Bankroll requirements for 5 card draw

[mike4bmp]

How much do you need to bankroll a 5 card draw game? Is it like hold em...300X the BB?

[Notorious G.O.B.]

probably not, there's only two rounds of betting. It doesn't seem very swingy, either, I've not had many losing sessions where I was playing well.

[Tilt]

If you are a winning player playing 1-2 I would say $100 is enough to withstand most downswings.

Its all about game selection. Keep that in mind.

[lucas9000]

i just want to say that your username and avatar are awesome.

[Quicksilvre]

Right, since the difference between good players and bad players is much wider in 5CD than in Hold'em, and the reduced number of betting rounds, you'll need a much smaller bankroll. I don't know if I'd go as low as 50BB, but 100BB ought to be okay.

[Biggle10]

I'll concur that 100BB sounds good, but I don't have any math to back that up. Worst losing streak ever was about 40-50BB, but as others have said losing sessions in draw are rarer than Hold'em.

[mike4bmp]

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