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Old 07-07-2007, 05:31 PM
nemui nemui is offline
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Default Best way to build bankroll?

Hey i'm new here. Ive been trying to build a bankroll on stars and need pointers on how to get the ball rolling.

I have about a 500 dollar roll and have been playing 4/180s and 5 dollar mtts. Is this the best way to build a roll or are there better ways? I want to be a Tournament only player and I heard some people talk about playing satelites for T$.

Can anyone give me some tips so I can robusto like all of you?
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:08 PM
JohnFR JohnFR is offline
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Default Re: Best way to build bankroll?

Wouldn't be a bad idea to take the occasional shot at a $10/180, and also taking shots at the $8.80/36 Double shootouts to the $215.
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:15 PM
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Default Re: Best way to build bankroll?

Well double shootouts are better for SNG players, but if that's something you enjoy/are good at then I'm sure they're really soft. You're doing what you should be, just have to grind it out for awhile. It's hard to beat the 4/180s (in terms of good tourneys to play,) they're just so soft and always available. You can take a few shots at the 10/180s, but make sure you don't go overboard because you really aren't rolled for them yet. There's a few more decent players in the 10s but there's still an abundance of soft spots.
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:22 PM
Ontario_Tory Ontario_Tory is offline
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Default Re: Best way to build bankroll?

best way to build a bankroll? Win your coinflips... [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Seriously - you want to play MTTs, with your bankroll you should play:

- $4/180's
- $5/45's (regular speed)
- $6/45's (if you like turbos)
- $5 MTTs
- $3.50 Triple Shootout Sats to Sunday Mil

Take occasional shots at:
- $10/180's
- $3r MTTs
- $3r sats to Sunday Mil
- $11.70 Double Shootout sats to Sunday Mil
- $8.80 Double Shootout sats to Sunday Mil

Mixing in some cash - NL50 / NL25 - is good too... especially if you run into a bad spot in tourneys. Nice to mix 'em up.

You'll get a lot of advice saying "go play the sunday mil sats", but as much as they are soft, the variance can be high, and they represent a fairly large chunk of your BR. A 10 tourney downswing could cripple you...

And my advice is also to avoid the $2 triple shootouts to the mil - they are turbo 6 max, paying 2 seats. I like the $3 regular speed one - they pay (usually) more seats, and the fact that it's not a turbo makes it easier to beat... (with the triple shootouts, having to finish 1st twice in a row in turbo crap-shoots is difficult...)

Just my $0.02...

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Old 07-07-2007, 06:28 PM
Ontario_Tory Ontario_Tory is offline
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Default Re: Best way to build bankroll?

re-reading my post, with a $500 BR, you should be taking my advice, but when I say take the occasional shot, I mean 'occasional'... You are not rolled for $10 tourneys...

Also - stick with NL25 if you're gonna play cash. You need about a grand for NL50...

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Old 07-07-2007, 08:14 PM
Silent A Silent A is offline
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Default Re: Best way to build bankroll?

Whatever you choose to do, you should make the frequency of the shots you take (e.g. $10 rather than your usual $5) a function of you bankroll.

For example, if you decide you need a $500 roll for $5 MTTs and a $1000 roll for $10 MTTs then once you have a $750 roll you can play half $5 and half $10.
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Old 07-08-2007, 03:36 PM
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Default Re: Best way to build bankroll?

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Hey i'm new here. Ive been trying to build a bankroll on stars and need pointers on how to get the ball rolling.



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When I was in this spot several years ago I played $5 SnG's till br was 1k...low varience and you will benefit from playing so many hands in different spots....or you can put $500 on red....faster
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Old 07-08-2007, 04:37 PM
NotFadeAway NotFadeAway is offline
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Default Re: Best way to build bankroll?

If you can win heads up matches the $5 and $10 ones are often filled with terrible players and, therefore, very easy to beat.
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Old 07-08-2007, 06:36 PM
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If you can win heads up matches the $5 and $10 ones are often filled with terrible players and, therefore, very easy to beat.

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QFT

If your any good at head-up these are a great way to keep your roll up.
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