Martin "phasE89" Balaz is well known in the poker world. Last October, he made a prop bet that made him famous. It should play 24,000 sit & gos in 31 days and should be winning (excluding rakeback). His challenge began poorly and after only some time, it was losing more than $ 16,000. A technical problem does also not helped while several sit & GOS do not opened after registration (which let him sitout). Difficult to realize this problem when we play 50 tables.
In the end, he played 24,035 sit & gos and earned $ 2898. Given his VIP status, he had also accumulated more than $ 25,000 in rakeback. Sit & gos were the "double or nothing". Martin had still managed to get a King of 2% despite its massive multi-tabling. At that time, he had bet $ 4500 to win $ 13,500.
For the curious, here's the "trailer" for his new challenge which will begin June 15!
Martin said: "I am officially launches a new challenge! June 15 at midnight on July 14 at 23:59 pm, I'll play 40,000 hyperturbo SnG 6-Max in just 30 days. Without rakeback, I have to finish in the Green and I will only play Sit and Go to $ 30 and more. The task promises to be much more complicated than my last prop bet because I will not be able to play at lower limits. In addition, I have that 30 days, not 31, and it would take me probably more than 400 hours to complete. To top it off, the edge on this format is much less important [...] but I want to prove to me that I am able to succeed really crazy challenges and be a player who wins in any format. »
Today, he was confident that he will succeed his bet. It currently gives a rating of 2.5: 1 in favour.
He explains: "I have already taken bets for small amounts, up to $ 500, but I'm willing to bet $ 20,000 if a bettor puts $ 50,000 in the balance. I hope that I will have some offers important to make more interesting bet. »
To be more comfortable, he rented a villa with his girlfriend and a webcam will be on hand to share his sessions of grinding at the poker community.
With this challenge, Martin obviously wants earn money, get the respect of his peers and possibly become a member of Team PokerStars pros. He explains: "I like to draw the attention and popularity. Become a member of Team PokerStars Online is one of my main goals, just like achieve status NIS. These goals, to court and ultimately allow me to stay motivated and focused. »
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