Cardplaying Fundraising
I just started a new bankroll challenge to raise capital for an album I've been working on writing for the past two years. I'm guessing it will probably cost around thirty grand to get the album recorded, mixed, and mastered.
The album is called "The DMV LP" and is a concept album where each song is about a different city in the Washington, D.C. area, colloquially known as the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia).
The added bonus for this challenge is that the majority of the cardplaying will take place in the DMV's only casino (MGM National Harbor), so I would be financing an album about the DMV by playing poker in the DMV.
I'll be posting updates here as the fundraising journey continues 😀
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Gl on your journey! My best suggestion for you now would be to move up as fast as possible to avoid the massive rake trap at the lowest stakes.
Thanks Dumbo -- after taking a few months off from live poker, I'm ready to get back to working on completing this bankroll challenge.
I popped over to MGM after work on Monday and hopped right in to a 4/8 game. I bought in for the minimum and won two nice pots but unfortunately the table broke in less than an hour. I decided to call it a day and headed over to the gym, booking a $70 profit.
Starting Bankroll -- $40
Current Bankroll -- $110
Target Bankroll -- $30k
MGM decided to start the Potomac Winter Poker Open on Valentine's Day this year, which is one week from today. Time for me to hit the books and start preparing for the return of this annual festival.
I took Dumbo's advice and jumped into a 1/3 game on Sunday -- it had been ages since I last played live No-Limit, and it was great to get back in the NL streets. I played for a couple hours and ended up making $40.
It was the first time I'd been in a casino on Super Bowl Sunday and the vibes were cool -- the sportsbook lounge was overflowing with hopeful bettors, and every time a team scored one lucky person playing poker was randomly selected to win a cash prize.
Near the end of the game, a player transferred to my table and said at his previous table everyone had agreed to tip the dealer every time Taylor Swift was shown on screen. The dealers thought this was a truly wonderful idea and hoped it would continue throughout the next NFL season.
The Potomac Winter Poker Open is underway and I've been slowly working my way through the book "Beyond GTO" by Dara O'Kearney with Barry Carter. The authors do a great job of breaking down advanced concepts and distilling them into an easily digestible format. Looking forward to learning more and getting ready for the PWPO.
