Bankroll Help

[ZebraAss]

You know some people play over 100 SNG's in one weekend. There is absolutely no way in the world you could know if you are a winning player with 100. My 5 year old sister could be a winning player with only 100 tournaments at 5.5.

Provided that I had a sister...and that she was 5...and that she played 100 tournaments at 5.5.

[wiggs73]

I must agree, 100 SNGs are not statistically relevant.

[Karak567]

I would take their advice and play 1000 at the 5.50 level. If you are even above average, you should at least break even and this way you can identify and plug leaks in your game.

I know I moved up too fast without plugging the leaks in my game.

[1C5]

I just started playing also but on party so I went straight to the $11 ones as the rake is too high on the $5 ones.

I have only played 120 games so too small of a sample size but my plan is to play 500 games at $11, see where I stand and if I am a winning player. Thenafter 500 wil decide if I want to stay in the $11s for a while more or then try the $22s.

[DustinG]

I just wanted to say that I agree w/ PDX David completely. When I made the jump from 5's to the 10's I was winning at the tens right away and didnt look back. I'm currently trying to move up to the 33s w/ less succsess, so I play in some 33s when I feel good, and if I get my ass handed to me, I jump back down to the tens. Currently I have bank roll of about 700. But 250 is a fine amount to do the same thing I'm doing but w/ 5 and 10 dollar games.

Dustin

[redsoxsox]

I have had a chance to play the 10+1 and the 20+2 when I won tourny money at the poker stars site. I will say that I did have the best success at the 20+2 dollar tables and little success at 10+1 but I didnt get enough of a sample to know if I will actually go broke at that level. If I were to have $500 in my bankroll should I still try a stab at the 20+2

[redsoxsox]

True 100 SNGS isnt a big enough sample but I have played well over 100, but I never kept stats of how many. I am a winning player on the 5.50 SNGs though.

[1C5]

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I just wanted to say that I agree w/ PDX David completely. When I made the jump from 5's to the 10's I was winning at the tens right away and didnt look back. I'm currently trying to move up to the 33s w/ less succsess, so I play in some 33s when I feel good, and if I get my ass handed to me, I jump back down to the tens. Currently I have bank roll of about 700. But 250 is a fine amount to do the same thing I'm doing but w/ 5 and 10 dollar games.

Dustin

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Did you forget to play the 20s on your way to the 30s?

[microbet]

R U serious?

[adanthar]

Jebus, you guys are all so weak/tight when it comes to low limit bankrolls.

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My 5 year old sister could be a winning player with only 100 tournaments at 5.5.

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I don't know about a 5 year old but I bet I could teach an eight year old to beat 5.5's. What's more, he or she would be a statistically significant winner after 100. If every player waited 1000 SNG's at every limit you guys would all still be playing $10's and comparing each other's notes about how right it is to fold AA PF.

If you ran a 50 dollar bankroll up to 250 you're way overdue for the 11's and can probably beat the 22's. Play the 11's until you hit 500 bucks (they're exactly the same as the 5's, I promise) and move up again. If you slide back down to 250, move back to the 11's since you probably found a leak the hard way, but odds are it won't happen.

ROR at those limits is meaningless because an eight year old could beat them and a thirteen year old could crush them. If you're playing properly and have won 40 buyins at the 5's you're wasting your time and are only developing bad habits that won't get you anywhere higher up*.

*Ever wonder why I keep posting to push PF at low buyins?