[DustinG]

Much appreciated sir.

I just started playing again after a long absence, but my experience was that I would have a -100 bet downswing on average about once every two weeks. (averaging probably 6 hours/day everyday) And thats why I'm a firm believer in a 500 bet roll for TD. Perhaps at the lower stakes its possible to get by with a little less, but I think a big roll is nice just to help maintain emotional control when the inevitable downswing occurs.

But with big losses come big wins as well, and I had many periods where I made 100-150 bets in 2-3 days. I once helped contribute to one of the nuttier UB players (Gary) turn $11 into over $500 in just a few hours at 2-4. Gary would usually lose big but I don't think he cared too much about the stakes and he liked the TD action- I know there are players like him in the bigger games too.