June Contest...

[Talking Poker]

The old posts for this topic can be found here:


Contest Description
Everyone who participates will start with exactly $25. You are free to do with it what you choose, but the contest will go on until someone has turned that $25 into $500. The winner will be determined by how many hands it takes (not the amount of 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. If you decide to play in tourneys, each tournament hand counts as a hand played.

You can sit down with any amount up to your exact total ($25 to start). Obviously, everyone will need to keep their own records. This will be done on the honor system. You must post in this thread whenever you start and stop each session you are counting towards this contest. Your posts should show your starting and ending bankrolls and your total hands played. If and when you bust out (I think most of us will bust out before hitting $500), post your total hands played. Here is an example of a couple of posts (please try to use this format):

-----
Starting Session 1
Current Bankroll: $25
Total Hands Played: 0
Party Poker $25 NL Table 12345
Sitting down with $25
-----
and then later on in a new post...
-----
Ending Session 1
Current Bankroll: $43.50
Total Hands Played: 122
-----
and then some other time:
-----
Starting Session 2
Current Bankroll: $43.50
Total Hands Played: 122
Poker Stars $1/$2 limit Table 6789
Sitting down with $25

-----
and then:
-----
Ending Session 2
Current Bankroll: $21.50
Total Hands Played: 314
-----
and so on.

Get it?

If you reload at all during your session (say your bankroll was $43.50 and you only sat with $25, as in the example above, 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.

Lastly, if you bust out, that doesn't mean you are out of the contest! You may still play in freerolls to try to rebuild your bankroll (in theory, someone could never touch their initial $25 and could play entirely in freerolls!). Be sure to post in this thread before starting any freerolls you play in and keep track of your hand count.


Rules

1. The contest begins on June 1, 2005 at 12:00 AM and runs until June 30th 11:59 PM. You may start any time in the month of June, but we'll declare our winner at the end of the month. Remember, just because someone gets to $500 doesn't mean the contest is over... someone else could still get there in fewer hands.

2. Participation is voluntary, of course, and open to all. There is no entry fee. You simply need to post in this thread while you play.

3. We'll be using the honor system and scoring ourselves. Be honest. Don't cheat. That's stupid.

4. Your starting bankroll is $25. You may never sit down with more than your current bankroll, but you may sit with less if you want to.

5. If everyone busts out, the winner will be the person who lasted the most hands before getting broke the first time (in case someone plays freerolls afterwards and makes a comeback). Maybe a microlimiter will take this down after all.

6. I reserve the right to change the rules at any time, as I see fit. This whole thing may spin out of control.... On the other hand, if no one is interested, I'll pull the plug and kill the contest early.

Bonus: If we have at least 10 participants, if things go smoothly and without controversy, and if the winner has at least 250 total posts by the end of the contest, I will award him with the of his choice, costing up to as much as the starting bankroll amount ($25).

Have fun!