Chris Ferguson Update

In my last post, I mentioned that I'd need a huge win in a tournament with hundreds or thousands of players to meet my $10,000 goal. Today I read a tip from Ferguson courtesy of Full Tilt in which he discussed "running bad." It was quite fascinating for me on a number of levels. First, in the article was a link which led me to information on his breakthrough tournament win, quoted here.....

"Then, on November 26th, 2006, Chris made a major breakthrough, turning a $1 tournament buy-in into to $104 in prize money by finishing second in a 683-person tournament. Even with that huge bankroll boost, it still took Chris nine more months of hard work to reach his goal and break the $10,000 dollar mark."

But perhaps more interesting is what he said in the new article about what happened to his play (and his bankroll) once he hit the $10,000 mark....

"Even though I hit my goal, I decided to keep playing and rapidly built up to $28,000. Three months later I was down to $9K. ""

The article goes on to discuss the difference between tilt and playing well through a bad spell, even when the results are not good. I recommend it; I think it is a very worthwhile read.

Alright, deer_nevets, this is where you finally make another post and lavish praise on my figuring out how to use text as a link!

As for my recent play, I've had some bad beats, but I'm afraid that I become impatient and try to manufacture huge hands rather than waiting for them to develop on their own. I try too often to make money fast. Occasionally, maybe once every couple of weeks, this happens on its own through nothing but solid play; and when it does, I seem to expect it to continue for days. Taking a look at my graph, it is apparent that I'll need to really be aware of the quality of my play during the days following a huge gain.

Be patient with me, this may take a couple of years. I still have a lot to learn....

Find me (NBCT99) at Poker Stars at the .01/.02 tables.