Bankroll for PP $1/$2

[krazyace5]

Hi I do well at the PP .50/$1 tables and was thinking of trying $1/$2, I have a bankroll of $300, should I move up or continue to build to 300 bb?
Thanks

[thirddan]

I usually wait until i get at least 200BB before trying to move up limits...

[ScottTheFish]

When I got to $150 I started playing 1 table of .5/1 and 1 table of 1/2. At $300 I graduated from .5/1 forever (I hope /images/graemlins/cool.gif)

[me454555]

Swings can be pretty brutal, I've gone on a 50BB loosing sterak a few times and I'm a winning player at party 1/2. when you only have $150, 50 BB can be too much to handle. My advice is wait till get at least 400 before moving up, be ready to go go back to 50/1 if you drop below 300.

IMHO, 1/2 is a compeletly different game than 50/1. In .50/1 you can play suited connectors and low pp's from anywhere on the table b/c you can always count on enough limpers. Bluffs are useless, semibluffs are almost the same.

1/2 plays much tighter, the quality of opponents play isn't that much greater, but they seem to play less hands. They also seem to play much tighter post flop as well so get used to semibluffing often b/c people will actually fold. You have to pay attention to position as well, especially in regard to pps and suited connectors b/c you can't assume you will get enough limpers.

Just make sure you have the fundamentals down and you'll do fine. Good luck.

[Styles]

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Hi I do well at the PP .50/$1 tables and was thinking of trying $1/$2, I have a bankroll of $300, should I move up or continue to build to 300 bb?
Thanks

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IMHO you have to decide what your primary goal is? to earn or to move up in limits

By this I mean how long are you going to be happy not removing money from your bankroll and spending it?

I decided I wanted to cashout an amount equal to my bankroll for the next limit before moving up. You could do this off 200BBs or 300BBs. I won't debate 200BB vs 300BB bankroll here, but, I don't think anyone would argue for less than 200BBs.

Using a 200BB bankroll, this means at $1/$2 I would earn and cashout $800 then earn another $800 for $2/$4 bankroll before moving up or $1600 at $1/$2.

300BBs is obviously $1200 and $1200. Earning $2400 at $1/$2 might take a while, but, I think I'm having a better overall experience. I've gotten to spend some of the money and I don't have the stress of playing on a short bankroll when I play $2/$4.

I think I would skip the cashing out part at .50/$1 and just build the 200BB bankroll for $1/$2, $400.

Good Luck.

[gamboolman]

Krazy,
I like to have about 500 BB's for whatever level I am playing at because I routinely experience 100 to 200 BB swings. And I mean both up and down kinds of bankroll swings. Guess that means I am too much of a weak passive card chasing odds ignoring fish. For some reason I am prone to e-tilt after being eviserated a few times by one of the Chasers From Hell schooling card chasers - hey I resemble that !! Seriously, I need the 500 BB's to handle the swings, and I play for fun and enjoyment since I am not good enough to make it a real lucrative hobby.
I pretty well stay in the $1/2 and $2/4 games. But one day when I grow up I may move up to the bigger games, like 3/6.
Have fun and enjoy the good days when the cards run good.

[Mike Gallo]

Hi Krazy,

I would suggest you order and read Gambling Theory and Other Topics from Mason Malmuth. That will help you understand why you need 300 big bets.

Develop a solid foundation in gambling theory, not just how to play poker.

[Homer]

Do you know your win rate and standard deviation at .5/1? If so, it's easy enough to compute your risk of ruin for 150 BB's at 1/2, assuming these numbers will stay about the same.

-- Homer

[Mike Gallo]

Homer,

With all due respect, I do not have the poster knows what you mean. I know you do.

Aces if you do, I humbly apologize. If you do not then read Gambling Theory and Other Topics.