My Adventures in Microstakes (a.k.a. The Chris Ferguson Challenge) - Part 1

So, because of my poor bankroll management (in case I haven't mentioned it before, blogger tournaments are -EV), I've taken the few dollars that I have left and started going after the microstakes cash tables.

Starting with $4 a couple of weeks ago, I now have $7 thanks to 2 winning sessions.

2 highlights:

str8 flush


The other guy mucked trip 10's.

Later, I flop a boat from the SB. I get paid somewhat, but my river value doesn't (probably because a third club fell.)

Seat 1: crazdgamer ($5.70)
Seat 2: tica4 ($12.10)
Seat 3: monstro_dann ($10)
crazdgamer posts the small blind of $0.05
tica4 posts the big blind of $0.10
5 seconds left to act
monstro_dann posts $0.10
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crazdgamer [Qh Th]
monstro_dann checks
crazdgamer calls $0.05
tica4 checks
*** FLOP *** [Tc Qc Ts]
crazdgamer checks
tica4 checks
monstro_dann has 15 seconds left to act
monstro_dann bets $0.20
crazdgamer calls $0.20
tica4 folds
*** TURN *** [Tc Qc Ts] [7h]
crazdgamer checks
monstro_dann has 15 seconds left to act
monstro_dann bets $0.65
crazdgamer calls $0.65
*** RIVER *** [Tc Qc Ts 7h] [2c]
crazdgamer bets $0.50
monstro_dann has 15 seconds left to act
monstro_dann folds
Uncalled bet of $0.50 returned to crazdgamer
crazdgamer mucks
crazdgamer wins the pot ($1.80)

So now I have $7. That's almost a Mookie or Riverchasers buy-in. Too bad I won't be buying into either of these tournaments until I get at least 10 of those buy-ins. (Technically, I shouldn't have even sat down at the microstakes tables, since the amount on the table is definitely more than 10% of my bankroll, which breaks one of the Chris Ferguson Challenge rules.)

The plan here is to play in either the uber-donk 2,700 player freerolls in the futile hope of getting top 27 to score $2 (or get first for the big $15), or find a SNG or MTT in which the entry is FTP points, which I have plenty of. But, until then, I have $7.

Go me?