NL Bankroll management

[Proudpapa34]

I have read lots of books all saying anywhere from 300 to as high as 1000 bb's for a limit holdem bankroll, what are the the numbers you should have for NL and does this change if its a capped NL [max buy in]. Personal opinons will be appreciated and would really appreciate quoted numbers by an author. Thanks everyone I don't post often but read all the time.

[kekedarius]

2,000+++++ bbs

[Albert Moulton]

For comfortable, on-line NL play, you should have 20 times the max-buy in at the limit you're playing. You can get by with 10. So for .5/1 100-max NL you should have $1000 to $2000 bankroll to get started. I'd recommend $2000 or more if you plan to 4-table or more since you can hit some downswings right out of the gate sometimes.

Less than 10 buy-ins and you'll either be playing weak tight with scared money, or you'll find yourself on the wrong end of a downswing without enough money to win it back.

Sometimes, when I play live, I might have as little as 3-5 buyins in my BR. But I end up playing very tight. And I leave when and if I take a bad beat. That is really not a good way to play. More recently, at live 5/5 NL, I've been sure to have a BR of at least 8-10 buy-ins, but that's still a little low to play as comfortably as I should.

[erac22]

20 bi's (2000bb's) is fine for working capital. If you can reload your account or are willing to drop limits whenever you get below 15 bi's, 20 is fine for full ring. Shorthanded this is small, I've gone on 20 bi downswings numerous times. I like to have 50-100 bi's (5000-10,000 bb's) in total poker bankroll, but it's silly to keep that much money online if you're playing mid-high stakes.

[tehkris]

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For comfortable, on-line NL play, you should have 20 times the max-buy in at the limit you're playing. You can get by with 10. So for .5/1 100-max NL you should have $1000 to $2000 bankroll to get started. I'd recommend $2000 or more if you plan to 4-table or more since you can hit some downswings right out of the gate sometimes.

Less than 10 buy-ins and you'll either be playing weak tight with scared money, or you'll find yourself on the wrong end of a downswing without enough money to win it back.

Sometimes, when I play live, I might have as little as 3-5 buyins in my BR. But I end up playing very tight. And I leave when and if I take a bad beat. That is really not a good way to play. More recently, at live 5/5 NL, I've been sure to have a BR of at least 8-10 buy-ins, but that's still a little low to play as comfortably as I should.

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[shat4brains]

if it is really important to you not to go busto 20 buy ins simply isn't sufficiant. I have lost 9-10 buy ins a day multiple times. i think 40-50 buyins is a good place to start but i like to have 75+...if reloading is not a problem being this conservative is stupid so if u can reload 20 buy ins is fine

[Jimbo]

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For comfortable, on-line NL play, you should have 20 times the max-buy in at the limit you're playing. You can get by with 10. So for .5/1 100-max NL you should have $1000 to $2000 bankroll to get started. I'd recommend $2000 or more if you plan to 4-table or more since you can hit some downswings right out of the gate sometimes.


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No matter how many tables you play at once (other than having enough to cover the initial buy-ins) your ROR stays essentially the same so it follows that the required bankroll does not increase. Naturally this only applies if you are a winning player in the first place and are able to multi-table at the same level of proficiency as while playing a single table. In case anyone doubts this make a post in the probability forum.

Jimbo

[AJackson]

I play with 40 buyins. I could probably get by with 30, but I would be uncomfortable during bigger downswings.

[philfan05]

20-40 buyins depending on your skill level and style of play. Obviously, the better the player you are relative to the stakes you play or the tighter you play, the fewer buy-ins you should need. However, if you barely beat the level you play at, either move down or have a bigger BR. Also, if you play a lot of 6-max and play very LAG, then you may need closer to 40 to feel comfortable. I usually play with 25 buy ins in my bankroll.

[ADK]

im confident enough with 10 buyins upto NL100. But for NL200 and above I prefer 20+ buyins as it gets more swingy imo and your taking more risks, so downswings will happen more often. (for me anyway)