Full Freeroll Registration < 60 Seconds

I just signed into my first free roll tournament at Full Tilt for my experiment. It took less then 60 seconds for the maximum number of entrants (2700) to be reached. Now I just have to wait 40 minutes for the tournament to start...

I played solid throughout the tournament. I should have played a pocket pair of nines in early position. Would have tripled up against two high aces.

Had AK in middle position. Raised 3X BB. (This was fourth hand that I raised pre-flop.)
Two callers.

Flop 5-A-2

I bet out 3/4 of the pot and was re-raised by the button. No need to wait for something better as only 1% are paid. Called and was against A5 (two pair). No help on turn and river.

30 minutes and I played OK. I could have easily been up against a bluff (considering the four hands earlier) a weaker kicker such as AJ or AQ and I still technically had 6 outs on the turn. Later on in the tournament, near the money I may have laid it down but I'd rather have lots of chips early on in a free roll then spend too much time waiting for monster hands.

Here's My Mission

I you have any basic knowledge of poker, and its personalities then you have no doubt seen this gentleman:

His name is Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and he is one of the most well known, respected poker players out there. One of the things that make him so remarkable is the fact that he is constantly challenging himself, and his poker. One of these challenges is an attempt to turn nothing into $10,000.

For this experiment he entered into free rolls offered by Full Tilt Poker and by using strict bankroll management techniques he aims to turn his initial investment of nothing into $10,000. He has done this once before, using $1.

I love the idea of this type of challenge and I have decided to do the same. I have just opened an account at Full Tilt Poker and I am going to try to do the same thing. My goal though is to reach one hundred thousand dollars rather then just ten thousand.

The only rule is that I'm not going to deposit any money into this account, ever. In the future I plan to add more poker rooms and I am not placing any restriction in the games I play. The goal here is to try to make something from nothing. Even though I'm not placing a time guideline on this experiment I would like to have this experiment to pay for my trip and tournament entry into the WSOP 2008, one year from now.

I plan to also use poker tracking software and these blogs to keep track of my progress. I do expect this to take a lot of time and effort but I plan to build my online bankroll up using nothing but poker skill. By the time all is said and done, I'll be able to stand proud and tell people that I never once gambled using this free account.

Here goes nothing...