Bankroll Q's And First Post

[Willing 2 Die 0]

Good day gents and ladies.This is my first post here (i've been lurking for about a month). I thought i'd ask for some advice from some of you about the 'roll.Basically, my short story is that i worked a $20 no deposit nec. bonus up to $500 in about 70-80 hours of micro-limit NLHE. I started at .05-.10 cent, moved to .10-.20 NL, then recently i have played .25-.50 cent. I am trying not to move up too fast. The plan is to cash out $500 when i reach $600. Then from there, work back up to where i am at, and move up limits a little bit more once i reach around 500-600 again.My question is, around what limits should i be playing at with this bankroll, and what limits could i get by playing? My goal is to get to 1-2 NL within the next month or so.Thanks for the input, and i enjoy reading your responses.

[nhlfan 0]

[/b] i get by playing? My goal is to get to 1-2 NL within the next month or so.Thanks for the input, and i enjoy reading your responses.

You haven't been lurking long enough I guess

[Flack_attack 0]

You're not even close to the proper roll for 1-2 NL.500 is good for .50-1 limit.

[sirch1 0]

you should have a bare minimum of 3k for 1-2 NL and thats on the short side

[navybuttons 16]

i like chris fergusons advice: 'never play when the buy in more than 5% of your bankroll. drop down if you have to.' that seems pretty solid to me.

[Willing 2 Die 0]

You're not even close to the proper roll for 1-2 NL.500 is good for .50-1 limit.

I don't mess with low limit poker. Too many suckouts. I've found that i can do just as well with NL (even when i have a session when im not getting any cards) because there is always one donk that will bluff his stack to me.

[blacktie31 0]

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[statedogg 0]

Good day gents and ladies.This is my first post here (i've been lurking for about a month). I thought i'd ask for some advice from some of you about the 'roll.Basically, my short story is that i worked a $20 no deposit nec. bonus up to $500 in about 70-80 hours of micro-limit NLHE. I started at .05-.10 cent, moved to .10-.20 NL, then recently i have played .25-.50 cent. I am trying not to move up too fast. The plan is to cash out $500 when i reach $600. Then from there, work back up to where i am at, and move up limits a little bit more once i reach around 500-600 again.My question is, around what limits should i be playing at with this bankroll, and what limits could i get by playing? My goal is to get to 1-2 NL within the next month or so.Thanks for the input, and i enjoy reading your responses.

I don't mess with low limit poker. Too many suckouts. I've found that i can do just as well with NL (even when i have a session when im not getting any cards) because there is always one donk that will bluff his stack to me.

Clearly you should take your $500 roll and play 5-10 NL. Your running good and you'll never build your roll without taking some shots. Even in one of Daniels video blogs he talks about playing 400-800 on a 15k roll (I think that was the limits). If you go broke you didn't even lose anything, since its all house money.

[rockytrh 0]

since you didn't pay anything to get where you are, i would recomend that you attempt a .25-.5 nl game, bring 50 bucks, see if you have work it to 200

[Willing 2 Die 0]

Clearly you should take your $500 roll and play 5-10 NL. Your running good and you'll never build your roll without taking some shots. Even in one of Daniels video blogs he talks about playing 400-800 on a 15k roll (I think that was the limits). If you go broke you didn't even lose anything, since its all house money.

I don't think it is a matter of "running good". I think that i take a very wise approach to grinding it out on the cash tables. I play very TAG, and the only times i lose my buy in is when it is a huge suck out by my opponent (AA vs KK and lose) In general, I make good decisions and am willing to lay down top pair, great kicker when strength is shown. I don't win everytime i play, but when i lose, i minimize the losses, and maximize my wins when im playing well.Most of my money made is just a matter of capitilizing on donk all-in mistakes, and trapping. I loosen things up when i'm up, but before that, there is not a lot of skill to it.That said, there is no way i would take it up to 5-10 NL. If i were to do anything crazy right now, maybe 1-2 nl at the most, but thats not happening. I'm very comfortable with the progress ive made, and i want to cash this money out to show myself that i can have that patience and not blow it, and im confident that i can do it again.

[Oneeydjaq 0]

I don't mess with low limit poker.

But micro limit is ok?

[rockytrh 0]

I play very TAG, and the only times i lose my buy in is when it is a huge suck out by my opponent (AA vs KK and lose)

ok, phil

[Willing 2 Die 0]

But micro limit is ok?

micro NLHE (not micro limit)

[WhatArunAA 0]

you wont lose if you go higher.. you can only win more

[Oneeydjaq 0]

micro NLHE (not micro limit)

Oh I see, It was professor plum with the knife in the dining room.

[Johnny_Utah 0]

I am like you in that I play the lower limits and just capitalize on idiots mistakes. You don't have to be awesome to do this, just play smart. I usually stick to .25/.50 or .50/1.00 PLHE and PLO8. People are major idiots on PLO8 and all you really have to do is be patient. It sounds like you are doing well and I wouldn't worry about moving up so quick. Just keeping making extra change the way you are for now.

[rockytrh 0]

I am like you in that I play the lower limits and just capitalize on idiots mistakes. You don't have to be awesome to do this, just play smart. I usually stick to .25/.50 or .50/1.00 PLHE and PLO8. People are major idiots on PLO8 and all you really have to do is be patient. It sounds like you are doing well and I wouldn't worry about moving up so quick. Just keeping making extra change the way you are for now.

PLO8 is definantly where the fish are.

[Johnny_Utah 0]

PLO8 is definantly where the fish are.

Where do you play it? Some literally don't even really know the rules. I've seen players regularly play three of a kind in their hand until the end.

[joelav128 0]

You're not even close to the proper roll for 1-2 NL.500 is good for .50-1 limit.

you are way too conservative, no way u need $500 to play .50-1 limit. the play is so bad and if you are any good this is way too much, take this to 1-2 limit. it will take forever to grind out the money to move up if u use 500 big blinds for that small of a limit.i agree though, once u get to higher limits, maybe 3-6 or 4-8 500 bb's may be right, but even then that seems like a lot

[rockytrh 0]

you are way too conservative, no way u need $500 to play .50-1 limit. the play is so bad and if you are any good this is way too much, take this to 1-2 limit. it will take forever to grind out the money to move up if u use 500 big blinds for that small of a limit.i agree though, once u get to higher limits, maybe 3-6 or 4-8 500 bb's may be right, but even then that seems like a lot

i think that 300 BB's is the standard, so to play a 1-2 lim game you would need $600, play .5-1 until you get it to $600 and then go to the 1-2The standard for nl is 25x buyins. so for a .25-.50 you would need $50x25=$1250. I think, maybe 25 buyins is a bit much. Perhaps i am mistaken with the 25 buyins