying my luck at 5/10 or 10/20 for a bit.

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I've been tempted to simply stop, throw my hands up in the air, declare "winnah!" and buy myself a video iPod as a trophy, but there's a bungee-jumping-type of freedom in just going for it. No matter what happens, I've made a $240 profit (over-roll I've banked) so I won't leave empty-handed at all.

Edit: And as I move up, it's becoming a great test of my poker skills (which no matter what, still need lots of improvement).

#42 11-24-2005, 01:14 AM

Update...Update...

30/60 was interesting - this is where everyone seems to be a multitabling "pro," and standard practice seems to be to sit out for a couple of orbits to get a read (most likely, PT stats). Tables quickly break up for no understandable reason. People test "the new guy" like this:

Party Poker 20/40 Hold'em (7 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, BB folds.

Final Pot: 4.75 BB

Anyhoo, I'm now at exactly $900, which is not coincidentally the buy-in for 30-60. I'm frickin' stoked!

Augster · #43 11-24-2005, 01:26 AM

Awesome.

Thanks for keeping us updated. Living vicariously is nice as I don't get to 1/2 most the time. Of course, I start at .05/.1, so I only have $1.50 invested. I suppose I'll start higher. A $7.50 "loss" isn't really all that devastating.

At this rate you'll be at 200/400 by Friday. LOL!

#44 11-24-2005, 03:03 AM

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Awesome.

Thanks for keeping us updated. Living vicariously is nice as I don't get to 1/2 most the time. Of course, I start at .05/.1, so I only have $1.50 invested. I suppose I'll start higher. A $7.50 "loss" isn't really all that devastating.

At this rate you'll be at 200/400 by Friday. LOL!

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No problem - I'm kinda living vicariously through myself right now! To think it all started with $15...

The latest:

I've now got my 15 BB for 50/100!!! And I owe it all to the extreme donks I managed to find (and have buddy listed, in case I visit 30/60 again) after an up-and-down slog led to a table change.

SB has a VPIP of 85 (at 30-60 - can you imagine having that much money to throw away?). I suspect he and UTG+1 were both chasing with crappy aces for the wheel here, although I was sweating bullets at the river hoping UTG+1 wouldn't call me with a low PP...

Party Poker 30/60 Hold'em (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $30.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, 2 folds, Hero raises, CO (poster) calls, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, CO folds, SB calls, BB folds, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, SB folds, UTG+1 calls.

River: (10.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 folds.

Final Pot: 11.50 BB

Yes, a $687 pot. I try not to stop and think about it while I'm playing, but afterwards my mind boggles...

(Edited to reflect proper level)

Vote4Pedro · #45 11-24-2005, 03:06 AM

what table are you on?

bottomset · #46 11-24-2005, 03:28 AM

FWIW I think you should stop now, you will be a big underdog in the 50/100 game .. 1500 is a good boost that can speed up your ability to move up in your main game ..

#47 11-24-2005, 03:30 AM

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what table are you on?

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I decided to stop for the night - two levels was plenty. In a minute I'll be slumming at Wookie's .5/1 table.

#48 11-24-2005, 03:38 AM

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FWIW I think you should stop now, you will be a big underdog in the 50/100 game .. 1500 is a good boost that can speed up your ability to move up in your main game ..

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Hell, I as far as I'm concerned I've been a big underdog since I hit 5/10. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

But true dat. $1500 (plus the other cash I already skimmed off) does make my bankroll pretty nice, and as I want to start playing B&M I'm going to need the higher roll because they don't have too much 2/4 around here. Plus, getting from 50/100 to 100/200 would be the biggest step, BB-wise, since I went from 5/10 to 10/20.

On the other hand, the rush is amazing, and I'm learning a ton by playing at these higher levels.

I'll sleep on it for the next couple of days. If I stop I have to get myself something nice as a trophy, though.

moose47 · #49 11-24-2005, 03:58 AM

**** Warning: Bad Beat Post

I started at .25/.5 and in a couple of hours was up to 1/2. I started with $30. About 40 minutes in I picked up JJ, flopped a set and won a huge pot to put me at $64.79. Time to move up to 2/4! But then, before I could close the window, I picked up AA. I lost to 43o and was knocked down to $57.79. Two hours later I busted.

#50 11-24-2005, 04:32 AM

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I started at .25/.5 and in a couple of hours was up to 1/2. I started with $30. About 40 minutes in I picked up JJ, flopped a set and won a huge pot to put me at $64.79. Time to move up to 2/4! But then, before I could close the window, I picked up AA. I lost to 43o and was knocked down to $57.79. Two hours later I busted.

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Ouch. Now that's poker for ya.