Buy in short to protect your bankroll!

[Vammakala]

Aye. Good post!

iraise50, if you don't feel comfortable making decisions for deep stacks and that's the reason for buying in for 50 BB, move step down and buy in for 100 BB. You're "risking" the same amount of money, but now you'll get good practice for your deep stack game (plus the players are usually worse each step down so you won't have to pay so much for the lessons [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] You'll prolly beat them anyways)

[Shaddux]

Good post.

BTW, BB is a moron. Why would you play short stacked if you're going to hit a boat?

nh Pokey

[redCashion]

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You know, this is one of the reasons I love reading anything you post. I think you do such a terrific job of explaining concepts and you are a real asset to this site.

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[gir]

I liked how misleading the title was. If it read "Buying in short does not protect your bankroll", I'd go "well duh!"...but the title forced me to read the whole thing. Very well written and damned true.

[SavageMiser]

Ultra Reader's Digest version:

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By outplaying them on the expensive streets, we stand to win heaping piles of money.

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Delicious!

[Elandriel]

i think now i wont buyin low again because of this post.. stll maybe for moving up.

[Sweir]

Yet another great post Pokey, ty. Good example hand too.

[RichC.]

i remember back when i was first starting out and always bought in short, typically half the max buy-in. then one day it was pointed out to me what i was missing out on, winning the most money. buying in short is good when moving up in limits but in the long run will cost you many many $$$$ left on the table because you bought in short and doubled up in one hand, which gets you to the max buy-in instead of double the buy in.

[Javanewt]

Good post.

I never buy-in short, but I love playing against people who do. They usually go bust, re-buy short, and just keep it up. I love taking their money, even if it is a little at a time. It's nice not having to worry about losing all mine if they happen to hit, too

[Matt Ruff]

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While I realize that this isn't a representative hand, it does illustrate a point: notice that the best hand won about one-fifth the amount I won. Don't stunt your game or your winrate by playing short-stacked!

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He called a preflop raise for a fifth of his stack with a suited connector, and got the rest of his money in as a 10-1 dog; with a deeper stack, he might have delayed the all-in until the turn, when he'd be a 20-1 dog. The winrate being stunted here is yours, not his.