Rebuilding the Bankroll?

[Fitz]

I have an odd situation. I've maintained a small but profitable online bankroll for the last 6 years. I've made a lot of money, but mostly in small increments.

With the changes for those of us in US in the last few months, I was forced to leave the happy hunting ground aka. Party Poker. I've whored poker rooms and casinos in the last few months.

I had the mother of all streaks at Ulitmate Bet in the last few weeks. I did the $650 match and through a combination of poker and their blackjack games, I ran it to over 12k. Realizing that all streaks end, I pulled 10k and gave it to my girlfriend so it would be used for only good and not evil... lol. I left myself about 2k to work with in a microburst the other night, I blasted all of that away. I'm not whining, I locked up the 10g's profit because I knew this would happen.

Here is my question. Now, I'm looking at moving to Full Tilt to do the match bonus there. This means I'll be back at the .5/1 and 1/2 tables as I rebuild. This is a tough adjustment after coming out of the big run I just had and being able to sit 5/10 comfortably and play 300 dollar hands of blackjack. How do I make this adjustment mentally?

Thanks in advance,

Fitz

[Mike]

Rhetorical question - What is more important to you the game or the limit you must now play at?

[demon102]

Just play and adjust to the difference in competition and the amount u are playing with

[Alex424]

Tough one - i'd struggle personally - poker at limits that low after playing 5/10 seem like a compete chore. I'd get 3K off your girlfriend and play 5/10 unless you are a losing player and then i would just be grateful for the bonus'. Full Tilts bonus is a joke - it takes forever to clear

[Fitz]

Getting any of the 10k back from her is not an option; she has already allocated that money somewhere else. I am a winning player over the last 6 years, so I know I'll get it rebuilt. As far as the FT bonus taking forever, if the games are decent, I don't really care how long it takes. It took me just over 20,000 hands to clear all of the Ultimate Bet bonus, but the games there were worth it.

Good luck all,

Fitz

[Avicenna]

I would do whoring for bankroll building, but you probably already did it, or you do not have that many options as a US player.

I had a similar situation, after burning out at $20/$40, for which I wasn't bankrolled, and for which I didn't have the skills anyway. So I got back to my normal game of Limit SH $5/$10 but with only $2500 left. I then experienced a run of awfull sessions, reduced to $3/$6, did not run better, stepped back to $2/$4 and fail to adapt to the low stakes.
I was back to $1/$2 with $500 to my name.

Now those stakes are difficult not to win, but I was bored and disappointed.

My solution? A one-month break (quite long I know) then an errand in the other games: NL, SnG, MTT's that would give me pleasure (even at low stakes).

Now I am playing mainly NL $0.50/$1 and building up.

Bottom line: Playing low is going to get you bored! There's a chance that you won't play optimal (since you asked for advice, you recognize it).
Have a break and change game, at least for a while.