Re: Beginning Bankroll
Start on Stars, or some other site that spreads .01/.02 NL. Seriously, unless you have some gigantic trust fund or a part-time job that pays you out the ying yang, as a beginning player you should be playing at the smallest stakes you can physically stand.
If you're into tournaments, look into some of Full Tilt's freeroll tourneys. They run every 2 hours, absolutely free entry, and a $100 prize pool--you just have to be sitting there the instant registration opens in order to get a seat. Most are NLHE, but they also have the odd PLO or Stud freeroll.
Understand, very few players avoid losing their first deposit. There are just so many mistakes that new players make, from playing stakes which are too high to tilting after a bad beat or two to just basically sucking at poker. Before you get truly good at the game, you are probably going to have to spend some money in the form of losses. Why charge yourself more than you have to?
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