Quote Originally Posted by Aerenel
The point of this rant is that I think at microstakes a 20x bankroll is not enough. If you ever hit a downswing like the one I am experiencing, you run too much of a risk of going broke. I think at low/mid stakes such as .50/$1 or $1/$2, 20x is enough, but the unbelievable variance at micro stakes should warrant at least a 30-40x bankroll.

What do you think?
I think it's the other way around. At the micro stakes, your chances of getting paid off when you hit your hands are sooo much higher than at higher stakes, that you need less of a BR to be able to cope. Bad beats aside, you're not talking about all the other hands you were in. Putting in a lot of bad money when behind, calling down when obviously beat, and not maximizing value when you are ahead (because you're scared of getting sucked out on or running into yet another set) is what makes it or breaks it.

A good player would really need the most rotten luck in the world to go broke on a decent BR in the lower stakes.