Re: Multi Tabling
It looks like you play NL from your posts in the NL strategy forums. This wasn't clear from your post here, and I think Gonso's response assumed that you were playing limit.
If multitabling does not affect your win rate or standard deviation, then it doesn't affect your bankroll requirements. You get the same swings faster.
In any form of poker, you can use
bankroll = comfort * standard deviation ^2 / win rate
or
comfort = bankroll * win rate / standard deviation^2.
The comfort level you require depends on your personal risk tolerance and your ability/willingness to move down if you hit a bad streak. Most people are happy with a comfort level between 2 and 4.
If your win rate stays negative, you won't be safe with any amount. You need to have some padding to learn to beat the game, but how long that will take depends on you. No one can anser that for you. If you become a solid winner, winning 16 big blinds/100, and have a standard deviation of 80 big blinds/100, then you should be comfortable with c*400 big blinds, or $600 if you choose c=3. However, if your win rate is smaller by a factor of 2, then you need twice as much money to be as safe.
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