I have a live game going that is fun and (so far) profitable, but might be out of my league in terms of bankroll.

Each night (Fri,Sat,Sun) starts with a $20 freezeout. This draws 18-25 people. I was fortunate enough to win it the first two times I played. I am fine with this part.

When enough people are knocked out of the tourney, a NL cash game starts up. It's .25-50 but most pots are raised PF, so it smells more like a 1-2.

The reason this post is here instead of in the "home games" forum is that it's a money management issue: my allowance for home games is only about $50/mo, and though there are some tasty fish at this game there are also some guys with no problem rebuying for $50 three or four times in a night if they need to.

I must admit I've got bummed a couple times when I drop 20 in the tourney and fail to place, then drop 20 in the cash game and I'm more or less out of commission for the month.

Bummed is not good; I think I'm a favorite to profit from this game based on player quality, but the variance makes it so that I can only do the game once or twice a month.

By the way, if any Dallasians want to join the game, I'll get you the details...