Joined: Feb '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 11
Alot of people have thier own way of playing and increasing thier bankroll. Me, i like to play sit n go's until ive trebled my bankroll then move up a level and try and treble it again only and if i manage that i usually then start to play cash games and tourney's i recon its the best way?
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Germany
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 482
to be honest i allways played with no bankrollstrategy,but bankroll=stack. Sick , i know but i couldnt play this lowlimit :S. Maybe a reason why my bankroll looks like this : 0.12$ lol. Normally if you play fixed limit u should have 250 bb of ur limit as br. Nl at least 25 stacks
Joined: Feb '08
Location: France
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 6
If you want to play safely, to avoid getting broke, it is good to have
30 buy-ins for SNG's (ex : you have 150$, you play SNG's with a 5$ or less buy-in) 50 buy-ins for MTT's (ex : you have 200$, you play MTT that are 4$ or less buy-in) 20 Full buy-ins for Cash Game (100BB usually) (ex : you have 500, you play Nl25 or less)
This is because the variance is not very big for SNG's but it is for MTT's.
This is to play real safely though, you can adjust these as you wish.
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Brazil
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 1788
Posted by sprite: Any one else got any good bankroll stragety's?
Hey there sprite, there are some really interesting articles around the internet about bankroll management. The ones posted here are fine as well. If you google it, you might find it a bit more detailed information. Hope you poker carreer is a successful one. Best of luck to you.
Joined: Oct '07
Location: Philippines
Age: 41 (M)
Posts: 1443
Just take 5-10% of your bankroll then go play the lowest NL table for your first trip. if you think you've gained enough bankroll and experience then move up. when you feel that you're starting to get those streak of bad hands then its a signal to stand up then play later.
Joined: Feb '08
Location: Sweden
Age: 36 (M)
Posts: 80
one which i call the daredevil strategy, is going in for a 10 dollar buyin on a cashtable, loose everything, go onto blackjack go in with like 5$ and then if you win go in with 1$ then probably you loose, then go allin. and there you go ! doubled your bankroll. usually works for me, but still its a risk hehe^^ so dont try it if you're carefull about your money
Joined: Feb '08
Location: Sweden
Age: 58 (M)
Posts: 51
Posted by feex: one which i call the daredevil strategy, is going in for a 10 dollar buyin on a cashtable, loose everything, go onto blackjack go in with like 5$ and then if you win go in with 1$ then probably you loose, then go allin. and there you go ! doubled your bankroll. usually works for me, but still its a risk hehe^^ so dont try it if you're carefull about your money
lol, anything involving black jack is a bad idea
another cool strategy is, buy in minimum on a FL table. when u can afford the next level, go there. if u got as little as 20 $ u can play 2/4 $ FL and thats kinda cool
Joined: Oct '07
Location: Philippines
Age: 41 (M)
Posts: 1443
Yeah, going into a FL table is the best way specially if you're a beginner like me. took my lessons from there although i still lost some but it helps me to learn more about the game.
one more thing, are we allowed to use our bankroll for playing blackjacks here?
Joined: Feb '08
Location: United States
Age: 54 (M)
Posts: 407
yea i have trouble playing the stakes that i should play. it just doesnt get me excited. I know all about proper bankroll management but i cant seem to stick to it...lol.
Joined: Feb '08
Location: United States
Age: 51 (F)
Posts: 581
Thats a good idea katanastylz,
But when ever I do try this which I have before I notice I go on a bad streak ( Lose 3 or 4 in a row or bubble the last 3 sngs or something) which will make me lose my br management.
