Are Small Bankrolls Even Worth It??
 

I personally have been trying to stick to real BR management lately, playing with 15 full buy-in to NL ring games online, but every time I try with my small $400-$1000 BR I get bored of the games I am supposed to be playing in and move up. Then of course I get one bad run and im broke.

Is it even worth it to try to play within my weak bankroll, or should I keep trying the go broke or get rich quick method until I do finally get a real manageable bankroll?

Also if I am doing the build of fast or go broke method, what should I play? $20-40 buyin tournys on stars or just cash games?


ps- I'm a much better LIVE cash game player than online cash game player, but my only good cash game near me is $100/$200 buyin 2/5NL and I don't have near enough cash for that game.

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every time I try with my small $400-$1000 BR I get bored of the games I am supposed to be playing in and move up.

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You've got too much gamble in you to be successful at poker.

Fix it or quit.

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First class ticket to Busto please....

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every time I try with my small $400-$1000 BR I get bored of the games I am supposed to be playing in and move up.

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You've got too much gamble in you to be successful at poker.

Fix it or quit.

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I don't like to gamble that much, its just playing .10/.25, or .25/.50 NL is just not fun at all.

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Change games.

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You have a decision to make. You need to decide if playing above your bankroll and probably your skill level, and losing a lot of money is more fun than plugging away at NL$25 (because with that bankroll you have no business at NL$50) and learning the game properly. Bankroll recommendations are partially to ensure you don't go broke due to variance but also to ensure you can actually beat a level before moving to the next.

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You have a decision to make. You need to decide if playing above your bankroll and probably your skill level, and losing a lot of money is more fun than plugging away at NL$25 (because with that bankroll you have no business at NL$50) and learning the game properly. Bankroll recommendations are partially to ensure you don't go broke due to variance but also to ensure you can actually beat a level before moving to the next.

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Well I consider my skill level where I can beat the game consistently at .5/1NL online and 2/5NL Live. But of course I know I have no where near the bankroll for either. What im really thinking about doing here is just forgetting about griding up at low levels and just saving up around $2000 to play with. All of my friends who are now playing around 5-10 and 2/5 Live games won most of their bankrolls through tourny's instead of griding up from low levels.

Also the 2/5Nl live game near me is the softest, weakest game I've pretty much ever played in, so If i had about $3k-$4k to work with I could really beat that game bad. Its pretty much like playing .10/.25 online but with $5 chips instead. Its mostly old men with lots of money, so if you got the bankroll and live in Southern Cali you should play this game.

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I'm guess what I'm saying is that you don't "know" that you can consistently beat the online $.50/1 game or $2/$5 live game until you've actually done it over a large number of hands. Anyone can win some money or go on a hot streak. I've seen the worst player at a table beat the crud out of several good players by getting lucky. If I had a dime for the number of people I know who "know" they are a good player but just need to prove it...

It is extremely risky to bring a $3000-$4000 bankroll to play $2/$5 NL. Your chances of losing it are really good regardless of your skill level. Obviously, you have little regard for experienced players telling you to build your bankroll properly but you'll probably just have to learn the hard way. Good luck

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your right I don't have conclusive proof that I can beat a higher level than .25/.50 online, because I've never had enough to play higher than that with real bankroll management.. My question to you is, what did you start out with, and what are you at right now in terms of Bankroll?

Did you start with like $500 online and work your way up? Or did you start with more?

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When I was referring to bankroll advice I was not referring to my particular situation, although I have followed it successfully. I was referring to just about any professional poker player who understands variance.

Personally, I started with $50 and now have $1500. I don't play for the money as much as the fun but someday I'll be playing the big games with a $50 investment and almost no chance of going broke. I don't move up until I earn 30 buy-ins at a limit.