Cash game buy-ins

Hi guys.

I am wondering about how much cash one should take to the table, max buy-in, min buy-in or something between.

The thing that i bothering me is that i have a very small bankroll and im playing in 0.05c/0.10c tables. If i follow the advice of bankroll management threads/articles i should take 2$ with me, in my opinnion there are few problems buying in with minimum: people with more money bully small stacks and you dont get payed off with monsters?

So should i just take the 10$ maximum to the table ignoring the fact that i only few rebuys in my bankroll or just take the 2$ with me?

Seems you need to make a decision. Step down in limits, violate BR guidelines and risk disaster, or make a deposit.

100BB is the standard 'smart' move buy-in. Also means you will be less of a candidate to be 'bullied'. If it's a lot/most of your BR, then you need to really tighten up and avoid the marginal and/or risky hands. You have to leave room for variance and swings.

Strict Bankroll Management is very important and should be followed.

That being said, I believe that if your Bank Roll management is telling you that you can only afford the minimum buy in at a table, you are playing stakes too high.

You should be basing your Management on the Table Buy in, which is usually 100x the BB, (Unless it's a Deep Stack Table). So if you use a simple system like 20 buy ins and have $500, you should not be playing above $.10/.25 Tables.

If you can only buy in for the minimum, you will most likely be playing above your head. It will be tough to make any money for a number of reasons as well.

If you double your initial buy in, you only go to $4, so it'll take longer to get good return on your big hands.
Second, if you don't have a lot in front of you, it will be tough to get paid off because you might not get action due to the small amount the other players have to make off of you. It's easier to keep you small stacked and pick you off when they pick up a big hand. I know I don't play with small stacks unless I have a big hand...it's not worth it.

Here's a decent site that calculates where you should be playing based on your bankroll and gives some decent advice as well.

http://www.thepokerbank.com/bankroll-calculator.php

Just my Thoughts....

Stepping down limits is impossible in my case since lowest tables are 0,05c/0,10

That being the case, you might have to change sites. There are tables as low as $.02/.04 at Pokerstars.

It's tough, but unless you can deposit more, you have to grind it out playing ABC until you can move up.

Plus, if you can't beat the microstakes tables, you won't be able to beat the higher stakes. Time spent at the low limits to develope your game and build your bankroll are very important. Skipping this valuable schooling has cost many people a lot of money because they don't spend the time.

Too many players move up in limits because they can't beat the microstakes players that don't know how to fold....It usually turns out that they just aren't as good as they think they are.

Leave your ego at the door.

Just my thoughts....

wow, you really have no clue about how to play a short stack if you think that... short stacks are the ones bullying the big stacks in a cash game.

This ^

Thus why I say big stacks don't play with the baby stacks. Keep them small and pick them off.

i always try to buy-in for the max or atleast 50% more than the min