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legendary
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December 27, 2021, 07:03:56 AM
#21
I will be taking this one-week bankroll challenge from now on. Let's see how much money I can make out of it playing poker for the whole week. I will be playing on two Indian poker platforms (no need to mention the name as I am not promoting them). Both run freerolls worth 15$ -30$ frequently throughout the day.
Below is the screenshot of my initial balance.

AFTER DAY 1 session 2     BANKROLL  = 605 INR


So after winning freeroll I decided to play cash games and sat down at 3 tables with max buy-in (50 INR) blinds were 0.5/1. I played exploitatively and trappy. This session can be summarized as me trapping a big fish with almost 500 bb starting stack. As I have only 4 buy initially I played super tight and waited for a strong hand with fish. I managed to trap him for almost 373 bb pot but he hits his lucky turn and I lost all which I grinded. But I bought in again and started grinding again and slowly building my stack again. Then again I trapped him but guess what he again got lucky for a 300 bb pot. At this moment I felt so tilted but somehow controlled myself and bought again for 50 bb. I knew that I am playing good and it is just a matter of time that he will hand me over his entire stack. So I keep playing and after some time I trapped him again and this time he could not get lucky and I won 251 bb pot. I knew now he will play more aggressively and I have to just wait for strong holdings which happened soon and he lost 451 bb and 134bb pot after that he was completely tilted and got busted soon. Below are the screenshots of hands against him;


While I congratulate you on trying to produce content for the community here, it seems like this is doomed from the very beginning. Most amateurs have a very hard time learning poker - first because the house is taking a cut of every hand and second because you are swimming with sharks. The majority of people you'll play against on poker rooms are hardcore skilled grinders and the best of them have the ability to multi-table effectively. If you stand a chance against them you first need to play at a certain basic level and secondly you need a bank roll that can tolerate variances. Most of us have swings in play with a few bad losses, but if you've wiped out 2/3 of your initial deposit on the first day then it seems like you're setup for failure. Maybe take your remaining money and run. Your initial bankroll needs to be 50-100x the buy in of whatever tables you're playing.
legendary
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December 27, 2021, 06:58:14 AM
#20
Good strategy for you that keep calm while facing aggressive player and it necessary because sometimes aggressive players often to bluffed although he had bad cards and seems you were able to control the game eventually and for me in poker game it's hard to win on freerolls tournaments although you only can able to win once from 10 freerolls i think it's good achievement however seems you were more good while playing sit and go table instead of freerolls
legendary
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December 27, 2021, 05:06:55 AM
#19
In poker if you are patient and smart enough to not venture in "adventures" you can win against any opponent.The problem is at these skills,very few people are patient enough to not get mad at the cards they are getting and really don't make moves dictated by anger.

If you keep these in mind always you can most of the times win in poker.However I would not play freerolls with really low prizes as in a poker tournament we usually lose a lot of time that maybe we can put at a more good use than just sitting and play freeroll poker.
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December 27, 2021, 04:17:18 AM
#18
Good to see you update your thread. I like the way you play because that shows you are familiar with poker and have good control over yourself. I am happy to see you finally have some balance from your winning. I am curious how much money you will get in a week and if you can still have your luck in a week, your money will be increased. Hopefully, you can win some on this day so it will give you more money. But be careful because you can meet a strong opponent.
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December 26, 2021, 11:33:10 PM
#17
looks like ur already off to a great start.

teach me how to win, dude.

i needs the money.  Undecided

although, i think sooner or later u will end up losing it all.

because most (if not all) poker sites r rigged.

and house shills are dealt better cards.
jr. member
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December 26, 2021, 11:29:03 PM
#16
so, u'll be playing with 0?

what happens if you win any money?

will they allow you to withdraw?

as far as i know there are conditions on the amount won.

and it can't be withdrawn instantly.

u can pm me the name of the casino which run no-deposit freerolls.

Yes, starting balance was zero. You can directly cash out any winnings directly to your verified Indian Bank account. Almost every Indian poker site conduct freerolls regularly.

Is this really worth your time to play freeroll poker several times in a week with such low prizepool on every freeroll? How much you'll get to win the 1st prize? Is that a winner take it all or the prize pool is distributed to several winners?

Yeah in long-term you are right but I will be playing those for just to have starting capital since I want to build bankroll from scratch.
If you really want to challenge for one week, I hope you can update your thread every day so we know what you will play and how much you win or lose. The freerolls seem tempting because they are worth 15$ -30$ and you can get them frequently throughout the day. Hopefully, you can win for money and you will not have a problem withdrawing the money. If you have skills in a poker game, I think you can try to play that because, who knows, you can win the games.
Updated already. I will try to update frequently.

Good luck! It's all that you need in freeroll poker games with so many players and a quick timer! Only with a lot of luck, you can survive all those all-ins through the game... it's definitely not about the skills, it's about picking the right moments for an all-in and having the luck to win... all cards are playing, and too many times I had crazy outcomes on many hands!

I guess this is just fun... have a good time playing free rolls if you have free time, and if you are lucky you can make at least some bankroll and start playing paid tournaments, it's where poker is completely different! Good luck!
Though prima facie your argument is true but you can play tight and if you play enough of them its just a matter of time. And at the final table you will be facing easier opponents.
Bankroll management is one of the hardest things in poker because the swings we can experience when playing no limit holdem is insane. When playing other variants like potlimit then the swings are not so big as we won't be losing our whole buyin with one bad beat. When I first started out with poker I went up the buyins too quickly and ended up going broke a few times. It's best too play dynamically with our bankroll, so as soon as we lose a few buyins it's best to lower our stakes again.

Building a serious bankroll without any starting money is very difficult. Freerolls are usually full of players, so even if you can win 10 or 15 USD it comes down to number players. If you are competing with thousands of other players than your chances are very slim. In my opinion it's better go look for a good casino with 100 or 200% deposit bonus. Like that you have already a good balance to start with.

Good luck with your challenge.

Without any doubt bankroll management is very hard to master and one of the important skill but now a days players are going to theoretical about it which is slowing them down (If you want to play poker only for lifetime may be that is the way but it is not intended this time).
Thanks a lot for consideration.
With a free roll program it seems almost impossible to really achieve anything. I do remember that there was an American poker professional who turned 10 $ into 1000 $. Not sure about his name, it was around 2010 I think. The guy with the cowboy hat. That could theoretically still be possible. Very difficult from Freerolls. Worth trying. Maybe it's better to try a strategy with low stakes?

Yeah its difficult but that's the whole point of doing it beside that I am not setting any upper limit and you cannot go below zero so it will at least an experience.
I'll give some advice that could help you to have a good result from this challenge.
What is the freeroll grind ?
The freeroll grind is a method of grinding where you play a lot of tournaments in order to get the required points to enter other tournaments in order to reach a high level.
The basic idea is to have a lot of small wins during all the tournaments, aim for playing a lot of tables and at the same time try to play your own game.
You must have in mind that it's going to be hard to get a good result if you don't follow this advice!!!the key points that people usually forget are$$ play cash games first and never do freerolls when you're in bad mood because it is obvious that you can't play at your best with a bad mood!!
I am not sure if  you are talking about Chris Ferguson


Yeah initially I will be mulitabling with a more ot less tight approach.
Why does everyone write that OP is going to play freerolls? As I understand it, he has real $ 30 on his balance sheet and he is going to play with them first, and freerolls will be an additional help.
In any case, I wish him good luck and it would be nice if at the end of each day he wrote down the number of hands played and the final balance.
No there is no 30$ my initial bankroll was zero. You are right I will be playing both freerolls and real cash games but in order to play real cash games I will make bankroll from freerolls.
legendary
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December 26, 2021, 10:39:21 AM
#15
Why does everyone write that OP is going to play freerolls? As I understand it, he has real $ 30 on his balance sheet and he is going to play with them first, and freerolls will be an additional help.
In any case, I wish him good luck and it would be nice if at the end of each day he wrote down the number of hands played and the final balance.
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December 26, 2021, 10:05:42 AM
#14
I admire your determination to accept this kind of challenge but if it's fulfilling on your part, I hope you'll have fun and enjoy what you're doing. Sometimes, challenging and proving something for ourselves gives us the feeling of contentment but I hope you could handle things well. Best of luck to you, Op.
legendary
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December 26, 2021, 09:55:43 AM
#13
I can only say good luck with the challenge and be careful manage your money and do not use too big amount, even if you get free coins or money to start. Usually, when we can get free money or coins, we will not be careful instead use it all-in at once because we think that we can get another free coin or money. You will screw yourself if you think like that and in the end, you will deposit your money. That is because gambling can easily tempt you to use your own money instead of just hoping for free money. So be careful.

Yes, best of luck to OP. He may be doing it out of fun or to prove something and challenge himself, but for whatever reason it is, I could only say good luck to him as well. I don’t know how this will go, but I will stay tune and check on OP’s update regarding it, if there’s a progress with this mission or trip of him. I just hope that OP will make good use of what he will earn and be wise in deciding what to do next.
hero member
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December 26, 2021, 09:30:56 AM
#12
I can only say good luck with the challenge and be careful manage your money and do not use too big amount, even if you get free coins or money to start. Usually, when we can get free money or coins, we will not be careful instead use it all-in at once because we think that we can get another free coin or money. You will screw yourself if you think like that and in the end, you will deposit your money. That is because gambling can easily tempt you to use your own money instead of just hoping for free money. So be careful.
legendary
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December 26, 2021, 08:11:31 AM
#11
I'll give some advice that could help you to have a good result from this challenge.
What is the freeroll grind ?
The freeroll grind is a method of grinding where you play a lot of tournaments in order to get the required points to enter other tournaments in order to reach a high level.
The basic idea is to have a lot of small wins during all the tournaments, aim for playing a lot of tables and at the same time try to play your own game.
You must have in mind that it's going to be hard to get a good result if you don't follow this advice!!!the key points that people usually forget are$$ play cash games first and never do freerolls when you're in bad mood because it is obvious that you can't play at your best with a bad mood!!
hero member
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December 26, 2021, 06:40:21 AM
#10
Goodluck op! This seems like a trip towards trying to gamble without actually spending anything or something?  Honestly doesn't look like it's going to end up with something, freerolls have abysmal startups, and if you'd need to be really lucky to actually get something worthwhile, not to mention the probable issues when withdrawing money when you haven't exactly deposited any money in the casino. Not to mention that it'd probably be a lot easier to lose your entire bankroll than win one.
hero member
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December 26, 2021, 05:58:01 AM
#9
good luck getting money from the tournament ! Actually in the past ,I had tried several gambling websites that held poker tournaments like that ,but I was often unlucky limited patience in my head because I didn't use any strategy just for fun ! tournaments like that have to use strategy to win with the highest points
legendary
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December 26, 2021, 05:53:11 AM
#8
With a free roll program it seems almost impossible to really achieve anything. I do remember that there was an American poker professional who turned 10 $ into 1000 $. Not sure about his name, it was around 2010 I think. The guy with the cowboy hat. That could theoretically still be possible. Very difficult from Freerolls. Worth trying. Maybe it's better to try a strategy with low stakes?
hero member
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December 26, 2021, 05:46:02 AM
#7
Good luck, I think it's the hardest if you're going to start with freerolls. But that's a good challenge that you've got, you can prove to yourself that you either make it or enjoy it.
Once you're able to survive, I think you'll do a rerun but with no longer a freeroll. But before that, we're all waiting for the progress that you're going to have with this challenge.
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December 26, 2021, 05:34:55 AM
#6
Bankroll management is one of the hardest things in poker because the swings we can experience when playing no limit holdem is insane. When playing other variants like potlimit then the swings are not so big as we won't be losing our whole buyin with one bad beat. When I first started out with poker I went up the buyins too quickly and ended up going broke a few times. It's best too play dynamically with our bankroll, so as soon as we lose a few buyins it's best to lower our stakes again.

Building a serious bankroll without any starting money is very difficult. Freerolls are usually full of players, so even if you can win 10 or 15 USD it comes down to number players. If you are competing with thousands of other players than your chances are very slim. In my opinion it's better go look for a good casino with 100 or 200% deposit bonus. Like that you have already a good balance to start with.

Good luck with your challenge.
legendary
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December 26, 2021, 05:04:32 AM
#5
Good luck! It's all that you need in freeroll poker games with so many players and a quick timer! Only with a lot of luck, you can survive all those all-ins through the game... it's definitely not about the skills, it's about picking the right moments for an all-in and having the luck to win... all cards are playing, and too many times I had crazy outcomes on many hands!

I guess this is just fun... have a good time playing free rolls if you have free time, and if you are lucky you can make at least some bankroll and start playing paid tournaments, it's where poker is completely different! Good luck!
hero member
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December 26, 2021, 04:40:58 AM
#4
If you really want to challenge for one week, I hope you can update your thread every day so we know what you will play and how much you win or lose. The freerolls seem tempting because they are worth 15$ -30$ and you can get them frequently throughout the day. Hopefully, you can win for money and you will not have a problem withdrawing the money. If you have skills in a poker game, I think you can try to play that because, who knows, you can win the games.
hero member
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December 26, 2021, 01:36:02 AM
#3
I will be taking this one-week bankroll challenge from now on. Let's see how much money I can make out of it playing poker for the whole week. I will be playing on two Indian poker platforms (no need to mention the name as I am not promoting them). Both run freerolls worth 15$ -30$ frequently throughout the day.

Is this really worth your time to play freeroll poker several times in a week with such low prizepool on every freeroll? How much you'll get to win the 1st prize? Is that a winner take it all or the prize pool is distributed to several winners?

u can pm me the name of the casino which run no-deposit freerolls.

Looking at the image, I can see a name SpartanPoker. I did quick google search about this site and it looks like a local poker site in India.
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December 26, 2021, 01:12:51 AM
#2
so, u'll be playing with 0?

what happens if you win any money?

will they allow you to withdraw?

as far as i know there are conditions on the amount won.

and it can't be withdrawn instantly.

u can pm me the name of the casino which run no-deposit freerolls.
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