[threeonefour]

i'm one of those kids. started with 50$ on pokerstars playing stud8. i was down to my last 7$ at one point. i am pretty sure i would have never gambled again if i lost that last 7. kind of funny now that i look back.

i honestly haven't had that much success. my lifetime winnings add up to 5 figures and have a way to go before they become 6 (though that is my goal for this year)


to answer your question a bit: the vast majority of players don't think about bankrolls or building up. so the answer is very very few (i am thinking less than 1% imo). though i bet a lot of the people that did not succeed just bought in for 50-100$ a few times. maybe they won a bit or maybe they lost. at any rate, it was never their goal to parlay that 100$ investment into a 10/20 bankroll.