Winning the Pokerstar’s Best Blogger prize
would fulfill one dream and pave the way for another!
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| Roland GTX |
The World
Blogger Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP) is back once again! I’ve been
actively blogging about poker for three years, and have been playing for even
longer. Being recognized as Pokerstar’s Best Blogger would definitely fulfill a
longstanding dream as a writer and poker enthusiast. It would do wonders for my
blog, Roland’s Room, as well! The honor of winning would be a huge milestone on
its own merits. Yet, the $5000 prize it carries would pave the way toward
fulfilling yet another dream – making the final table of a major tournament!
I play
poker because it is fun! Of course, I want to win, but what is the point of
chasing that big payday if you aren’t enjoying the journey? Strict bankroll
management, aka - responsible fun, normally keeps me at the micro buyin levels.
The allure, however, has always been the Sunday Million and the EPT live
tournaments. Winning $ 5000 would be my
biggest cash to date and would allow me to take a direct shot at my final table
dream! I would allot $1075 of the Best Blogger prize money toward five Sunday
Million Tickets. At worst, I would finish outside the money in all five, but
will have had fun along the way. Perhaps I’ll cash in one or two padding my bankroll
even further; thus, allowing for more Sunday Million entries. And maybe, just
maybe, I will parley one of those tickets into a final table appearance!
The EPT
You can
find me most days of the week multi-tabling micro and low stakes tourneys. I’m
profitable in the $2.50/180s where I’m a regular, but my profits tend to get
spent playing higher buyin MTTs like the Sunday Storm or on EPT Steps tickets. I
have gotten close several times, but that final table or EPT package keeps
eluding me. To help me along this line, $2000 of the Best Blogger prize money
would be used to pad my bankroll. This would let me comfortably, and responsibly,
move up a level from the $2.50/180s to the $8/180 man turbos. This move would
hopefully result in an increase in profit from my bread and butter games that
can then be invested in a more sustained effort to win on these two other fronts. These profits could be used to play more low and medium stakes MTTs and
could also be used to make a serious EPT Steps run. Trying to win some pots, to win some respect, and to outlast Daniel Negreanu and the other Pokerstars pros would
definitely make for a memorable poker experience!
To make
chasing these dreams a bit more comfortable I would also put my decrepit 11”
laptop to rest. Running more than eight tables on this old friend isn’t optimal.
Therefore, $900 of the prize money would be invested in a new 17" gaming laptop. The larger screen would allow me to squeeze in a few more tables. More
tables equal more fun! More tables also mean less time (not games) between
ITMs, and this helps me keep tilt at bay.
Finally,
$1000 of the Best Blogger prize money would go to my family. I have fun playing
poker regardless of the result (as long as I made the right move that is...).
But if I’m successful, then my family deserves to reap the benefits as much as
I do!
Good Luck
and Have Fun at the tables!
Roland GTX
Go for it Roland!
ReplyDeleteThank you MrSmith!
ReplyDeleteThe first step is now complete. Pokerstars has "approved my application" and I have received my 10 WBCOOP tickets. The next step is to decide which tourneys I want to enter. All that is left after that is to win one of them...:)
The promo runs from Feb 23 - March 4. That's right in the middle of vinterferie! So, I'll be unavailable for several days of the action.
Looking at the schedule, I'll probably be playing a mix of NLHE, PLO and Omaha hi/lo. At least I know a bit about playing Omaha now. That is a big step up from last year's attempt.
Roland GTX
PS: Has anyone else been playing lately?
You can vote for my entry in the Best Blogger competition here:
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Roland GTX