How much do you need for a little 3/6 B&M play?
 

I've read WLLH and have been beating Party .5/1. I don't have a proper bankroll for 3/6 but I would like to take a little field trip. Just have a night out for fun and keep it seperate from my online play. What's a realistic amount to go into a normal loose 3/6 riverboat game (Trump IN) and at least be able to play the night if the cards arent hot?

just for fun
 

two racks should be enough

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If you lose more than 3 racks, then it's probably not your night.

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I wouldn't waste my time going all the way to a casino, without at least $200 for a $3/$6 game.

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Normally you buy in for 25x the big bet and if you are card dead and play tight, that should last 4-5 hours. At 3-6 seems most people buy in for a rack of white ($100) so I usually do the same but have more money in my pocket.

If you are a LAG, one rack probably won't last very long unless you are running good.

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I go along w/ the people who say to bring enough for 2 racks. At Trump that will be $200 of very dirty chips.

Keep in mind that Trump plays a full kill at 3/6. That may affect things a bit.

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Buy in for $150 and have another $100 in reserve.

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$300

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I would bring $300, although $200 should be enough most of the time. Many people buy in for $100, but then again, many people are stone suckers. If the game has a full kill as someone mentioned, I'd bump it to $400, but again, $200-300 should be enough. If it is a full kill, you're going to be playing a lot bigger than you're used to, which may make you uncomfortable.

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25 x The big blind is the generally accepted buy-in rule around here. So $150 (rack and 1/2) is ideal. Since most of your opponents will buy in for only 1 rack, you might consider doing the same to avoid suspission, with $50 on the side once you go below $75 in chips.

IOf however the game is a full kill game, bump up your buyin by at least another 1/2. Also keep an extra $100 or so around in the event you suck-out early. But then again if you suck out that quickly, perhaps you should call it a day.

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Hey Jay,

I'll go higher than everybody else and tell you to bring $400 or $500. Others are right when they say you'll rarely lose more than $300 in a live session, but it happens, and when it does you'll be glad you brought more than that. If you want to set a $300 stop-loss then that's fine, but bring $100 more so you'll never be in danger of going all-in. Buy in two racks, and if you ever get below one rack, buy another.

GoT

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It is important to decide how much you can lose without becoming distressed to where it impacts your play. I agree with the others about bringing $300 if it is a full kill game. Lose more than that, and it is likely you are either playing badly, or will start playing badly.

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I usually follow the Annie Duke 30BB rule and I buy in for 180 at a 3/6 table. But usually have another 200 or so in reserve for the next day.

At 6/12 I buy in for 340 just because it fills up one rack nicely.

You could also take the approach of buying in for alot more than 25x or 30x to portray a LAG image or the intimidation factor.

Here is a link to the Annie Duke article on buy-ins.

http://www.ultimatebet.com/learn-pok...ml?articleID=6

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I buy in for $300, with $250 in red ($5) and $50 in white ($1).

I only do it that way because it exactly fills one rack. Nobody pays any attention when I sit down. There are usually two players whose chips cover a lot more surface area than me (often fully white, and often in a ton of stacks of 5), so it doesn't look like I have all that much.

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I usually just buy in for 1 rack ($100). If i lose it, I'll get another.

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It depends on your style and the game itself. If the game is one of those "every street is capped" games, you need a pretty good BR.

If it's a weak/tight game (lot's of calling, little raising), you can get some decent time at the table for $100, unless you get a couple of good hands crushed. I've played for as little as 1 hour on $100 and as long as 20 hours on $100 - just depends on a lot of things.

When I go to a new cardroom for the first time (don't know the game) I usually figure on $200 for a full session. If I need more than that, then I'm probably either not playing well, not running well, or just won't like the game (too many maniacs) and will likely pack it in.

Of course this is based on my game style which is usually fairly tight, a little aggressive. If you like to gamble it up or terrorize the table, you may want more.

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I buy in for one rack.

I once saw a guy sit down with one slot of the rack almost full of $100 chips. $1700+ and he started two-hand raising every pot.