Starting from $150 - Goal: WSOP 2008

I used to play lots of poker - winning nicely and getting into bigger and bigger games. Then I ran into a brick wall. Cashed out too much, played too high and tilted… tilted badly. So at some point I decided to quit serious playing and played only occasionally - mostly losing due to a bad bankroll management.

I always wanted to go to the WSOP - feel the buzz and excitement - play with all the pros. But I thought my time has already gone… then I read about Chris “Jesus” Fergusons project “From zero to hero” where his goal was to start from playing freeroll-tournaments to get a bankroll of $10.000… and he made it!

The key was good bankroll-management - something I could use also. So I set myself a goal: play under strict rules, start with $150 by playing $5 buy-in no-limit Texas Holdem, get enough money to enter the WSOP2008 main event and maybe few other tournaments there. So the optimum amout to win would be around $40.000-$70.000… sounds impossible?

To get there I need to play my A-game all the time, but also it helps to have good rakeback-deals and deposit-bonuses running. So I turned into EuroRakeback and got the best deals possible - and it has made a hugh amount of money into my bankroll.

After 3,5 months of play (playing usually 1-2h/day) my bankroll currently stands at $ 2.162,17 and from that amount almost $500 has come from rakeback and poker bonuses - and now I’m playing $100 buy-in no-limit Texas Holdem!

This is how the ride has gone this far:

I will keep you posted on this project - thumbs up for me! :D