Been "gambling" 5 years, time to start playing!

Hi everybody!

To make s long story short, I have been playing poker for 5 years now on just about everything from NL2-NL600 to $1SNG-$200SNG, Omaha PL,TXS NL, TXS PL, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz....you name it.

Thing is just that I need to structure my game and learn about BRM.
Sure I´ve read books and articles about it, but i would rather hear the opinions of people that actually practice the game at "normal" levels.

I know this game, and I also know that I can become a winning player.

The last couple of months I have been so "hooked" on Omaha and I really want go back to my "roots" with Texas NL, as I have spent all my previous winnings calling of gutshots at the Omaha tables I´m also in need of a new bankroll.

Now enough with history what I would like to get help with is:

As I am a man of limited funds I´m going to make an deposit of $100 and go back to playing just Texas, now I already know that this is not enough to play at the levels I wish to play at, but honestly how many BB´s do you need at lower levels NL25-NL50 to make sure that you can survive a couple of pokerstars fantastic rivers?

And when is it time to leave, after 2-300 BB´s or just stay as long as it feels good?

And when/if I get up to let´s say a BR of $1000 do you guys think this is enough to move up to NL100?

And finally let´s say that I come to a level that I´m comfortable with how much can I withdraw from my bankroll? How many buy-ins do I need to leave in my BR to survive the unavoidable swings?

I apologize if this post is a little to long it´s just that I really want to find a winning formula and start to make some money in the long run.

One more thing...is it just me or is the average low-limit-player at pokerstars or fulltilt better than the players at microgaming or entraction?

There are lots of threads on this around the forums.

An unprotected bankroll for no limit ring games is 20 FULL buyins. So to play nl$100 you need $2K.

Hi folks and thanks for the response!

I got the answers I was looking for, I will make an deposit of $200 and start working my way up according the 20BB-50BB rule think I will use 30BB.

Will start out with 20 buy-ins at NL10 and I will probably be playing 3-4 tables (cant handle more than that :-P)

Happy New Year To All !

yep BRM is hard esspecially dropping down at least 30 buyins onto a CT is a good guide to stick by but there would be pros out there suggesting that at least a 100 buyins is more appropriate. I also think it is important to get off the computer after copping a bad beat if there is a slight chance that you will tilt. Tilt is so dangerous to bankrolls and u start doing stupid things like playing in the same limits after ure br had just suffered a big loss or even moving up limits to win back losses. GL with your new BR