Quote Originally Posted by RebornSky
Hi there, I recently stumbled into this site and thought there are some people that are willing to help unlike other sites. I just started playing online poker again after a couple of tries before. If your wondering, I m an University student, soo I wont have alot of money to play. This is strictly recreational, but at the same time I don't want to lose money. Making a small gain is good enough for me. The questions i have are:

1) How do you build a bankroll? I normally play on the $ 0.10/ 0.25 blinds for hold'em. I tried the 5 cents ones before and thought it is all based on luck. Many people call with absolutely nothing and then catch some hands, so I get quite discouraged. I read the article on this site already about this topic, but it didn't help me out. I was hoping for some specific help in my situation.

2) I understand there is variance in online poker, but I don't know if it's just me or the program. I can be on a bad streak for a LONG time. Is there a way to stop this?

3) I consider myself a tight to semi-loose player. My reasoning is because I wont play the crap hands, but will consider playing some if I have that "gut" feeling. The problem I find with my strategy is that people fold when i have the big hands or even raises. Should I continue playing this way? Or should I consider loosening up? People online go in with junk and win, which really pisses me off.

4) What type of hands would you guys play?
- K or Q with low kicker (unsuited)
- Connectors (suited or unsuited)
I typically fold these hands because I fear it'll be dominated. Is this logic correct?

Thanks for taking the time to read this Long post. G'luck to you all.
Nice start, right attitude.
We can help you build a bankroll from scratch, but if you could find $500 you would be in an excellent position to put together $2500 over the next few months via being a rock (i.e not playing many hands) and bonus whoring plus maybe a little casino whoring too.