Need Advice On Building A Bankroll

[Butcho22 0]

Take some chances and play out of your bankroll. That's what I always used to do. Seriously, you'll get a bunch of advice telling you to play $0.05-$0.10, but $50 isn't that much money, and if you go broke you can just deposit again. With a little bankroll you can afford to take some big risks, and hope it pays off. Start off with some $25 nl, and hope to win. If you go broke you can always just deposit another $50.

Did you miss the part where he said he is a broke college kid?

[burton167canada 0]

I was in the same situation my self, only I started with $20. i began playing.15-.30 games untill I had $100, took me about 2 weeks to get there. Playing low limit games teaches alot of self discipline, and prepeares you for higher limit games as your bankroll increases. Just my opinion on how to start off with not much cash.

[Canary3 1]

use instantbankroll.com and they will give you $75 dollars on partypoker for free!!

[marshall11 0]

$50 is more than enough money to build a bankroll with. I have had good results playing low limit SNG's and building my roll that way. I would start with the $5 sit n go's and move to the $10's when you hit the $300 mark. I admit I am not very good at cash games, but I started with $100 in November and have built my bankroll to $1500 playing five and ten dollar SNG's.

[turd ferguson 1]

Everyone starts somewhere everyone isn't as rich as you. He says he's a broke college student so he definitely shouldn't play out of his bankroll cause he has little money to redeposit.What do you mean my worth it anyways? I don't think he has asparations of becomming a millionare via poker.

It will take him forever to build up any kind of roll playing the micro limits. Even as a broke college kid I was able to put together $50 every couple of weeks. Even if he doesn't plan on making millions what's the point of dragging a $0.50 pot? You might as well play for fake money.

[CobaltBlue 662]

Low-limit grinding builds character.Seriously, I started with $25. I played over my bankroll at .05/.10 NLHE, but after a few weeks, I'd already made $300 at that level.

[Randy Reed 0]

I disagree. You can build a bankroll microlimiting. It would be very hard at Party since they don't have the real low limits, but, as proof........A guy named Smasharoo did it..http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...6;50+pokerstars

[ajs510 122]

I disagree. You can build a bankroll microlimiting. It would be very hard at Party since they don't have the real low limits, but, as proof........A guy named Smasharoo did it..http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...6;50+pokerstars

Smash did it playing 50,000 hands a week at the microlimits. If I had his patience for shit_like that I'd write romance novels too.

[Actuary 3]

You're right. Play within your bankroll. Grind it out for the next two years playing $0.05-$0.10. It's worth it.

you should stick to jokes.oh wait, you are joking?ok. stick to funny jokes.It's like you don't even know what Ruin theory is.

[Abbaddabba 0]

I disagree. You can build a bankroll microlimiting. It would be very hard at Party since they don't have the real low limits, but, as proof........

Actually, they do. It's under the 'beginners' subheading.

you should stick to jokes.oh wait, you are joking?ok. stick to funny jokes.It's like you don't even know what Ruin theory is.

When the "ruin" that you're at risk of is the equivalent an hour at the office, it becomes difficult to take the super-micros seriously.

[Actuary 3]

When the "ruin" that you're at risk of is the equivalent an hour at the office, it becomes difficult to take the super-micros seriously.

he doesn't have a job (or at least, he says he's a poor student)dumb_ass.$50 may mean a lot to him.Don't be annoying just to be annoying.He's asking how to build a BankRoll via playing poker starting with $50.clown.

[turd ferguson 1]

he doesn't have a job (or at least, he says he's a poor student)dumb_ass.$50 may mean a lot to him.Don't be annoying just to be annoying.He's asking how to build a BankRoll via playing poker starting with $50.clown.

He could be a hell of a lot more profitable getting a job at McDonalds and taking $50 out of his paycheck every couple of weeks if he goes broke. He could build a roll a lot more quickly that way than he ever could playing micro limits.

[Abbaddabba 0]

I thought we were talking about turd. No one is THAT poor though. The minimum wage in any western nation is high enough to make playing the .05/.10 seriously absurd. If he doesnt have a job, he can get one. You're recommending he spend 50 hours+ playing micro's. In that time, he could have applied for a job at mcdonalds, gotten it, worked his first few shifts, cashed his paycheque, applied for a credit card and deposited.Either way, 300 big bets is a lot when playing against monkeys. Your winrate should be much higher, and your risk of ruin much lower than at a game like 1/2 or 2/4; which is where 300 big bets (i believe) was originally coined for. Plus if you bust out with the first $50 via instantbankroll party, go for another $50 at instantbankroll for titan. Or one of the other sites that dont require a real money deposit.Besides, they dont have any 8.33/16.66 tables.

[turd ferguson 1]

I thought we were talking about turd. No one is THAT poor though. The minimum wage in any western nation is high enough to make playing the .05/.10 seriously absurd. If he doesnt have a job, he can get one. You're recommending he spend 50 hours+ playing micro's. In that time, he could have applied for a job at mcdonalds, gotten it, worked his first few shifts, cashed his paycheque, applied for a credit card and deposited.Either way, 300 big bets is a lot when playing against monkeys. Your winrate should be much higher, and your risk of ruin much lower than at a game like 1/2 or 2/4; which is where 300 big bets (i believe) was originally coined for. Plus if you bust out with the first $50 via instantbankroll party, go for another $50 at instantbankroll for titan. Or one of the other sites that dont require a real money deposit.Besides, they dont have any 8.33/16.66 tables.

What's this? A realistic post from a regular in the strat forums? My god! My world is crashing down around me! How dare someone think outside the 300BB box.

[Actuary 3]

you don't think anything is gained from playing Micro?20/40 regulars, may say to wait until you have $3000, and start at 5/10Why waste time at 2/4 ?And actually, you only need $2000 to play 5/10If you can't beat those monkeys....What the heck does getting a job at McDonalds have to do with this?He's not asking: What's the best way to make $80/week.He wantsto play poker with a little cash.He'd like to build that up thru pokerPlease, getting a job is not related to this.Also, he may suckMost players lose money at poker.Most players lose money at Micro, too

[anselm 0]

As someone who started with $20 and made thousands, I highly highly recommend SnG's. I played solid ABC poker in the low buy-ins and used very conservative bankroll managment. Slowly but consistently creeping upwards is much more rewarding than constantly swinging up and down.

[skinny 0]

i have a job, its a part time job, so i dont make alot. With costs for school, books, etc. i dont necessarily have alot to spend. I deposited 50 bucks and i just wanna have some fun, gain experience while building my bankroll. I have played poker before for money, but never online. Ive played a few tournaments done pretty well, turned up a profit, but i havent played in much cash games. I tried playing once at casino niagara (i live in toronto) but i was in experienced and did not do to well. ( i only played at niagara after hitting 11 on roulete with 10 bucks as soon as i walked in 360 in 5 min lol.. it was my birthday and put it on my number)One more question whats the best stragety for cash games. I play a tight aggressive style, so should i maintain that in cash games?

[turd ferguson 1]

I was talking about an amount of money relative to his lifestlye. It's extremely hard to play well if it doesn't hurt a little when you lose. Playing the micro limits is essentially play money even for a poor college student. You really think he's going to care enough about his big $0.50 swings to take it seriously? There is nothing wrong with taking big risks when you're trying to build up a small bankroll. You do essentially the same thing when you first start out your 401K.

One more question whats the best stragety for cash games. I play a tight aggressive style, so should i maintain that in cash games?

This is a far too general question to even begin to answer. Everybody's game is different, and sometimes there is no distinct right or wrong answer. Experience is the best learning tool.

[skinny 0]

I was talking about an amount of money relative to his lifestlye. It's extremely hard to play well if it doesn't hurt a little when you lose. Playing the micro limits is essentially play money even for a poor college student. You really think he's going to care enough about his big $0.50 swings to take it seriously? There is nothing wrong with taking big risks when you're trying to build up a small bankroll. You do essentially the same thing when you first start out your 401K.This is a far too general question to even begin to answer. Everybody's game is different, and sometimes there is no distinct right or wrong answer. Experience is the best learning tool.

Thanks i guess ill just wait and see what happens

[rog 0]

I think OP should grind it out for a whole lot of reasons:- Learning and abiding by proper bankroll management principles now will enforce good habits that may save your *** later on.- Finding out that you suck at poker takes a lot of hands. If you do suck at poker, you can find that out for 50 bucks playing micro, or hundreds of bucks taking shots at bigger games. Which sounds better for a broke college kid?- With a decent stable win-rate, moving up a level should only take somewhere around 10k hands.- Working through the levels prepares you for the next one. There are differences at every level up. - Money is all relative. If it doesn't seem worth your time to play the micros now, what's to say you wont feel the same way about .5/1 after a couple thousand hands? If you cant play within your BR now, you may never be able to.

[turd ferguson 1]

Thanks i guess ill just wait and see what happens

It never hurts to do some reading as well. CardPlayer has a great archive of all kinds of poker articles. There are also some good books out there to read, but they aren't free. The strat forum can be a useful tool as well, but you're going to get a prepackaged textbook answer to pretty much every question you have. The 2+2 forums are good as well.

[Actuary 3]

There is nothing wrong with taking big risks when you're trying to build up a small bankroll. You do essentially the same thing when you first start out your 401K.

how did I take a big risk when first starting the 401k?***** good post, rog

[Hobbes 1]

Personally, if I only had a small amount of money to use for poker, I'd rather take a shot at quickly building it up into something worthwhile. Then if I went broke I would go back to the play money tables until I have another $50 to use.

[Brisco 0]

I started with $50.00 January 6th, and am currently at about 1300.00.I did it primarily playing pot limit holdem. I started at .10/.10 and currently play .25 .25.. No real magical formula other than waiting for good hands and betting them. At those limits your big hands will get paid off and you will get ahead.As soon as you can try to discover leaks and plug them. An example of this is learning to let aces go when it is pretty certain you are beaten, and figuring out your QQ, JJ or TT is against a bigger pair. Those two have saved me a lot of money.Don't move up in limits till you have 15-20 buyins at that next level. (you WILL lose a buy in here and there) I have over 40 buyins at my current level, but am comfortable there and have not moved up yet.edit: And another thing try to avoid "crying calls" If you are pretty sure you have been sucked out on DONT PAY IT OFF just to show your cracked aces or flushed set. Let the hand go and on to the next hand.

[turd ferguson 1]

how did I take a big risk when first starting the 401k?***** good post, rog

Not everybody does this, but it is common practice to invest in more volatile stocks when you first start because you don't have a lot to lose. This way you can attempt to build your investment up to the point where the interest is making you a decent amount of money, at which point you can invest in more steady stocks that will provide a solid source of income.