So, as I posted in the last blog, took a “shot” today at $2/4. I talked a lot in the video about when and why shot taking is appropriate, and the risks and also advantages of doing so. Fortunately, after trying to convince people that taking shots is a good thing, I ran at an astounding 100% W$SD (only 10% of my hands went to showdown though) and collected on around 20BB, bumping the Road to Robusto bankroll up another $75-80 (I forget the exact figures and I’m on my Mac now so I can’t double-check) to $750ish. Given only 4000 hands and a less-than-aggressive stance toward bonus hunting, I feel fairly happy with the results so far and what they should hopefully show all of you microlimit grinders out there: it’s still a long road, but it’s certainly navigable (ok, so I’m mixing metaphors here) and I don’t see any excuses for the rest of you out there who might be thinking of giving it a shot.
Chris Ferguson’s $1 to $20k story may have seemed far-fetched to a lot of you out there, but I’m not putting in nearly the hours out there (granted, I had a gigantic head start in terms of bankroll), but it really is feasible to expect that with hard work, a grinder’s mentality and a bit of luck, you’ll be on the same path in no time.
Check out the videos over at Deucescracked.com for great resources on how to do the same thing — for those who don’t know, memberships are free to people who hit $100 in MGR on a new rakeback account through DeucescrackedRakeback.com, and even if you’ve already got an account there, memberships will always be free for those who hit $500 in MGR.