Jumping on the bandwagon... I have a 4,000 bankroll right now, and my primary goal is to have $10,000 by my birthday on December the 30th (withdrawing approx. half my profits along the way)... This is what i made up and I look at every day before I play.


Operation $10,000!!!!


My goal is to turn my $4000.00 Bankroll on September 19th, 2005, into a $10,000.00 Bankroll by December 30th, 2005 (MY BIRTHDAY).

There are several things I will need to accomplish on my journey to turn $4000.00 into $10,000.00.
1) I will be withdrawing approx. ½ of my profits between now and December 30th, 2005. These profits will be used to pay for bills, gas, etc. and all the amounts will be specified later in this paper.
2) I will need to be able to control my emotions, as I have never dealt with this much money before, and I cannot let the ‘money’ factor get into my head and affect my play.
3) In order to accomplish this goal I will have to set up mini-goals, which will be discussed next.
4) I will be playing the $105+9 1-Table TURBO Tournaments on PokerStars. Multi Table Tournaments will be played as I wish. I may move up to the $210+15 1-Table TURBO Tournaments when my bankroll reaches $7500.00+.

As stated earlier, I will have to set and attain several smaller goals in order to get this big goal. These will now be discussed.

When my bankroll hits:
$5000.00 - I will withdraw $500.00 so my Bankroll is $4500.00
$6000.00 - I will withdraw $500.00 so my Bankroll is $5500.00
$7500.00 - I will withdraw $1000.00 so my Bankroll is $6500.00
$9000.00 - I will withdraw $1000.00 so my Bankroll is $8000.00
$10,000.00 - I will PARTY!

My APPROXIMATE timeline for reaching these goals will be as follows: (Note: THESE ARE NOT EXACT BY ANY MEANS, VARIANCE HAPPENS AND I WILL DEAL WITH IT AS BEST I CAN)

Sept. 27th (approx) - Bankroll hits $5000.00 - I withdraw $500.00, leaving me with $4500.00.
Oct. 10th (approx) - Bankroll hits $6000.00 - I withdraw $500.00, leaving me with $5500.00.
Oct. 31st (approx) - Bankroll hits $7500.00 - I withdraw $1000.00, leaving me with $6500.00.
Nov. 30th (approx) - Bankroll hits $9000.00 - I withdraw $1000.00, leaving me with $8000.00.
Dec. 30th (approx) - Bankroll hits $10,000.00 - I rejoice! I have $10,000 on my 19th Birthday!!


When I accomplish my goal, I will KNOW that I am a good enough poker player to play for a living (at least to save for college). Wish me luck, and may the cards fall my way!

Signed Sincerely:


Christopher D. Conley



Sounds easy, wish me luck, ideally I want to complete this early and revise my goal to 15,000 or 20,000, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.


-Chris