Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

A trio of Bankroll Challenges complete!

Big success in our forums this week, except for when the flopped nuts only had 23% equity. Plus this month's $100 winner is revealed!





First things first, we get sh*t done here in the Bankroll Challenge. Not one, not two, but three of our members have completed their latest challenges - congrats to jairolobogibnichtauf and 3nduranc3.

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At the other end of the spectrum we also welcome a new joiner. This should be good, zygna has only been with us a short time but already treated us to a Las Vegas trip report

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We love ghaleon and his poker hand histories. This week he shared a sick PLO spot where he flopped the nuts but only had 23% equity

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Finally, if you are a Short Deck grinder, we really recommend the diary of fredjen, which is a fun follow and you might learn a thing or two. 

The $100 winner is.....

Another month, another $100 bankroll boost just for posting in our forum, congrats to......

mizzzzz.. good luck at the tables!

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The Bankroll Challenge results so far

Position Member BR Profit Goal BR
Rang 12
103%
jairolobo Spanish community 513 115 500
Rang 12
101%
gibnichtauf German community 1012 767 1.000
Rang 12
100%
3nduranc3 English community 2003 102 2.000
Rang 11 efkay English community 462 -3 500
Rang 11 hausierer German community 3070 20 3.400
Rang 9 enriquebunbury Spanish community 362 141 500
Rang 8 yangmartins English community 518 157 750
Rang 8 renitz English community 680 212 1.000
Rang 7 nmilan84 English community 447 97 750
Rang 6 maniac German community 7377 723 15.000
Rang 6 mantelo English community 22947 50.000
Rang 6 superior1712 German community 320 -40 750
Rang 6 ghaleon English community 12334 1380 30.000
Rang 5 ossenberg German community 365 19 1.000
Rang 5 pokerplayernumber1 English community 901 102 2.500
Rang 5 liamxii English community 658 2.000
Rang 5 mizzzzz English community 301 -12 1.000
Rang 4 birjaan Spanish community 1410 5.000
Rang 4 rosscoe English community 230 0 875
Rang 4 barrycarter English community 2208 -43 8.500
Rang 4 ical22 English community 555 2.500
Rang 4 alonohara English community 102 0 500
Rang 4 nazgos English community 1012 17 5.000
Rang 3 bigdog63 English community 1174 0 6.000
Rang 3 survivelife German community 458 0 3.000
Rang 3 mariussica88 English community 1463 4 10.000
Rang 3 meangreen Dutch community 135 1.000
Rang 3 irieill English community 893 -1 7.000
Rang 3 djalbert182 Polish community 11925 -123 100.000
Rang 2 mascherano95 English community 7796 100.000
Rang 2 zygna German community 781 11.000
Rang 2 toska75 Russian community 75 -14 1.060
Rang 2 fredjen English community 393 41 10.000
Rang 2 friskyart English community 66 2.000
Rang 2 senderson German community 140 -10 5.000
Rang 2 xintrea English community 120 20 5.000
Rang 2 rhodriguez English community 195 0 11.073

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.