sofere
04-25-2005, 10:07 AM
Last week, for the first time I've had to move down in limits (cash out curse of course) and started to think about BR management theory.
The general consensus is 20-50 buy-ins but everyone gives a static amount with the general advice to multitablers to think about playing 3 at one level and 1 at another as an adjustment or to try out a higher buy-in, but little guidance as to how to decide when to add a different buy-in.
I was thinking...if your a 4 tabler, you could make your move up/move down decisions a lot easier buy having a rolling bankroll. That is to say, your BR should be based on average buy-in per set and you should add higher/lower buyins to your set continuously to keep a consistent bankroll.
For example, lets say you choose 30x avg buy-in bankroll, you're a $22 4-tabler who wants to move up in buy-in levels. You're starting BR is $660. You hit a bad streak and you're down to $580. Then you should take away replace a $22 with an $11 so you maintain bankroll (22*3+11 = 77, 77/4 = 19.25, 19.25 * 30 = 577.5 = minimum bankroll) If you then go down to $495, you should replace another $22 with an $11.
Likewise, rather than waiting until you have 30x the $33s to start to try them out, wait until your BR is $745 [($22*3+33)/4 * 30] to replace one $22 with a $33.
This will eliminate the questions of "do I have the BR to move up in limits?" and "should I move down?"
This practice can also work with 1-tablers if, similar to a 4-tabler replacing one table with a different buy-in, you play 1 of every 4 at a different buy-in.
The general consensus is 20-50 buy-ins but everyone gives a static amount with the general advice to multitablers to think about playing 3 at one level and 1 at another as an adjustment or to try out a higher buy-in, but little guidance as to how to decide when to add a different buy-in.
I was thinking...if your a 4 tabler, you could make your move up/move down decisions a lot easier buy having a rolling bankroll. That is to say, your BR should be based on average buy-in per set and you should add higher/lower buyins to your set continuously to keep a consistent bankroll.
For example, lets say you choose 30x avg buy-in bankroll, you're a $22 4-tabler who wants to move up in buy-in levels. You're starting BR is $660. You hit a bad streak and you're down to $580. Then you should take away replace a $22 with an $11 so you maintain bankroll (22*3+11 = 77, 77/4 = 19.25, 19.25 * 30 = 577.5 = minimum bankroll) If you then go down to $495, you should replace another $22 with an $11.
Likewise, rather than waiting until you have 30x the $33s to start to try them out, wait until your BR is $745 [($22*3+33)/4 * 30] to replace one $22 with a $33.
This will eliminate the questions of "do I have the BR to move up in limits?" and "should I move down?"
This practice can also work with 1-tablers if, similar to a 4-tabler replacing one table with a different buy-in, you play 1 of every 4 at a different buy-in.