Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

Meet the Bankroll Challengers so far!

Say hello to the players who are blogging their way to poker success and cash prizes. Plus, there is never a bad time for to join too!





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Mantelo's new lucky rabbit avatar (oh, and a big ass win too)

We are excited that so many people have joined the Bankroll Challenge already. While we await the official results of the first few weeks, we wanted to check in and introduce everyone who has joined so far, as well as pointing out a few blogs to keep an eye on. 

Our poker expert ghaleon is an OG of the first Bankroll Challenge and has reported on a 10 hour grind session he put in. He explored a mental game issue he has where he plays longer when he runs bad.

He was on hand to check in on the blog of pokerplayernumber1 to review a GGPoker cash game hand. He also explained the importance of range advantage to our very own SvenBe .

Meet RedsYNWA who looks like he could do with some moral support and hand advice. He has started a Bankroll Challenge on GGPoker and has already ran into a lot of coolers, but has rightly still been posting questions about if he could have played them a different way. Pay him a visit and let him know your thoughts

If you followed our last Bankroll Challenge you already know Mantelo who has had some tremendous success over the years. He has had some massive wins over the years and sets a lot of lofty goals, but this week he seems happiest of all about unlocking a Rabbit avatar at GGPoker. 

700% profit already? That deserves a mention. Another Bankroll Challenge OG AgapieGheorghe started with just €5 but has already spun it up to €38!

We have 22 challengers in total and there is no penalty for starting late but plenty of great reasons to join

Who has joined the Challenge so far?

Check out the members from all our PokerStrategy.com communities to see who is blogging their way to poker success. Everyone opts into the challenge in English but their blogs are mostly in their native tongue. 

Anyone who joins in the challenge will also get a special forum badge indicating such in the forum next week. 

Don't be shy, say hi to them today and give them a few words of encouragement. Click on the member's name to visit the blog:

Member Community Starting Bankroll Goal Bankroll
mjez1 EN $92.48 $1,000
Damlqv EN $7,500 $37,500
mkBISCUIT EN $8,000 $40,000
LahtiPelican EN $50 $500
VorpalF2F EN $676 $3,500
Blad3K EN $2,000 $10,000
Ramble EN $100 $500
gmxhexegmxhexe EN $5 $3,000
Brieftraeger EN $100 $1,000
Dartablasta EN $25 $500
monteCarlol EN $105 $1,001
Barry Carter EN $1,635 $8,500
Mantelo EN $0 $10,000
aafrancis EN $400 $2,000
Morinni EN $50 $999
RedsYNWA EN $40 $750
SeagalSteven EN $6,000 $30,000
ghaleon EN $2,000 $10,000
AgapieGheorghe EN $5 $500
pokerplayernumber1 EN $71 $500
SniffvsSnaf EN $445 $2,225
nmilan84 EN $80 $500
megabarsuk911 EN $50 $5,000
Oppositus EN $172.31 $1,000
GeorgSLON EN $20 $1,000
Alek6a6hka EN $57.79 $1,111
WesTHenyi EN $100 $1,000
Linar55 EN $249 $1,250
BirviZ EN $80 $1,000
Efemor EN $1,009 $2,500

What is the Bankroll Challenge?

In the Bankroll Challenge we encourage our members to get better by blogging about their poker journey and setting some ambitious goals. 

Our members found that having a blog kept them accountable to their goals and it's a great way to help them get to know their fellow PokerStrategists. As the saying goes 'what gets measured, gets managed' and simply having a blog keeps you on your A-Game. 

To help you on your journey and with a little bit of luck you can win $100 that we will raffle once a month among our active bloggers, regardless of where they play, accompanied by a special badge for their forum avatar for anyone succeeding in their first Bankroll Challenge.

How to join the Bankroll Challenge

The challenge is open to all PokerStrategists and you do not need to be tracked to us to participate. All you need to do is:

  • Start a blog in our forum.
  • State your starting bankroll, your regular stakes/games and your poker room in the first post.
  • Set a long term bankroll goal of at least $500 and/or a minimum of five times your starting bankroll.
  • Sign-up to the Bankroll Challenge in our registration thread, with a link to your personal blog, your initial bankroll and your goal.
  • Post at least once a week in your blog.

Once a month we will raffle $100 among all eligble PokerStrategists participating in the Bankroll Challenge regardless of where you play.


Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.