how much is enough for 15-30

would 500 be too little to start with if playing very tight? I know the requirement(recommended) for buy-in is 40 times the minimum but I have played VERY succesfully 5-10 starting with 100 and 10-20 with 200. Any thoughts.


The ante structure is 2.00 ante 5.00 force(foxwoods)


Thanks a bunch


-B

15-30 I always buy in for a rack of reds,10-20 I also buy in for a rack.I think A BIG BIG mistake is to buy short.....

HERB


so you buy in for 500 for both 15-30 AND 10-20.


So your answer to my question is yes 500 is enough for 15-30. Right?


Thanks

500 is an ok buy in as long as you have more to go to. you are dealing with a completely different game in terms of bankroll from 15-30 and 5-10.


if you play 10-20 with only 200 then you are extremely lucky. every session i play there is a hand where i will put 150 in on one hand. of course if you have more in your pocket then it doesnt matter as long as you dont go all in.


Pat

Pat,


what would you consider a buy-in for 15-30? since 500 is ok I assume I can play with this amount but how much lets say would you buy in for or have available?


Thanks for your help.


-B


I ask because I am going to be staked by a friend to play 15-30 using the if I win we go 50/50 and if I lose he will eat it.

$500 is a pretty typical initial buy-in for $15/30. I usually buy in for $800 or so, but I really hate re-buying, and I feel skittish if I have less than $300 or so in front of me in a game of that size. If you really only have $500 to gamble with, play $5/10 or maybe $10/20. Well, if the $15/30 game is really juicy, you can play. Just realize that there is a very good chance that you will lose that $500, no matter how big an edge you have in that game. I usually play $30/60 stud/8, and I bring $4000 with me. I've never bought in for more than about $2500, but I find it reassuring not to have my case money on the table.

" bust out" of your 100 in 5-10 game??

If so,did u re-buy or did u pack it in?

If u never "bust out",how many total No. of hours have u played 5-10 so far??

Just wondering,

Sitting Bull

A reasonable buy for stud would be about 20BB's. For Hold'em and Omaha U need about 40BB's.


Happy pokering,

Sitting Bull

Larry,Larry,Larry,


I am curious as to why you think you need TWICE the buy-in for Hold'Em or Omaha than in a stud game; Considering that there is one less round of betting in a (typical) flop game?


CJ


P.S. - I am personally inclined to buy in for as much as possible for any game. People have seen me make some rather large buy-ins. ( especially at Casinos where cash doesn't play )

Larry,


I have usually done both at 5-10 but mostly I can play with ONLY the 100. I have put in about 200 hours of 5-10 and this is just a way I have gone about it and my win rate is exceptionally high. I usually play really tight until I get a big hand and get ahead and then start to loosen up a tad once I have won more money to play with and this system has worked pefectly. now i know 15-30 is completly different but i was just wondering the minimum buy I should have. So what you are saying is I should use at least 600 to start.


Thanks


-B

I have put in many hours at 15-30 at FW and I can tell you a $7-800 swing would not be what I call and extraordinary event and a $500 swing would be common. Personally I think $1,000 is borderline but would be o.k.