[bkholdem]

I just have a comment about bankroll size. The common figure I see thrown out most is 20 buy ins.

This is a typical recommendation but everyone is different. For me I need a bankroll of about 40 buy ins, not because I play like a maniac and have huge swings, but because this is where I find psychological comfort. I do not play my best with 20 buy ins. I am TOO risk adverse with only 20 buy ins. I am always watching the bottom line and worrying...damn now I have 18.5 buy ins....

I recently experimented with this. I was playing with 7 buy ins. It didn't work for me.

There is a guy in the mid high stakes forum that plays the 5 thousand buy ins who moved up in stakes very fast on a slim bankroll. I can not do that, the risk scares me too much.

So the 20 buy ins is a suggesetion. A guideline. You need to find what works for you.