General Q about tourney bankroll

[GSykes]

I didn't read all of your post but a lot of my friends are tourney players none of which post on these boards but they do a certain % of there BR that they risk each night.

[Hawklet]

WCOOP ME sounds perfect for you =D

[BarryLyndon]

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I didn't read all of your post but a lot of my friends are tourney players none of which post on these boards but they do a certain % of there BR that they risk each night.

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Fair enough - but what percentage should I be risking? And what about taking shots / mixing things up with SNGs and cash games?

Barry

[Hawklet]

K seriously just play what makes you feel not nervous (so you can play optimally). Playing 55's is probably good. 100s is pushing it but you can take shots at softer ones (which don't really exist). 50+5s are the way to go for you though.

[GSykes]

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I didn't read all of your post but a lot of my friends are tourney players none of which post on these boards but they do a certain % of there BR that they risk each night.

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Fair enough - but what percentage should I be risking? And what about taking shots / mixing things up with SNGs and cash games?

Barry

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I think they do 3-5% each night

Basically when I used to play tourneys I would do

100 BI for any freezeout
5x rebuys/addon x 100 for rebuys
75 buyins for 180mans

So with 2300 I would play 3-5rebuys, 20/180s and 25 and lower freezeouts

[BigAlK]

Barry,

IMO GSykes recommendations are good. I'm sure you've seen or can find the bankroll management rules he set for his bankroll building experiment (it was in one of the "Pro Tips" and Michael Craig summarizes it in one of his recent blog entries). There was also another recent thread in this column that talked a bit about bankroll/tourny size.

I play exclusively MTTs with the only variant being sometimes playing sattelites to take shots/gain experience at higher buy-ins than my bankroll would support, so I can't talk to SNGs or cash games. But it looks to me like you're playing at the right level for your bankroll.

I believe taking occasional shots at higher buy-ins via sats makes sense for a number of reasons and i do it, but it is actually a bad move from a BR management standpoint. First is that this really isn't any different than winning $216, 535, or whatever and then buying in directly. If your bankroll can't support buying in directly then in theory you shouldn't try to sat in. Second is that these are normally larger field tournaments which increases variance and makes them even worse from a BR management point of view. Personally that's my biggest BR managment leak, I need to limit the "shots" I take more than I do.

[Jbrochu]

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IMO GSykes recommendations are good.

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[sledghammer]

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IMO GSykes recommendations are good.

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His suggestions are good, but conservative considering that he has a full time job to fall back on/reload with. I'd play whatever level you feel comfortable at, but stick with 75$ or less buyins.

[Marduk]

how would synchronized breaks work? just have tournaments starting only on the hour?

[Jbrochu]

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His suggestions are good, but conservative considering that he has a full time job to fall back on/reload with.

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That's a good point: If he's willing and able to reload he doesn't need to be so conservative. (I have a full time job too but I tend to be a bankroll nit anyway.)