Sufficient bankroll for 4 tables @ 2NL

Hello everyone. Several months ago, upon realizing if I wanted to ever get anywhere with online poker I would have to take it seriously and practice good BRM (among many other things I wasn't considering before) I started playing 2NL full ring to start my journey. Since then I have made approx. $20 over a few months time bringing me up to just a little over $100.

I've been only playing two tables at a time and for not nearly as long as I had planned for. I really want to stop being lazy and start playing consistently for longer periods of time. I feel I would be comfortable playing 4 tables (I get bored easy playing two) but I want to make sure my bankroll is capable of the increased risk. I buy in for the maximum which is $5 at the 2NL games and with 4 tables I'll have 20% of my bankroll at risk.

I know it's very unlikely to go all-in and lose all four buy in's but am I putting too much at risk here? I consider myself on the tighter side and prefer small ball poker. When I do go all-in I usually have a monster.


I am excited beyond words to start posting hands and questions here to further improve my game and taking this seriously. This forum has been a very valuable tool as of late and the volume of information on here is incredible. Thanks for your time.

if you have a little over a hundred that seems fine. all you need is a minimum of 20 buy-ins for each level. 5*20=100. you can always have a stop loss when you drop a couple buy-ins take a break, etc.. And if you really dent your bankroll, then you can just buy in for 2$ instead of 5 if worst comes to worst.

Increasing the number of tables you play doesn't affect your bankroll, unless you're playing worse or better with more tables.

Think if it as playing four separate sessions, not one big session where 20% of your bankroll is at risk. You are just playing volume in less time. It isn't uncanny to lose four buy-ins in a row, but if it rattles you too much, reduce your tables or increase your bankroll.

one BI for me at 2nl is 2 bucks instead of the 5 that u can use, so id say a good BR is $40

mate, if you think you can play the same poker i see no reason why you should not play more tables at once, hell even if your BB/100 drops a bit bit, by playing more tables you make more money.

you should try instead of playing 2 tables with 5$ to play 4 tables with 3$ for the beginning. i used to play 2nl and i would buy for 3$, very very rare people have 5$ at this level.

I highly would suggest learning to play the most tables possible at 2NL even if your bankroll is enough for the next limit.

What ever buy-in rule you follow is STILL being followed no matter how many tables you play at the same time.

Playing 20 tables with $40 is NOT risking your whole bankroll, playing one table with $40 is.

But anyway, back to multi-tabling, your focus should be on being able to handle as many tables possible. The reason being is you'll grind money so much more faster, and if you practice at 2NL their is a lot less risk.

I never thought I would be able to handle the amount of tables I can now, which is 12, but now I do it like its nothing and I can't wait to be able to expand more!

Good luck!

Make an attempt to play 4 tables and buy-in for $2 at each table. There usually aren't enough players to justify playing with 250 Big Blinds, and learning to play with a standard 100BB is crucial for success when moving up.

In my opinion, doubling your tables here will double your hourly rate, because the action is not that intense once you get used to it over a few sessions.

If you keep challenging yourself to add tables, you'll find that what once seemed difficult to keep up with is now easy.

I can easily handle 9 right now, and would play 12 more often if my screen had more real estate.

I just said this.

Buy in with 250BB to maximise edge - the tables are ridiculously soft.

As each table's stack is completely separate I'd just want 20-25BI total and not worry about having any more than that, unless you are prone to going on tilt.

BRM does not come into play at all when you play the lowest limit available.

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because if your BR goes below the minimum, what do you do at the lowest limit? BRM dictates you move down a level.. but there isnt one. Therefore you cant really be practising good BRM.

I suppose the next level down would be not having any money?

Oh, and thank you everyone for your answers. This past week I started buying in for $5.00 instead of $2.50 and playing two hours per day on 4 tables and have made $20.00 so far. The addition of 2 tables really wasn't as daunting as I thought it would be.

Next level down is wandering the streets looking for pennies that people let drop out of their pockets.

Next level down from there is playing freerolls

Next level down from there is trying to mount a playmoney BR with the hope of selling them one day when you have millions of it.

There's no next level down from there.