Footballguru 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I was at Borders yetrerday reading some books and killing time when I stumbled upon Lindgren's new "make the finale table of a WPT event" book. I read some of it and it was real interesting on his motives when to steal/defend blinds,etc,etc...so i get to the bankroll part and he suggests 500 BB for limit, which is more than most people suggest, but not out of the ballpark.Then I see he suggests 10k big blinds for NL cash game. 10,000$ BR for a .5-1$ cash game? Does anyone else beleive in this, follow it, etc?? sounds ludacris to me, but maybe I am nieve... Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 "ludacris", lol Link to post Share on other sites
XX44466XX 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 ask fwp, he buys in for $10K all the time on the play $ tables... Link to post Share on other sites
Jeepster80125 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Are you sure that he said to sit with 10,000 big blinds, or did he say to ensure that you have 10,000 in your bankroll when you play? I vaguely remember Chris Ferguson saying he always sits with 300-500 big blinds, and never risks more than 5% of his bankroll. 500 big blinds would be 5% of a 10K bankroll at a .5-$1 NL game.You sure? Link to post Share on other sites
mtdesmoines 3 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I was at Borders yetrerday reading some books and killing time when I stumbled upon Lindgren's new "make the finale table of a WPT event" book. I read some of it and it was real interesting on his motives when to steal/defend blinds,etc,etc...so i get to the bankroll part and he suggests 500 BB for limit, which is more than most people suggest, but not out of the ballpark.Then I see he suggests 10k big blinds for NL cash game. 10,000$ BR for a .5-1$ cash game? Does anyone else beleive in this, follow it, etc?? sounds ludacris to me, but maybe I am nieve...He just wants to know everyone at any table he sits at. 10,000 BB ... very few people could ever play in a casino. Link to post Share on other sites
Footballguru 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 no, i meant for bankroll LOL, not sitting down. I always thought it was ~25 buy ins, so for a .5-1$ game, 1000$, now lindgren suggests 10k$??? Link to post Share on other sites
telefonlur 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 I have not read this book but I have to assume he's talking about a pro playing high stakes. I mean it's not that hard to wait for your next salary if you're playing $05/$1 NL and happen to go broke. If your playing in a big game and it would be very hard to build a new bankroll it's probably a very good idea to have more than 30 buy ins. I have to agree that 10k big blinds sound like a whole lot though. Link to post Share on other sites
JgTIII 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 no, i meant for bankroll LOL, not sitting down. I always thought it was ~25 buy ins, so for a .5-1$ game, 1000$, now lindgren suggests 10k$???I think this advice is right on for someone playing professionally at the higher limits. While mathematically 25 buy-ins might be sufficient for a player who is not dependent upon poker for income, it is not big enough to overcome the emotions of a downswing when you are depending upon that income.What I am currently using for bankroll requirements as I try to move up (I am also not depending on poker for anything other than extra beer money)50NL 25 buyins = 1250100NL 30 buyins = 3000200NL 50 buyins = 10K <-- at this point I will start to try and get some regular income out of poker.Of course you can always take a "shot" before you actually meet the bankroll requirement, just move down quickly if you don't start winning right away. Link to post Share on other sites
No_Neck 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 if you are playing tough no limit games in las vegas for a living, it might not be a bad idea.... Link to post Share on other sites
diamondhead 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Not such a bad BR strategy for long term guarding against going broke especially for high limit players. Lower limits this is probably a bit too much. Link to post Share on other sites
liveactiononly 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Not such a bad BR strategy for long term guarding against going broke especially for high limit players. Lower limits this is probably a bit too much.I think this suggestion just reirates what we all know in that the swings of No Limit are numerous. If you are not necessarily concerned with going broke you wouldnt need anywhere near this to play comfortably, but i think this example is best suited for a upcoming pro looking to play for a living in a decent sized no limit game where the swings can be brutal. Link to post Share on other sites
doublemeup 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Shit I gotta drop down to 1cent/2cent. This is an outrage! Link to post Share on other sites
Steamed Rice 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 "ludacris", lolget backyou dont know me like that Link to post Share on other sites
Abbaddabba 0 Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 There's something a bit off if he's recommending 500BB for limit and 10,000 bb's for no limit at games of comparable difficulty.Conventional numbers are set around 300BB's and 1,200 bb's; or blinds that are twice as big for the no limit game as they are for limit for the same sized bankroll(300 big bets meaning 600 big blinds). For him, the NL bankroll requires blinds that are 1/10th the size at no limit. Link to post Share on other sites
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