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In the poker goals for 2008 thread, I stated that one of my goals was to attempt the "Jesus Challenge".

Well, I've decided that I'm gonna do it, and start on January 1, 2008.

Updates can be found at my blog (link is in my sig) but I was wondering what you guys thought would be the best site to do it on?

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Im attempting something similar on Party. Was given $25 on 25/11/07 by the site with a 150 point clearance by 25/12/07. Started using it at $25 buy in PLO8 (all 'roll on 1 table!) and going by a 10  buy in rule before moving up, so need to get to $500 before going onto $50 tables. Currently on 135 points $200+, so going steady

i love challenges, the way i see it there are only two differences between me and chris jesus ferguson....

Discipline and ability.

If you start with VC Poker then you can get $10 for free and another $10 as a bonus offer. Don't know of any other site that gives free money with no deposit, but if there is let me know as I have a reasonable roll on VC for free.

Hair?   :dontask:

I'm doing something similar on P*kerSt*rs. $3 is now $309. Micro stakes awful!

is it possible to open 2 accounts and play on different platforms at the same time,you could multitable and if 1 account suddenly shoots ahead of the other you could just play under  that account to reach your target, i dont see it breaking any of the rules you have set yourself ,it could save a bit of time m8

Yeah, who says you can't play multiple sites or change sites half way through.

Start at whichever site has the best freerolls / opening offer.

Once you get $50-$100, move to whereever has the appropriate limits.

Seriously though. If you do $100 to $10,000 rather than $0 to $10,000 you have achieved as much without the painstaking freerolling you need to start with. Who wants to play for a month or 2 for $100?

You have a point there Rich...I hadn't even thought about that! I had originally planned to just open an account where I could get decent rakeback.

As for doing $100 to $10,000...I don't have $100 at the moment! If I had...then I definitely would, because the freeroll part is the least exciting part of the whole challenge.


Thanks for this, I'll have a look at VC!


Elaborate Dewi? They got any decent starting offers?

If anybody else knows of any other sites with decent offers (and yes Kev, I already know about the LOYALTY SCHEME) then feel free to mention them to me, thanks!

Takes away the hardest part of the challenge imo if you do that. Can't call it the Jesus challenge then.

The hat?

No way is it the hardest part. It is however the most time consuming, boring, least productive. His 1st challenge didn't start from $0, so it could just be a hybrid Jesus challenge and as it isn't actually Ferguson doing it, it's sharplea and he can 'edit' it if he wants :P

Blue square... they have freeroll sit and goes running constantly. 5c for 1st place and so on.

What I am doing is playing on a crypto site playing the Double Your Money 6 or 10 seater STT's, which also give you 30% rake on a weekly basis and building up from there, can be done very quickly then as well..

I tired the bsq way from freeroll and got p off when i built up to 4$ and did not cash in 3 $1 stt, so started on the other one, as i could nto be bothered to start again on the freerolls..

GL ..  :)up

I started doing this at the end of August - from scratch via freerolls and then onto micro cash and then $2 stts on ladbrokes after the micro cash did my head in. I am up to about $120 at the moment and will move up to $5 stts once I reach $150 (30 buy-ins). May take a while as I rarely get time to play more than a few games a week but if i keep at the current 72% in the money for the next couple of weeks it will be quicker!

I love a good challenge, and it's great to see so many people giving these a crack.

I recently started one after being nipped by the taxman for £3.5k. I have to pay £2.5k by Jan 21st, so I've decided to try and turn the $1k in my blonde account into $5k by that date by just playing heads up cash. A challenge can really help motivate you when it comes to playing online, especially when it's the tax man. I really want to acheive this one, if only to pay the tax man through 'dirty money'.  ;D

I'm on Day 3 at the moment, if anyone is interested in heads up cash, then feel free to check out my progress on my blog (link below).

Good luck, Snoops. Bloody taxman, eh.

good thread guys.....keep us all informed with how its going

Mine never got off the ground...getting a job got in the way.

Blog's still active though if anyone wants a laugh read/link.

Got to over $500 from my startinjg $3, but a few recent misunderstandings have sent be back to about $430. Keeping the interest up when playing these stakes is increasingly tricky, and I've found myself splitting the roll between different sites to try and keep things "fresh". Right now I'm doing the £5 sixpack thunder sit and goes on DTD, running at about 30% ROI  - and playing small cash at Stars. I think this is the most profitable route at these levels.  We'll see.

I really need to kick on again, though, to raise the enthusiasm!

gl everybody trying this challange too but starting with 250 spread on party laddies and stars. I can see the first level up to 500 being the hardest.
cheers ram

Started on 17 feb with 241
End of feb 382
Moved cash to tilt from laddies and party. Still at stars.
Playing .05/.10fr and 2 dollar 180 man sng
Good start but need to keep it going this month           

I'm up to about $246 profit now after a nice $90 cash for 4th in a new player freeroll at Galapoker. Started playing the $5 stts on ladbrokes a couple of weeks ago and will hopefully be moving up again soon when I have the requisite 30-40 buy ins. Just wish I had the time to play a bit more!

i play these too, do u get rakeback for  these through dtd?

I admire all of you who choose this route to build up a roll - or just as a challenge.

I could not do either as micro limits boore me to tears.

I prefer using the "play a $100 or $200 tournament" when you can afford it, wait for the decent finsih, THEN employ bankroll management ;)

lol so true :D

Im struggling on the "decent finish" part though lol

Maybe in tonights $25k ? Who knows

Ditto.  Roll on the FT

played it, busted it already , neverends :D :D

Uneventfull first hour, down to 3000 having been caught by 2 donks early on with 3 4 and hitting runner runner perfect.

Still along way to go

Yep I'm on 3k too...card dead.  Have had big aces 3 times and had to pass to preflop reraises twice.  I won 100 the other time...lol

Lost 500 trying to take a pot away on the flop

then had a trebble up with KK ;)

Just shy of 8k now

Patience

Nearly scraped my way up to 5k now.  Just had AA in MP and suprisingly everyone folded.  Marvellous.

We've just had a 4 way all in preflop fest on my table, and the best starting hand amongst them was 22...its like a $5 rebuy!  I love iPoker...

keep it going.

Upto 16k now and 18th place.

ONE TIME! ;)

Woo, gl.  I'm still on 4k so almost at shoving stage now.  Just need to find a hand

Out.  Just shoved A10 in KK with 6bbs.  Nevermind.  Good luck Paul, take it down

Ul

Cheers, but struggling a bit now - drifted into midpack

back to 5th with 34k :)

65 left

Sigh, neverends.

55 left Blinds 500 1000

Moved to new table and in the BB with KK

Guy with 43k raises to 5k all fold to me.

I have 30k back and move in.

He insta calls the extra 25k (leaving himself with just 13k back) with AK - how do people make these calls?


So the challenge continues ..........................

Lol thats the worst call ever... Results orientated imo.

Well my 2nd tourney since that one (one before KK vs QQ standard) - continuing my challenge

FT of the $12.5k on ipoker. 9 left but in some trouble

Just doubled up.

Won a race! lol

now 50k

now 5/9

5/8

blinds now HUGE

6/7

4/6

4/5

10 to 3 and a break!!

lol, bad beat

4/4

4th for a $1k  (qq lost to A3)

The challenge is on!

Nice result mate.

Cheers m8, been playing this comp now and again (as you know) and keep getting close.

Half way there now, another $1k to go and then its 50c $1 tables for me.

I am actually trying to do this on a couple of sites.

Challenge complete - with a 3rd place at Equal Chance in the £300 comp.

:)

Next challenge - to operate bankroll management and keep it this time! lol