the raccoon challenge

Here's something I've been kicking around for some time - it is loosely based on the Chris Ferguson challenge , but geared specifically towards microstakes NL players. My theory is based among these tenets:

• For a winning player at even the higher microstake levels, the chance of going busto at $2nl with $50 is infinitesimally small as the level of play there is so bad, and in the incredibly unlikely event that you DO bust, hell, it's $50. Most likely you will have made $50 in rakeback somewhere along the lines of the challenge anyhow.
  
• The ability to disassociate the money you play with with its actual value is a key component of winning poker, and having built up a roll from $50 will do that - if you do happen to go bust at a higher stake, you will have lost nothing but time.
• With the ability to ignore the money's value (o noes, my aces got cracked, that's 25 cheeseburgers down the drain!), you'll be able to play more aggressively, and thus, less weak tight.

So, I've withdrawn all but $50 from my FT account (with rakeback) and will be following these rules for the challenge here on out -

• No more than four tables at a time (six max) and preferably less. The focus is on improving my game and my bb/100 and picking up skills for higher stakes, not grinding.
• I will attempt to maintain at least a breakeven, or slightly less than breakeven red line through picking my spots to double barrel, bluff, blind steal, 3bet light, etc.
  
• When I have 20 buyins for the next level up, I MUST move up. When I drop to 10 buyins for that level, I MUST move down. Moves between levels are permanent - no 'taking shots.
• Rakeback will not count towards moving up/down - my winnings in PT will be the determining factor. RB will be withdrawn at the first opportunity.

Last night, I played 902 hands, running at a handsome 47bb/100 playing a very LAGgy game (38/27). Most likely variance, but hey. Redline currently breakeven. Stay tuned!