$500 bankroll

[styleXX]

I've been playing in the b&m's on and off for the last 10 years or so. haven't paid to much attention to online poker. i just funded my poker stars account with $500. what's the best limits to start at to try and GRIND out a few hundred a week. 1/2 nl, .50/1 nl ???

styleXX

[a nonymous]

Both 1/2 nl and .50/1 nl are great ideas with a $500 bankroll.

Serious: Search for "bankroll management"

There's no answer to your question about the "best" limits to grind. The best limits to play are the ones you can make the most money playing. We have no idea what limits you are capable of beating (and it sounds like you don't either, so starting at the bottom and working your way up would be a good idea).

[styleXX]

any old threads to this question would also be appreciated. thanks.

[Rek]

play what you are best at

[jkpoker]

you might find poker is a lot harder online.

Try seeing if you can beat .25 .5

move up after 1k hands or a lot more

[styleXX]

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you might find poker is a lot harder online.

Try seeing if you can beat .25 .5

move up after 1k hands or a lot more

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how do you know when you've played 1k hands

[Mike Moon]

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There is a variety of tools to use. Read the software FAQ. Or simply google pokertracker.

[kindling]

Rule of thumb is to have 20 full buyins for NL. So $500 => NL25 (0.10/0.25). Move down to NL10 if you drop below $400, until you're comfortable online.

And if you're going to take it seriously, Pokertracker (or equivalent) is mandatory. It's worth it for tracking purposes alone. Then you'll know if you're up or down after those 1k hands, even if you've played some tourneys or SNGs, or gotten some bonus $.

[meow_meow]

Everyone has such a well-intentioned but wrong-headed view of bankroll management.
Although OP has not said so explicitly, I think it is reasonable to assume that if this $500 deposit were lost, it could be replaced rather easily. This changes everything.

Assuming that this is the case, I'd suggest playing 0.5/1 NL. Start with one table, then add tables up to 4 or so once you are very comfortable with the interface. If you are going to get serious about online poker, I'd suggest looking into pokertracker to keep track of your play and your opponents.

"Grinding out a few hundred a week" is going to be very dependant on how much you play, the limit you play at, but most importantly your skill relative to your opponents.

I'll just say that, in my opinion, a good player without major leaks might beat the 100NL for about $0.10/hand, or about $35/hr 4-tabling. An awful lot of ifs go into that though....