The Donkey Challenge

The Donkey Challenge

Being away from the game of poker for a few years has got my game feeling pretty rusty when I sit down for some action. So, I have been searching for a good way to get my feet wet and re-acclimate myself to the game of poker, which has given birth to the Donkey Challenge!

I wish I could claim sole responsibility for the challenge, but I actually got the idea from reading one of Daniel Negreanu’s blog posts and then adapted it slightly to fit our needs. The challenge will go like this: I am going to post $10 into a new pokerstars account I am going to create and I will begin playing $.01/$.02 no-limit hold’em! Yes, I’m going back to the minor leagues and I’m going to fine tune my game! I will buy in for $2.00 each session and never buy back in if I lose my starting stack. Once I start to make money I will never put more than 5% of my total bank roll into play at one time. I will move up to the next level once I have accumulated 20 buy-ins or for our purpose 2000 big blinds of the next level. I’m not sure 20 buy-ins is enough to show a profit at the higher limits given variance and the time it will take to acclimate myself to the higher limits and more skilled player but I will address this issue later when it is a problem. Also, I will be forced to move back down to the next lowest level if I record 5 losing sessions in a row at any level, I’m hoping this will assist with bankroll management and will also show if my losses are due to variance or due to being outplayed/out skilled.

To carry out this challenge I have created a new account at PokerStars and will be playing under the name 2_7_Cadillac. Please feel free to look for me, sit down play some poker or just say “hi!” I’ll post up recaps of my sessions, weekly progress and hopefully do some cool breakdowns of my play!

Thanks,
Cadillac