I’m Back, and I Have A New Quest

Since I have basically abused this blog like a red headed step child, I figure now that I am back, its time for a new quest. Now, I am not some big stakes player that is in the $10/$20 NL games, I am just a $.50/$1 grinder. So while this quest is not a lot of money compared to everyone else, it will be a pretty decent chunk of change for me.

Starting today on June 28th, and finishing on August 31st, I will attempt to win $10,000. What are the rules for this fine quest you ask? No rules at all, just win $10k. I can do it any way I see fit. I can bonus chase, count rakeback, casino whore, etc. Just as long as all of those things add up to $10k at the end of the two months.

Now being a NL player, I don’t really bonus chase that much, so I imagine that wont play much into this. I currently have $300 in bonus money at Full Tilt that I will clear and the I will soon have a small bonus at Titans Poker I will need to clear. Other then that, no other bonus money will come into play probably.

Most of my play will probably be at Full Tilt because of their rakeback program. Party has the fish, but no rake back and I imagine this type of play could generate anywhere from $2k-$3k in rakeback for the two months. Here is some of the math so you can see what I am up against.

I generally four table .50/$1 NL 6 max tables. Over the last 30k hands at this level, I am winning 9.35 PTBB/100. Pretty good win rate and not much room to go up. Going down is more likely to be honest. So I will use a win rate of 7 PTBB/100 to figure things out for this quest.

I normally play around 20 days per month, so 40 days total for this quest. $10k divided by 40 means I need to win $250 a day on average. Using my estimated 7 PTBB/100 win rate, I would need to play around 1800 hands per day to win $252 a day for 20 days. That is not counting rakeback or bonus money, so that will give me a little cushion as well. On the days I don’t play, I am usually playing some SNG’s, or MTT’s or even some Omaha, and yes any money won at those will also count towards this quest.

I already see some problems with this. I am supposed to be out of town two different times in the next two months and my dad has asked me to help him with some remodeling again. So, that could really put me in a tough spot as far as getting in enough hands. I think I can do it though.

I will try to make a new post here each day (even the days I don’t play, just to let people know what is up). I am not big on telling the general public what my bankroll is, so I will just start things at $0 and go from there. I will also try to post 2-3 hands from each day for discussion/debate, or just to laugh at my donkey like play.

So, sit back and enjoy the journey. And be sure to wish me luck.

EDIT: I just realized setting this up based on 20 days of play each month was wrong.  I have no clue how many days I will play, so I am going to base it off the whole 65 days.  That means I need to win $154 per day to complete the goal.