bankroll managment

i am going to start a bankroll management exersize, however u spell that word.


3 months before my ftops victory i was practing perfect bankroll managment, i was never playing above 2-4 and always had more than 100 buy ins. i discussed it with some friends and i think this is why i crushed that game, i would never really get emotional because i was never putting a signifigant portion of my roll at risk. life was really good because i was certain i would never go broke following those rules.

after ftops i kept playing 2-4, then was tempted in by 3-6 n 5-10, i figured i was still over rolled for both those games, so why not give them a shot a few times. i became very successful at those games so i moved up to 10-20, where i also found a lot of success. at this point i was moving a little too fast, i should of chilled at the 5-10 and 10-20. i started playing 25-50 when i got back from australia. i was underolled, underprepared, and unlucky. this made me lose a lot of money. i think you really have to build up 100 buy ins for the game your playing to help you get over that hump. winning ftops really just let me experience new limits and show me where im at as a poker player without risking a big % of my roll.


if your moving up limits when u have 100 buy ins, youve definently put in the hours and prove you can beat the limit below you, and your ready to take a shot at moving up. and if you miss that shot, and lose 4 buy ins, you can move down to the limit you were previously playing, and win that back in 8 buy ins, not a big deal.

if i could do things over, id move up to 5-10, and stop there till i had 300k then move to 10-20 till i had 550. im saying more tha n100 buy ins for me because i started overrolled due to ftops so i think i should stay at the lower limits a little bit longer



my new plan is


im buying in around 20k after i move in and had a little break. im going to start at 2-4 (which i realize is 50 buy ins) and untill i have 60k in my poker account, im not moving up to 3-6.


other requirements. 3 buy in loss limit. if i lose 3 buy ins, im only allowed to play tournaments or smaller cash games the rest of the day.

a lot of people say you should have a win limit. ex: if your up 5 buy in for the day, you quit. i dont like this rule, i think your playing your best when your winning and your opponents are playing their worst when their losing. so this is the perfect time to tee off and run up as much as you can. this is where good players make a lot of their money.


eventually, regulars cant just pick on newbs anymore. especially when u reach 25-50. regulars have to play other regulars, its just the nature of the game. someone sinks someones swims. so when i am playing, if anyone from the forum sees one of the regulars from the stakes im playing, playing very loose and poorly, or just notices the player is down a lot of buy ins for that day, or is playing multiple tables. id love it if you IMed me and pointed it out to me

i dont know how to say this without coming off rude, but id love it if someone would scout games for me. its a huge edge if someone is playing multiple tables and im only playing 1. or if their losing and are off their game.