My $100k plan.

[Talking Poker]

It's not that we don't think you CAN do it.... it's that we don't think you are discliplined enough to do it. $50 says you "take a shot" (meaning play even ONE HAND above the guidelines you set for yourself in the OP) by the end of the day - February 25th. I'll have to trust you to be honest and pay up when you lose, but I do. When the 26th rolls around and you swear you played every single hand from now until then within the guidelines you set for yourself, I'll ship you 50 bucks.

One thing we hsould clarify though - the bottom of your scale is 2/4. If you start off badly and drop to, say, $2000, will you still be playing 2/4? Because that's only 5 buy ins, which I think is WAY above where you should be playing...

[JDMcNugent7]

I said I would play 1/2 till I get to 4k. So anytime I'm below 4k, I'll be at 1/2.

The $50 bet will be too hard to keep track of and too hard for me to verify to you. Say I hit 4k and play 2/4, lose the first hand, am out of the blinds, so I get to see my cards free. I technically just played a hand above my bankroll and would lose. So that bet just seems dumb. I will be staying in these guidelines though, and I will do the bet if there's a better way.

[GTDawg]

Obviously TP doesn't mean to hamstring you with something silly like that.

However, what happens if that ultrafishy ;lkjhasdfi;j2135612 player is sitting all alone at that 10/20 table.

I mean, this dude is so bad its amazing. It'd be like hitting enter on an ATM.

Just clean him out like you usually do and it'll all be fine...

[PShabi]

This plan sucks for the simple reason that I do not want to see JD at my 1/2 tables.

[MAYHEM45]

Apparently he hates rakeback cuz he plays at Stars. We're safe.

[Talking Poker]

Whew!

And yeah, as GT said, I wouldn't be THAT picky. You could certainly finish the orbit. I'd even be willing to give you like 10 or 20 BBs for variance. In other words, you are playing 1/2 and get to 4200 or something. So you move to 2/4. Now you drop to 3980. No, you don't need to move down THAT HAND - that's not what you are planning, right? But if you get down in the 3900 neighborhood (25 more BBs down), you'll probably finish the orbit and move down. At least that's what I'm guessing.

My money was more on the fact that I think you're either going to get bored and move up prematurely (especially from 3/6 to 5/10) or that uberfish is going t owant to play you HU and you won't be able to resist. I think you'll send me $50 just for the change to play him - therefore, I think this is a +EV bet.

I'm also assuming you plan on playing a lot between now and the 25th. If you don't get in at least 10k hands, I think I shouldn't have to pay off...

[Boobie Lover]

Full Tilt is rigged.

[ChipFish]

He's playing 2/4 Heads up already. The man is a Machine!