banroll buying ratio

TheIrishThug · #1 01-19-2005, 05:23 PM

How large would u want ur bankroll to be when u move up to the next blind level? how many buyins would u want before u moved up?
i've heard different arguments for how many buyins to have so i would like to know what ppl think? also would u buyin for the max amount the first time u play a new blind level?

Wayfare · #2 01-19-2005, 05:24 PM

As discussed every week:

Between 8-10 full buy-ins is the minimum you need.

Tilt · #3 01-19-2005, 05:26 PM

There is no set answer. It depends on the variance of your playing style and whether or not you can beat the new game, and/or how quickly you can adapt to beat it.

swolfe · #4 01-19-2005, 05:29 PM

you can calculate your bankroll requirement based on your BB/100 and the standard deviation of your BB/100 and what you consider an acceptable risk of ruin. search the archives for "risk of ruin" to find the exact equations.

cliff notes: 15-20 buy-ins is best. you really don't want to have much more than 5% of your bankrll at risk in any given session.

theredpill · #5 01-19-2005, 05:33 PM

Well, I lost 8 buy-ins in one day so you do the math.

Wayfare · #6 01-19-2005, 05:36 PM

That's because in one hour, I could teach my sister to be a better NLHE player than you.

OLE!

tdomeski · #7 01-19-2005, 05:47 PM

Party Poker - 20 to 30 buy ins

Other 100 BB sites - 10 to 15 of the next level

TheIrishThug · #8 01-19-2005, 05:51 PM

always fun to see how long a thread can last before off topic posts r made.

but back to what matters. i am playing on stars and presently at 05/10. and my br is just over 10 buyins. i started sitting in with 10 1/2 max-buyins. since i still have a small br and working on building it, is there a problem with sitting down with less to make the smaller profits earlier?
i have a friend that is still presently playing 01/02 and plans to wait until what u guys have suggested. i feel that it will take to long to reach that number playing the lower level. thoughts?

swolfe · #9 01-19-2005, 06:03 PM

short buy-ins on a 100BB max table isn't that bad IMHO, although you're losing a lot of value on your big hands.

building a bankroll: search for homer's bonus whoring post.you should be able to turn $100 into $2K in a month, just playing break-even poker.

Sephus · #10 01-19-2005, 06:12 PM

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That's because in one hour, I could teach my sister to be a better NLHE player than you.

OLE!

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heh, assuming your sister is able to follow simple instructions, i don't think this is even an exaggeration.