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Wasn't sure where else to put this post. If this is not the appropriate section, please feel free to move it.

I've started a blog tracking my bankroll building process. I've done this once before and had a lot of fun with it. Lower limit players can follow along and do the 10k challenge as well and post their comments after each session I post.

If others out there have blogs tracking their progress like this, post it here - I'd love to follow your progress as well.:)

http://rgougepoker.blogspot.com/

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I'm getting the worst douche chills reading your play by play.

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lol. It's mainly geared for newer/inexperienced players. If you've been playing a while, alot of the play by plays will seem like common sense to ya. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Many of the play by plays absolutely do not seem like common sense to me.

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I've done this once before...

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Then why do you have to do it again?

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I'm really enjoying it. You're a very good writer. I really like your hand analysis and thought process during these hands. Good job and thanks for doing this.

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I've done this once before...

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Then why do you have to do it again?

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BUSTO

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I was very interested in reading a blog like this -

You posting every single hand of every single session you play seems really cumbersome and tedious though. You need to make your blog more appealing to the average reader, no one wants to read through your 100's of unedited hand histories.

Also, how can you do this if your only playing at FT? Not even bonus whoreing?

Anyways, good luck.

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He's not posting every hand. Just particular ones.

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Wasn't sure where else to put this post. If this is not the appropriate section, please feel free to move it.

I've started a blog tracking my bankroll building process. I've done this once before and had a lot of fun with it. Lower limit players can follow along and do the 10k challenge as well and post their comments after each session I post.

If others out there have blogs tracking their progress like this, post it here - I'd love to follow your progress as well.:)

http://rgougepoker.blogspot.com/

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Yes, I'm doing a similar sort of thing based around Jesus Fergusons bankroll challenge, and am also using FTP as poker room of choice. My efforts can be followed on my blog. Any comments by visitors are greatly appreciated. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Oh, boy...

"The play in these is worse than cash games and SNG's combined, it can be quite a mine field to navigate through. They don't fold any draws or top pair"

First hand posted:

robert-gouge raises to 1,440, and is all in

"I picked up an open ended straight draw and a flush draw. Against two opponents and I feel pretty safe that hitting either will win the hand for me. I'm actually hoping for a call here from a big ace. With 15 outs, I'm a slight favorite here if I can see both the turn and river."

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Does anyone even come close to their goal in these things?

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The great part about these things is that if the person is capable of doing it, they shouldnt be wasting their time on it.

So what you end up with is a flavorful blend of deluded retards and people who're well off enough to not care, and who have way too much time on their hands.

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Good luck with your challenge. I'd like to know why you're doing this when you've already completed it once before though.

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yeah screw the haters go for it

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I think that blogs like these could be very helpful for the novice poker players. A game like poker, which is enormous in its combinations, can be learned well only if at first one reads a lot about it, and not only the rules and the strategies.

Bryan Nelson

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My blog has been around most of the year, but I am doing the challenge for a few reasons. The main being an exercise in discipline and bankroll management. I had a windfall recently that was enough to pay the rent and bills for the next year allowing me to quit my job to play poker full time. I decided rather than to play for a living straight off the bat, I would do some experimenting with my game on the low limits, now that I have the time to put in some serious effort.
The bankroll challenge is there just to offer some structure rather than randomly trying things out. I have no target to meet; just to grow it as big as possible by the end of the year.

There's always something new to learn in this game. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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When will it occur to you (as in everyone who posted a link to their blogs in this thread) that nobody cares, whatsoever? Who has the time to read through someone else's long-winded attempt at turning $110 into $10,000? I built my $4500 bankroll from $60 in about a month and a half. I didn't document it in a blog because there is no level on which that's not mind-numbingly boring to read about...

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Wow...this is funny...I just started a site a week ago documenting my trek to go from $10 to $10,000 in a year for the 2007 WSOP...I will post it below, and I think I will start a new page on my site specifically for anyone doing something similar, with links to everyones pages to generate more traffic...so anyone who wants to link my page with theirs, and vice versa please email me or reply to this post...or better yet, sign into my guestbook on the site!!

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Somebody delete this thread. Spam your blogs somewhere else.

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When will it occur to you (as in everyone who posted a link to their blogs in this thread) that nobody cares, whatsoever? Who has the time to read through someone else's long-winded attempt at turning $110 into $10,000? I built my $4500 bankroll from $60 in about a month and a half. I didn't document it in a blog because there is no level on which that's not mind-numbingly boring to read about...

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When will it occur to you that you don't speak for everybody? There are people that are interested. And if you are not, how bout getting out of this thread?

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How bout not deleting this thread, but just deleting some of the trollish replies?

This is a poker forum, and people post their bankroll quest's all the time. His is a very good blog with some good hand analysis. And there aren't any advertisements on his blog either.

Not sure why so many of you decided to act like holier than thou douches during this thread.

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When will it occur to you (as in everyone who posted a link to their blogs in this thread) that nobody cares, whatsoever? Who has the time to read through someone else's long-winded attempt at turning $110 into $10,000? I built my $4500 bankroll from $60 in about a month and a half. I didn't document it in a blog because there is no level on which that's not mind-numbingly boring to read about...

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When will it occur to you that you don't speak for everybody? There are people that are interested. And if you are not, how bout getting out of this thread?

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Because I like to make people feel stupid.

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kudos aces...my thoughts exactly

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kudos aces...my thoughts exactly

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Yes, kudos indeed. Let's all congratulate ourselves and backpat our totally interesting poker blogs about making thirty cents a session to build up our bankrolls.

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And kudos to you Otnemem for keeping this thread going and thus bringing our blogs to even more people's attention. Many thanks.

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How bout not deleting this thread, but just deleting some of the trollish replies?

This is a poker forum, and people post their bankroll quest's all the time. His is a very good blog with some good hand analysis. And there aren't any advertisements on his blog either.

Not sure why so many of you decided to act like holier than thou douches during this thread.

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Because it sets a precedent. And then people who have blogs with ads post them. There are plenty of places to post your blogs for people who want to read them. You can even link it in your profile and write "BLOG IN PROFILE" in your location. troutblogs is there for everyone who wants to post their blogs.

Are there innocent cases of people saying "hey, $50 on stars for $50 on party"? Sure, but someone ruins it for everyone. And I have read numerous posts of people spamming blogs with big ads in the top and this and that and it just clogs the forum up.

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Oh and there is an ad in his blog for FTP.

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And kudos to you Otnemem for keeping this thread going and thus bringing our blogs to even more people's attention. Many thanks.

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Judging by the amount of interest this thread has seemingly generated thus far, I don't think any comments by me will bring more traffic to your blogs.

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Oh and there is an ad in his blog for FTP.

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No there isn't. There is one unobtrusive affiliate link that would be pretty easy to miss if you weren't trying to be a nit.

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How bout not deleting this thread, but just deleting some of the trollish replies?

This is a poker forum, and people post their bankroll quest's all the time. His is a very good blog with some good hand analysis. And there aren't any advertisements on his blog either.

Not sure why so many of you decided to act like holier than thou douches during this thread.

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Because it sets a precedent. And then people who have blogs with ads post them. There are plenty of places to post your blogs for people who want to read them. You can even link it in your profile and write "BLOG IN PROFILE" in your location. troutblogs is there for everyone who wants to post their blogs.

Are there innocent cases of people saying "hey, $50 on stars for $50 on party"? Sure, but someone ruins it for everyone. And I have read numerous posts of people spamming blogs with big ads in the top and this and that and it just clogs the forum up.

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Who the [censored] made you the leader of this forum? You really need to get over yourself.

He posted an interesting blog and it would have been nice if this thread was filled with some discussion regarding his sessions and goal. That's the way it used to work around here, before this board became infested with a bunch of pompous newbs like yourself.

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Exactly.

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He posted an interesting blog and it would have been nice if this thread was filled with some discussion regarding his sessions

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OK, this is for you big boy:

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"The play in these is worse than cash games and SNG's combined, it can be quite a mine field to navigate through. They don't fold any draws"

First hand posted:

robert-gouge raises to 1,440, and is all in

"I picked up an open ended straight draw and a flush draw.

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When will it occur to you (as in everyone who posted a link to their blogs in this thread) that nobody cares, whatsoever? Who has the time to read through someone else's long-winded attempt at turning $110 into $10,000? I built my $4500 bankroll from $60 in about a month and a half. I didn't document it in a blog because there is no level on which that's not mind-numbingly boring to read about...

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When will it occur to you that you don't speak for everybody? There are people that are interested. And if you are not, how bout getting out of this thread?

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Because I like to make people feel stupid.

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Wow, even yourself? Because I would feel like an idiot if I was you, a total retard.

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When will it occur to you (as in everyone who posted a link to their blogs in this thread) that nobody cares, whatsoever? Who has the time to read through someone else's long-winded attempt at turning $110 into $10,000? I built my $4500 bankroll from $60 in about a month and a half. I didn't document it in a blog because there is no level on which that's not mind-numbingly boring to read about...

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When will it occur to you that you don't speak for everybody? There are people that are interested. And if you are not, how bout getting out of this thread?

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Because I like to make people feel stupid.

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Wow, even yourself? Because I would feel like an idiot if I was you, a total retard.

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Wow, that was a, um, good... insult? I'm sort of embarrassed for you right now. Aren't you missing recess or something? Or do you have detention?

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Aceshigh7,

You know the Astros didn't make the playoffs this year, right?

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Aceshigh7,

You know the Astros didn't make the playoffs this year, right?

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Yea. And you know the Cards limped into the playoffs and are in the process of getting smoked by the Mets right?

And until this series is over, the Astros are still NL champs.

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He posted an interesting blog and it would have been nice if this thread was filled with some discussion regarding his sessions

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OK, this is for you big boy:

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"The play in these is worse than cash games and SNG's combined, it can be quite a mine field to navigate through. They don't fold any draws"

First hand posted:

robert-gouge raises to 1,440, and is all in

"I picked up an open ended straight draw and a flush draw.

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15 outs if I can be sure I'll see the flop and the river, I'm a slight favorite to almost any hand except a set, even then I'm still 45% ish to win.

Pushing here works. I wouldn't have raised all-in if I thought they would fold. With 15 outs and being fairly certain that hitting any would win the hand for me, I'm feeling good about doubling up here.

Why I posted the "they dont fold draws or top pair" in the prelude, I'm talking about making money off of these guys because they will call HUGE pot bet with nothing but a flush draw or gutshot.

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Oh, and people posting "Why bother? Why post these hands? It seems like tedious work."

Yes, it can be a pain going through key hands for each session. I do it, because its fun. It helps me play better, helps others play better and I do have a link to full tilt so it will help make a little money too. It's a win/win for everyone.