Chris Ferguson Challenge

[JuniorMontana01]

Chris Ferguson’s Live Account Balance is $9,387.13


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So how’d he do it?

Starting with nothing but a Full Tilt Poker account, Chris played in Freerolls until he earned enough to graduate to games with a real-money buy-in. From there, Chris built up his bankroll by adhering to this strict set of guidelines:

• He never buys into a cash game or a Sit & Go with more than 5 percent of his total bankroll (there is an exception for the lowest limits: he is allowed to buy into any game with a buy-in of $2.50 or less).
• He doesn’t buy into a multi-table tournament for more than 2 percent of his total bankroll, but he’s allowed to buy into any multi-table tournament that costs $1.
• If at any time during a No-Limit or Pot-Limit cash-game session the money on the table represents more than 10 percent of his total bankroll, he must leave the game when the blinds reach him.

As you can see on the next chart, getting started wasn’t easy. In fact, it took more than seven months of steady play until he got his bankroll to stabilize at about $6.50.


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Then, on November 26th, 2006, Chris made a major breakthrough, turning a $1 tournament buy-in into to $104 in prize money by finishing second in a 683-person tournament. Even with that huge bankroll boost, it still took Chris nine more months of hard work to reach his goal and break the $10,000 dollar mark.
Be sure to check this page for a detailed update from Chris on how he achieved this amazing feat. Now that he has reached $10,000, Chris has pledged to donate his winnings to the Save the Children Foundation.
To learn more about how you can turn good play and patience into thousands of dollars, check out Chris’s Pro Tip on bankroll management. Remember that when you play in a game or tournament that is above your head, you are putting your entire bankroll at risk. If you plan ahead and play smart, you will be able to survive any bad beat or lousy run of cards without being crippled. Chris Ferguson knows this, and now he’s proved it beyond a doubt.



*Learn from Chris, he is a great player and may be you'll be able to do the same as he did.
Good Luck at the tables!

[arjonius]

The parts about how long it took might be misleading since they don't say - not that I can recall anyway - how much Ferguson actually played during the various periods. Seven months to get up to $6.50 sounds like a long time, but the real measure would be how many hours he played.

[karmacounts]

Amazing, don't know if I have the patience, stamina, willpower or tenacity for that. However, he is to be commended not only for his capabilities but also for the donation. Sounds like an olympian style training for big tournaments.

[mrknwitall]

Hmmm , yeah thats a nice way to start off really . Its the same procedure i follow and i'm well on my way .. So thats good for ferguson , to note that he's 1/100 players who gets the breakthrogh really , his luck with finishing in 2nd place of that major tournament spells it all .. so thats great anyway . well done chris!
Cheers!