Stud Hi Bankroll Question

[The Raiser]

what is a proper bankroll for a stud game at the $1/$2 limit and also $2/$4 limit.i am new to stud and am wanting to start playing pretty seriously.i want to make sure im equipped for it before i jump into it.

i usually play at pokerstars where theres a $.10 ante and a $.50 bring in for the $1/$2 games.the $2/$4 games have a $.25 ante and a $1 bring in.

Thank in advance guys.

[CJC]

Hi,

Technically there isn't a proper answer for your question, as we would need to know your standard deviation.

Now that I have that disclaimer out there... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] If you are new to the game but are serious about learning.. I have always used 400 big bets as a decent start for stud.

Regards,

CJ

[Andy B]

My response to this is in the FAQ, which is a really smashing read by the way.

[docholiday420]

Need to clear the air here.

If you're playing 1/2 you do not need a BANKROLL (sorry no italics) you are not paying bills and making a living on poker at this level. What you are asking about is your buy in. A bankroll is for professionals and their bankroll usually amounts to as much as 10 to 50 buy ins. Depending on the buy-in amount of BB, but a bankroll is usually from 300 to 1000BB total.

A big bet is the bigger bet if unsure. 1/2 means 2 is the big bet.

A buy in is anywhere from 20 to like 50 BB, I recommend 20BB. So for 1/2 40 and 2/4 80 O

[Jeff76]

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If you're playing 1/2 you do not need a BANKROLL

[/ QUOTE ]You might, however, WANT a bankroll. I maintain a bankroll to keep my poker money separate from the rest of my finances. To be honest, $100 is fairly meaningful to me outside of poker, but I'm not bothered by dropping $100 out of my bankroll because I know that variance will cause this to happen from time to time, but that I stand to get it back with interest eventually. This would be much rougher if I were paying for my poker losses out of my paycheck.

[GiantBuddha]

You can make a modest living playing $1/2 stud online.

[Brad1970]

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You can make a modest living playing $1/2 stud online.

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It would be very modest!!!!

[docholiday420]

Maybe if it was 1/2 no limit, but limit trying to earn 1 BB and hour is 2 dollars and hour. A forty hour week earns you 80 a week. I think the minimum level to make a living is 20/40 that is better than having a regular job.

[Jeff76]

To be fair, you can increase your win rate by multi-tabling online.

Also, people at 1/2 are pretty awful, so I'm going to guess a good player (someone not me) could beat the game for 2BBs per hour.

Assuming someone could 3 table 1/2 and get 2bbs per hour they could make close to $500 a week if they played for 40 hours (does anyone do more than 3 tables of Stud- I can't imagine it myself, but there are always people who push the limits in this game called poker).

Or they could move up [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[GiantBuddha]

4 tabling stud is definitely doable, but suboptimal. 1/2 and 2/4 stud is crushable, btw. I'm gonna play like 50,000 hands, then I'll make a stats post.