BR Management and You (NLTRN)

[WHITEBOYAEHS]

yeah....how many buyins should i have for that to be my game?

[Kharlog]

20 is a minimum standard.

[frede89]

But that is for winning players. He is probably not a winning HU Cash player ATM

Edit: Dboy, you might want to add something about ROI vs. ROR

[Kharlog]

Oh sry, I overlooked the HU part. Play $50 HU first with your current roll and move up to $100 when you have at least 30-40 buy ins and you're comfortable.

[WHITEBOYAEHS]

lol ftp doesnt have $50 hu [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[ChicagoRy]

IMO option 1 isn't conservative enough for new or losing players.

I would do something like 30 buyins before taking a shot if you're new and not yet comfortable with all aspects of HUSNGs and move down when you're at 20 buyins for that level.

So for example, you are a 5 dollar player and have 200 dollars. When you get to 300, play 10s, if you drop to 200 play 5 again, that gives you 40 buyins to just focus on your game and not worry about going broke.

Learn as much as you can in 5s and 10s, don't worry so much about moving up to 20s and 33s because once you've become a solid player you'll move up incredibly fast and the real money is made at the 55s+, so learn while it's cheap.

[WHITEBOYAEHS]

chicago ry who is your avatar....a lot of people seem to have a pic of that guy and iono who that is

[cwar]

Ive always recommended having 50+ buyins at the 50s or higher, personal preference but if your planning on playing longterm its the safest seeing as I have had 17 buyin downswings.

EDIT: Also if you are playing for a living I think you should add in a much higher comfort zone say 70-100 buyins.

[Svarog]

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lol ftp doesnt have $50 hu [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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World Poker Exchange has $50NL HU and NO RAKE, which makes a huge difference. If you're new to heads up, PM me when you get there and I'll show you the ropes.

[cwar]

I think they key point is to have a bankroll big enough so that it doesnt affect your play, there have been times Ive been comfortable playing on a 10 buyin roll and sometimes when 50 wasnt enough for me to feel comfortable.