Bankroll Help

Rekop

I've just deposited $50 over at FullTilt and was wondering the best method of building that money.

Should I play 5 $10 tourneys? or grind away at .5c/10.c NLHE.

I once got €0 upto €7 on ppp by playing s'n'g.

Cheers lads.

DeadParrot

play $2 Sit N go's if you are serious about starting off
you have $50 so rule of thumb would be >20 BI's

SetOverSet

To practice proper BR management I'd say go $2 SNG route, then if you want to play cash games start grinding it out at 10NL when you reach ~$200. With a decent winrate it won't take ya long to move up through the levels...

pocketdooz

I would say that you should not play 5 $10 tourneys as the chances are you will just go broke . . . maybe not - but it's likely. Even if you cash in one or two if your game is quite good, you would need to win one to add to your bankroll significantly. These games have a high variance and thus you need to be adequatly rolled. There's a good chance you'll just play 5, lose (either through lack of skill or bad luck) and then be broke. . . .

As Deadparrot says , 25 x $2 would be more advisable.
Or, I think grinding away at 0.5c/.10c would be better. If you are able to take it seriously and play your best game at those stakes then you will clean up as most people at that level are just donking their money away.

I'll link another thread that I started a few months ago about how to start your BR off and I got some excellent responses at the time from people here.

pocketdooz

Here it is

Hope it helps - mostly about cash games / BR mgt. / rake back etc.

Good luck

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055311183

cooker3

SetOverSet wrote: »

To practice proper BR management I'd say go $2 SNG route, then if you want to play cash games start grinding it out at 10NL when you reach ~$200. With a decent winrate it won't take ya long to move up through the levels...

When is being pretty optimistic. There is a decent chance you will lose it all if you play 10nl, don't play it unless you don't mind depositing more money. You are probably better of playng 50c/$1 SnG or .01/.02. Just think if you built it from there. You can say you played every level!

mormank

cooker3 wrote: »

When is being pretty optimistic. There is a decent chance you will lose it all if you play 10nl, don't play it unless you don't mind depositing more money. you are probably better of playng 50c/$1 SnG or .01/.02. Just think if you built it from there. You can say you played every level!

I've played every level...unfortunately in no paticular order!! :rolleyes:

Rekop

The story so far:

The initial $50.

I'm going to stick to the advice I've been hearing, I played a $2, 9seat s'n'g finished 1st for $9: ($57)

Then I played 50 hands of .5/.10c pot limitHE with $2....cashed out $4.50: ($59.50)

I might keep these limits untill I hit $100 then start $4 s'ng and .25/.50c PLHE

More tips and advice please: -Beag iasc-

cardshark202

lol you've done the exact opposite of sticking to the advice you were given.

TommyGunne

Playing 5c/10c with $50 is pretty bad. Playing 25c/50c with $100 would be much much worse though.

Rekop

Critical b@sterds have an opinion on everything.

CHD

you asked for it

cooker3

Rekop wrote: »

Critical b@sterds have an opinion on everything.

You wanted opinions and now your getting them. The simple fact is you have a pretty good chance of losing your roll is you keep going the way you are.

mdwexford

Rekop wrote: »

Critical b@sterds have an opinion on everything.

Hilarious

dannydiamond

Rekop wrote: »

Critical b@sterds have an opinion on everything.

Either genius sarcasm or the other thing.

bohsman

Someone went busto...

cooker3

bohsman wrote: »

Someone went busto...

There speaks the voice of experience

Rekop

bohsman wrote: »

Someone went busto...

Nah still on $59

I asked before for advice and I got death but some good comes when Dev makes a comment.

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I can be patient and grind away whatever stakes you tell me to..... 5c/10c are lowest on FullTilt

And whats the problem with $2 s'n'g with my online "BR"?

bohsman

Keep playing the $2, dont touch the 5c/10c till you hit $150 at the very least. Im the last person to be giving advice on br management but if you dont want to reload its the only way to go.

Dougalinho23

25c/50c with 100$ lol
Maybe he's thinking of buying for 10$ on 25c/50c

Sparks43

Dougalinho23 wrote: »

25c/50c with 100$ lol
Maybe he's thinking of buying for 10$ on 25c/50c

i lol'ed

its what i like to do when im having a few drinks playing my problem comes leaving the table i get the starting 10 up to 100 or so then lose it all in a 3 way multi pot for $350 or so

im sick i know it

Dougalinho23

Sparks43 wrote: »

i lol'ed

its what i like to do when im having a few drinks playing my problem comes leaving the table i get the starting 10 up to 100 or so then lose it all in a 3 way multi pot for $350 or so

im sick i know it

U think thats sick
My first week of online poker I deposited 10$ and ran it up to 1500$ only to lose it all multitablin 5$/10$ with 750$ out on each table
Fortunately that was the toughest lesson i had to learn and now stick by the "nothing over 5%" rule

Tony_Montana

Dougalinho23 wrote: »

U think thats sick
My first week of online poker I deposited 10$ and ran it up to 1500$ only to lose it all multitablin 5$/10$ with 750$ out on each table
Fortunately that was the toughest lesson i had to learn and now stick by the "nothing over 5%" rule

OMG, i've never laughed so much after that. that takes the biscuit

Dougalinho23

Tony_Montana wrote: »

OMG, i've never laughed so much after that. that takes the biscuit

At that time the only thing I had played was 5 euro home games and thought this poker thing was easy lol:D
Fortunately I am now successfully grinding 50nl

Tony_Montana

Dougalinho23 wrote: »

At that time the only thing I had played was 5 euro home games and thought this poker thing was easy lol:D
Fortunately I am now successfully grinding 50nl

Great to hear man When i first started i had no bankroll managment either. I suppose we all need to learn from these mistakes.

Dougalinho23

Tony_Montana wrote: »

Great to hear man When i first started i had no bankroll managment either. I suppose we all need to learn from these mistakes.

It was a very expensive lesson but a valuble one. If you dont learn proper BR management your going keepto getting that torturous sinking feeling of blowing your whole BR in 1hr
Unfortunately I had to switch sites cus I froze my account on stars when that happened so I would refrain from going on further tilt

Took a month to clear my head and of course join 2plus2 and other helpul sites and have been practising good BR management ever since

Rekop

I feel like I've been targeted.

Flopping set over set,

Flopping trips against a flopped house,

Aces cracked by QT 'cos der suited'

All in three different sng's but thanks to some BR manegement I only droped $10 and still have $45 left.

Q. At what levels do people actualy stop playing stupid poker?

I'd last longer at a table of average players than superfish,
what buy-ins have average players where you can have a good game of poker...I haven't found one yet.

CHD

people playing stupid poker is the value IMO

Rekop

CHD wrote: »

people playing stupid poker is the value IMO

That works for me in large FO but in a sit'n'go they keep getting lucky.

I'm sure it will level out soon.

CHD

Variance!

Just grind, Work out your best strategy and approach to these SnG and more often than not you should win.

H8GHOTI

Rekop wrote: »

Q. At what levels do people actualy stop playing stupid poker?

Never.

Rekop wrote: »

I'd last longer at a table of average players than superfish

I see where you're coming from and think there might be some truth to this. I started a thread on it recently. Check it out:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055340742

Rekop wrote: »

what buy-ins have average players where you can have a good game of poker...I haven't found one yet.

I find that the $20 SNGs are ok. But don't try them until you're rolled for them.

Rekop

CHD wrote: »

Variance!

Just grind, Work out your best strategy and approach to these SnG and more often than not you should win.

Thanks for the advice I see what you mean about variance.

At the moment I've played 5x$2 s'ng with 2 first places for $18 total and 3 "variance" results i.e aces getting cracked by QT so I'm still up!

H8GHOTI wrote: »

I find that the $20 SNGs are ok. But don't try them until you're rolled for them.

If I play live in town I'd play $30-$50 tournys with cashes so thats ok but online....I'll need to move up levels soon or risk a fist shaped hole through my laptop.

DAEDULUS

i started playin about 2 months ago now at nl2 on stars with a 30$ roll...
I nutpeddled my way to nl10, and althought I wouldnt advise it as you basically have to unlearn every habit you learned from the nutpeddle ways, at nl2 its pretty profitable, but if you have more money you can put on like and extra 150$ i'd say jump to nl10.. micro micros like nl2+nl5 is retarded..

.. attatchment is my first 13 days at nl2.. :]