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    Default A new NL ring challenge

    I was reading dwarfman's ring challenge about buying in for the minimum at each level and only moving up when you have made the buy in for the next level. While reading it I had my own idea for a new challenge.

    Mine will be similar in that you'll need to move up through NL ring levels,but will differ in that we'll be measuring hourly rate and money management by seeing how fast you progress through the levels while playing within your growing bankroll. Here are the rules.

    You start with $100 bankroll. Just as if you're a 'beginner' (some of us, like me, are still at that level). You MUST play within your bankroll(10 buy-ins), so you need to start at the NL $10, you may not move up until you have 10 buy-ins for the next level. Thus, you'll need a $250 bankroll to hit the NL $25 tables. You may buy-in for less than the max, but the limits you play are defined by the max buy-in vs bankroll, regardless of what you actually buy-in for. No buying into the NL 25 for $10 when you're BR is still below $250. Its as much an exercise in money management as it is about beating each level. If you fall below the minimum for that level, say dropping from $250 to $190, you must go back down one level and rebuild the roll to the necessary size before moving back up.

    The real challenge is not to merely go from level to level, but to do it quickly which will translate into a higher hourly rate for that level.

    So if you go from NL 10 to NL 25 in 5 hours, then you're hourly rate for NL 10 is $30 an hour.

    The truly good players will be able to adapt to each level and progress fairly quickly. I'm curious to see what kind of numbers we'll have.

    When posting, please post the level you just completed, the amount of hours it took to complete it and the calculated hourly rate for that level.

    Thoughts/suggestions on this challenge is welcome.
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    That's what most people are doing, bud.
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    Quote Originally Posted by iopq
    That's what most people are doing, bud.
    Understood, but I'd be curious to see the people playing NL $200 and NL $100 drop down and build a bankroll from the start. We hear people say things like "I can turn $200 into $1,500 in a week". And many of the talented players here probably can. So I wanted to see it, and get posted feedback on how fast they were able to do it.

    In short I'd like to see the better players amongst us take on the challenge and start with $100, to see how quickly they build it. Maybe its silly, but it peaked my curiosity. If you'd like to participate, that would be awesome.


    If its a stupid challenge, then I apologize. Moderators please feel free to delete this if it's a waste of time.
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    I could turn 200 into 1500 in a week. That week just wont occur til mid december when I can play for a solid week.

    Right now, I could probably turn 200 to 1500 in 2 months

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    I could turn 200 into 1500 in a week. That week just wont occur til mid december when I can play for a solid week.

    Right now, I could probably turn 200 to 1500 in 2 months

    -'rilla
    Yet he can somehow manage to turn 200 posts into 1,500 in the span of a weekend...
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaNutsInYoEye
    I could turn 200 into 1500 in a week. That week just wont occur til mid december when I can play for a solid week.

    Right now, I could probably turn 200 to 1500 in 2 months

    -'rilla
    Yet he can somehow manage to turn 200 posts into 1,500 in the span of a weekend...
    I can post for 5~10 minutes at many intervals between homeworks (like right now). I also shy away from playing between tests altogether becuase I often feel increased stress over smaller swings. Posting probably relieves a good bit of stress. And I have had about 1.5 big tests every week for the past 6 weeks.

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