Building a bankroll.

[HoogusTheChef]

I have been trying to build a bankroll and currently have it spread out over three sites. My ambition is to be able to have enough to comfortably buy into bigger tournaments, and also to have extra money to take vacations, and also eventually add to investments from money that I make off Poker. While in school, I had tons of time to play, however now I am strapped for time with work and life. I am averaging only about 7 hours a week, which is not much and I am having trouble building my roll back up. My questions are:

1. How often do you play, and what kind of roll are you able to build with that time?

2. Are my poker ambitions to high for the little amount of time I have to invest?


Thanks

[Mingdu]

My plan to build my poker bankroll

Must play xxx hands/month, review 100 hands/session, review top $$ hands, read and post on 10 hands in 2+2, post trouble hands if necessary, organize literature pertaining to skills required for each level, keep a journal.

50NL when:
- You’re confident in your pre-flop game
- You understand position
- You have a good idea of their hand by the river
- You have an ok feel when to continuation bet
- You have $500 or more

100NL when:
- You’re confident playing draws
- You can spot good semi bluff opportunities
- You can lay down AA/KK unimproved
- You’re attacking the blinds in easy steal situations
- You have $1,500+
- Drop down level if roll drops to $1,000

200NL when:
- You’re ok betting your stack on a draw
- A PFR from you doesn’t always mean AA-JJ and AQs+
- You’re starting to play one hand while holding another
- You have more than one mode
- You have $3,000+
- Drop down level if roll drops to $2,000

400NL when:
- You can ID profitable pre-flop steals
- You know how to pick between b3b and c/r
- Position factors heavily into your play
- You’re good at manipulating pot size
- You have $8,000+
- Drop down level if roll drops to $5,000

600NL when:
- Your lines don't define your hand
- You’re good at playing and winning lots of small pots
- Your oop opponent must hold a strong hand to win a pot from you
- You understand the real math of the game at least at a basal level
- You have $12,000+
- Drop down level if roll drops to $9,000

1000NL when:
-You have $20,000+
- Drop down level if roll drops to $15,000

[ajmargarine]

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My plan...

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Really? Looks eerily similar to fimbulwinter's.

[Mingdu]

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My plan...

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Really? Looks eerily similar to fimbulwinter's.

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sure does ... i don't remember where I got it ... pretty clear from my posts I never have an original thought [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Anyways, you are quite correct, credit where credit is due