bankroll how much is needed

[AA_The_devil's_hand]

I am playing low stakes 0.50/1.00 dollar no limit holdem.

i am just wondering what peoples idea of a reasonable bankroll needed for this game to allow for swings.

[|~|ypermegachi]

$300

[JeffreyGB]

$300

$300 for a .5/1 NL game? You're nuts dude. The buyin at that table will be something to the tune of $100.

Using 'rilla's rules of thumb, minimum of $1k. Probably better off with closer to $2k.

- Jeffrey

[gabe]

$300

he said no limit holdem!

$1200 BARE minimum.

$1500 recommended.

Oh and hyper got pwnt :P

[JeffreyGB]

::cries for getting no "OMG SNAPZ!"::

Then again...to have pwnt someone as good as Hyper...

[wwonka]

i would agree with the rest for about 1200-1500.
300 you might be able to play at the 10--25 no limit tables.

peace
wwonka

[Waggho]

I think I wanna have 2-3 k in my BR before I hit those tables.

[Greedo017]

i tried playing in one with about 7-800

but after playing there for twenty minutes and cashing out 20 bucks to dry clean my pants i decided to go back to .25/.50

[|~|ypermegachi]

bah damn it....

stupid multi tasking and speed reading!!!

30x the buyin

[johnnyawe]

bah damn it....

stupid multi tasking and speed reading!!!

30x the buyin

Wrong again!!

Rilla recommends 12-15 buyins, maybe 20 for 6-max.

[Waggho]

bah damn it....

stupid multi tasking and speed reading!!!

30x the buyin

Wrong again!!

Rilla recommends 12-15 buyins, maybe 20 for 6-max.

I´d say 12-15 buy-ins + the psychological maturity of losing $400 in one day without starting to play bad.

[|~|ypermegachi]

bleh....it really does depend on how good the player is and your own comfort zone.

for any beginner i think 300BB limit or 30x NL ring will prevent them from going bust and will allow them to play without being "scared"

i do think however if you're a proven winning playing you can cut that bankroll down to 150BB and 15x.

[Spook]

It seams to me that these bankroll figures are often 50% smoke and mirrors. Like people who set their alarm clocks 10 minutes fast to "trick" themselves into getting up on time. Maybe it works for a little while, but not for long.

Example:
You want to have X to play that, but if you get down to half of it... drop in limits or cash out or whatever.

Obviously 1/2 of X was never meant to be use as part of the bankroll.. its just a psycological(sp?) thing. Maybe it works for other people, but I can't fool myself with this kind of thinking.

I wish there were a way to have two buckets of money on the sites. One for bankroll, the other for winnings. Use pool 1 for paying for X buyins, and all winnings end up in pool 2, rinse, repeat.

[Ragingg]

I'm really not sure if you need that much for a bankroll... I seemed to play fine with a tiny tiny bankroll on interpokers lowest NL limits (.5/1) and even at partypoker... In fact, I've never had a bankroll of 30x the buy in and I'm still doing fine!

[a500lbgorilla]

After much deliberation. I've decided to make it 15-30 buyins to be bankrolled. It's a wide range, I know. 15 is if you're just playing 1 or 2 tables. For 3 or 4, you should be rolling with atleast 20-25. 30+ for the heavy pros.

-'rilla

[ilikeaces86]

I like 20-30 , if you are 4-8 tabling like i sometimes do you need 30!