Buy in amount

[krammatrix]

I'm going to play in a 1-2 nl game tommorow and I only have $200 on me right now (thats not my whole bankroll I just don't have access to the rest right now). The game I'm going to play is very fishy. I was talking to a friend of mine, and I told him I was going to buy in once for 200, but he told me to buy in for 100 at first, so I could keep playing if i get a bad beat. What do you all think is the most profitable in a fishy game with only 200 dollars?

[TheWorstPlayer]

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I'm going to play in a 1-2 nl game tommorow and I only have $200 on me right now (thats not my whole bankroll I just don't have access to the rest right now). The game I'm going to play is very fishy. I was talking to a friend of mine, and I told him I was going to buy in once for 200, but he told me to buy in for 100 at first, so I could keep playing if i get a bad beat. What do you all think is the most profitable in a fishy game with only 200 dollars?

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Is the buy-in capped? In general, I agree with your friend. Playing in the game should be very +EV if it is fishy and if you get a bad beat, you don't want to bust out. I might even buy in for 80 since the negative effects of busting out are so large and whether you start with 80 or 100 shouldn't make a huge difference. Either is pretty short stacked for a 1/2 game.