Are Small Bankrolls Even Worth It??

[invulse]

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.

[runout_mick]

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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.

[invulse]

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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.

[Fast Eddy]

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.

[invulse]

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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.

[Fast Eddy]

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

[Poker Plan]

First class ticket to Busto please....

[2461Badugi]

Change games.

[egordo877]

this might be contrary to the conventional advice, but I would borrow and play the stakes that you want to play at (being reasonable of course). when you play on a short bankroll you tend to put yourself through more emotional stress needlessly, win or lose. but at the same time, i can relate to needing to play big enough so that its interesting.

also, there is nothing wrong with buying in shorter.

if you can't borrow though, you simply need to exert some discipline and grind your way up. And hopefully when you do have your desired several thousand dollar bankroll you will have the willpower to stay at that level for a while and be sure that you can grind out a nice earn for yourself, rather than continually wanting to move up to bigger games when you are not properly rolled for it.

[Poker Fool]

OP respect the game or get a proper bankroll.

Of course it seems you dont beat the lower games and you dont beat the bigger games, different excuses for why of course.