Welcome to the TPF BBC (Bankroll Building Contest)...

[Talking Poker]

I came up with an interesting idea for a friendly competition the other day. I don't have the details worked out, but here are the basics...

I think we should have a bankroll building contest. Everyone who participates will start with exactly $25. Everyone is free to do with it what he or she chooses, but the contest will go on until someone has turned that $25 into a significantly higher amount of money (say, $500?). The winner will be determined by how many hands it takes (not time) to accomplish this task. You are free to play any limit of any poker game. The only thing you must do is keep track of the number of hands you play.

You can sit down with any amount up to your exact total ($25 to start). Obviously, everyone will need to keep records and this will all be done on the honor system. Let's say people have to post in this thread when they start and stop each session (that way, others are free to observe them play), and in the post at the end of the session, they need to say what their current bankroll is. If and when you bust out (I think most of us will bust out before hitting $500), post your total hands played. In other words:

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Starting session 1.
Current Bankroll: $25.
Total Hands Played: 0.
Table 12345. Sitting down with $25.
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and then later

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Ending Session 1.
Current Bankroll: $43.50.
Total Hands Played: 122.
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or in Aeq's case:

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Ending Session 1.
Current Bankroll: $0.
Total Hands Played: 14.
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If you reload at all during your session (say your bankroll was $43.50 and you only sat with $25, you would still have up to $18.50 to reload with), just post when you do. That way, no one will suspect anyone of any funny business.

To make things more interesting, we could have a little side bet going where everyone chips in $x and the winner takes it down. I think we should pass on that for now though, since it complicates things.... This is more of a low stakes bankroll building experiment than it is about the money, obviously.

We'll end the contest at a set date (maybe abount a month after the start) or when everyone is busted, whichever comes first. If we all bust, the winner can either be the person who lasted the most hands or the one who peaked at the highest $ amount. If someone does get to $500, that doesn't mean they win... someone else could still get there in fewer hands.

I think this will be fun.

So, what do you guys think? Anyone interested? If so, let's work out the details and then kick it off on June 1st. Maybe I'll throw in a poker book for the winner (assuming they are a trusted regular here - someone with 250+ posts).