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bankroll management
Now i have started taking my poker more seriously i need to stick to a proper bankroll, i thought i had been using a 20 buyin/5% ish rule. i have recently had a few eye openers 1) sparce posted he has a 100 buy in rule, (that's some roll you have) and the other night i seen two 200nl regs sit/showoff and sit at a table with 10k.
surely i am at a big disadvantage if i start playing 200nl with only a 4k roll and my rivals have 10k+, i also now know that variance is allot bigger at the bigger game with all the 3/4bet light people hanging around ready to 4 bet shove with air. so what do you guys think should i wait (carry on at 100nl) and only move up when i have 50 buy in or maybe 100 buy in, or do i now start taking shots at 200nl by playing 5x 100nl tables and one 200nl table.
surely i am at a big disadvantage if i start playing 200nl with only a 4k roll and my rivals have 10k+, i also now know that variance is allot bigger at the bigger game with all the 3/4bet light people hanging around ready to 4 bet shove with air. so what do you guys think should i wait (carry on at 100nl) and only move up when i have 50 buy in or maybe 100 buy in, or do i now start taking shots at 200nl by playing 5x 100nl tables and one 200nl table.
Comments
I don't play at £200nl so i won't pretend to be an expert but if it was me I would take a shot with decent table selection. You know who is going to give you problems if you've been playing £100nl for a while so i would carry on at your current level with intermitant shots at £200nl when you find a good table for you.
I have also recently started to take poker more seriously, and have jumped from playing at up to 200nl down to, almost exclusively, 50nl. This is not because I lost my roll and was forced to, I have come to realise that the 5% rule is no where near deep enough for serious, long term, poker. I would suggest having at least 50 buyins before moving up, and I think Sparecs 100 buyins is quite sensible.
The main thing for me is that I never want to play with scared money. For these guys, a lot of whom i expect have a lot bigger than 10k rolls, losing a couple of buy ins is not the end of the world. But with a roll of 20 buyins this is enough to be quite scary, and I find that as soon as you start playing with even slightly scared money you are destined to lose. As you say, some crooks are 3/4 betting light at this level!
Anyway, you playing bigger than me, just some opinions. I'll let you know when I ignore my own advice and blow the lot!
Boon
so i will prob have a few ales on friday night and try and play a few tables, haha see you on friday night boon.