In order to take part in my metaphorical land grab, I will abide by a certain set of rules. Contrary to what certain people who enjoy shouting at public events feel, a few rules are always needed. In order to try what I'm trying fairly, the following shall be observed. Also, this will be treated as a version 1.1 of the rules, as I'm sure that some will need to be added and tinkered with a bit. Anyway, to business...
1) No Cash Games!
I will try to do all of this via tournament. With a cash game, I can just earn a few bucks off of a freeroll or something and then just sit on a table and wait for the big hands while trying not to get blinded out. That just seems to be against the whole spirit of the experiment, ya dig?
2) Multiple Poker Rooms!
I'll let myself use multiple poker rooms, however rules must be obeyed. Some poker sites have better low stakes sit and go's, some have good guaranteed for low buy in tournaments. Either way, I'll have to use a few. But the rule must stand that if I move money between sites, I can't use any sign up bonus', and I must re-invest everything. I also can't play using existing accounts.
3) No side games!
Some sites, PKR for example, offer little side games such as Blackjack, Roulette and Casino Hold'em. If I'm a dollar or two short of a buy in, I sometimes use these to earn a quick buck. However, not in this little experiment we have. To quote the surrender monkeys, c'est interdit.
4) No topping up the money!
No matter how tempted I am, I must not top up the account. I don't care how bad a beat that may put me out, how stupid a call... if I loose it all and go back to scratch, so be it.
That's it for now. If you can think of any others, please let me know in the comment section. I'm tempted to say I'm not allowed to play with any of my real money accounts with money I have anyway, but I don't know. There are times when I would like to be able to just play. Let me know what you think.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Monday, 24 August 2009
Welcome!
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to this shiny new blog. I am The Card Shrimp, and please let me take your coats. Would you like a drink?
The idea behind this is to test whether it is actually possible, as many of the overly glamorised poker adverts would have you believe, to start from a bankroll of $0 and turn it into something meaningful.
Now, confession time. No, I am not a complete newbie to the poker world. I've played for a few years (with varying degrees of success) and sort of know what I'm doing. I am hardly the best poker player out there, but I can do okay. I play a nice mix of online and live, however shy away from cash tables. I'm a tight player, cash tables just seem to clash with my style.
The thinking behind doing this is that playing for real money is becoming a tad dull. I don't play for huge stakes live, and frankly online if I pay for more than $20 its a small miracle. I think I've been getting a bit bleurgh about my play recently, and so want a new challenge without staking lots of money. This is it. Can I turn a starting balance of $0 into something worthwhile.
Right, now all that boring stuff is out of the way lets get down to business. Coming up this week will be the rules of engagement and how I plan to do it. Then the fun part begins...
The Card Shrimp
The idea behind this is to test whether it is actually possible, as many of the overly glamorised poker adverts would have you believe, to start from a bankroll of $0 and turn it into something meaningful.
Now, confession time. No, I am not a complete newbie to the poker world. I've played for a few years (with varying degrees of success) and sort of know what I'm doing. I am hardly the best poker player out there, but I can do okay. I play a nice mix of online and live, however shy away from cash tables. I'm a tight player, cash tables just seem to clash with my style.
The thinking behind doing this is that playing for real money is becoming a tad dull. I don't play for huge stakes live, and frankly online if I pay for more than $20 its a small miracle. I think I've been getting a bit bleurgh about my play recently, and so want a new challenge without staking lots of money. This is it. Can I turn a starting balance of $0 into something worthwhile.
Right, now all that boring stuff is out of the way lets get down to business. Coming up this week will be the rules of engagement and how I plan to do it. Then the fun part begins...
The Card Shrimp
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