Two Plus Two Older Archives  

Go Back   Two Plus Two Older Archives > General Gambling > Probability
FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-16-2005, 11:30 AM
DavidC DavidC is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 292
Default What ROR should I accept for my roll?

I have access to a 10k line of credit that I'm not including in my roll. That would prevent me from having to get a real job, but would require a certain amount of emotional distress to use.

What ROR should I assign to my bankroll when making gambling decisions?

I'm 24 with no dependents and not a ton of assets. I don't want to go broke.

Specifically should I be looking at making a 0.1% chance of busting or a 0.01% chance?

Is there some rule of thumb that you guys use?

--Dave.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-16-2005, 12:54 PM
Mark1808 Mark1808 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 94
Default Re: What ROR should I accept for my roll?

[ QUOTE ]
I have access to a 10k line of credit that I'm not including in my roll. That would prevent me from having to get a real job, but would require a certain amount of emotional distress to use.

What ROR should I assign to my bankroll when making gambling decisions?

I'm 24 with no dependents and not a ton of assets. I don't want to go broke.

Specifically should I be looking at making a 0.1% chance of busting or a 0.01% chance?

Is there some rule of thumb that you guys use?

--Dave.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes, poker is a hobby not a way to make a living. Also, you should never be gambling with borrowed money! Even if you grind out a living do you really want to waste your youth playing endless hours of poker? There is more money and more fun to be had trying to make a real living.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11-16-2005, 05:09 PM
DavidC DavidC is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 292
Default Re: What ROR should I accept for my roll?

[ QUOTE ]
Yes, poker is a hobby not a way to make a living. Also, you should never be gambling with borrowed money! Even if you grind out a living do you really want to waste your youth playing endless hours of poker? There is more money and more fun to be had trying to make a real living.

[/ QUOTE ]

There's a lot of wisdom in what you say.

However, I'm curious what my ROR should be (excluding the line of credit).

For example, what do some of you guys accept for your ROR?

--Dave.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 11-17-2005, 07:51 PM
SunOfBeach SunOfBeach is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 5
Default Re: What ROR should I accept for my roll?

i think it'd be perfectly reasonable to play with a 1% risk of ruin, and to modify the level at which you play as you win/lose accordingly.

the more relevant criteria is: based on the data youve collected so far, if you play bound by a 1% ROR, would you make enough money to be satisfied? to pay down the credit line so as to play with just your own money, in some reasonable period of time? etc...
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:50 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.