Best way to build a BR with $100

#1 20th January 2010, 11:09 AM

What games should I be playing? At what stakes should I be playing? I play on pokerstars. How fast can I expect to double my BR by playing at those stakes as well would be great.

#2 20th January 2010, 11:25 AM

$100 would allow you to play 5NL with 20 buy-ins (the recommended minimum that most BRM strats follow)

If youre new to poker, start at 2NL and get a good feel for the game.

As to timeframe to double bankroll? thats going to depend on many many factors and pretty hard to predict unfortunately.

#3 20th January 2010, 11:34 AM

Stick to good bankroll management, don't play in a game where you have fewer than 20 max buy ins.
How long it will take to earn another $100 depends on how much edge you've got in the game you're playing (if you've got edge).

A few people on cardschat have spoken highly of micro stakes turbo SNGs for bankroll building, the reasoning being that you can learn a fairly basic shove/fold system to beat them for a good winrate, this would be a good option if you're new to poker.
Otherwise just pick the game you're best at, at stakes you're bankrolled for and grind away.

#4 20th January 2010, 12:49 PM

To put an answer to this, you first would have to state your preferences and experience...
New to poker?
SnG, MTT, cashgame sh / fr?
aC

#5 20th January 2010, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akaCLINT

To put an answer to this, you first would have to state your preferences and experience...
New to poker?
SnG, MTT, cashgame sh / fr?
aC

I have been playing poker for about 5 years now so not new to the game but I am new to online poker.
I do well in SnG,MTT's and cash games. But Im not sure i have a big enough BR to be playing in cash games right now.

#6 20th January 2010, 7:56 PM

How quickly you can double your bankroll depends on various factors. As a relatively simple example, let's say you play SNGs and have a 25% ROI. That would mean you'd be up $100 after playing tournaments you paid a total of $400 to enter. The number of tournaments would depend on the buyin level(s), and the length of time would depend on how much / often you play.

That said, you win money by playing where you're +EV. I'd start low and see how comfortable you are, and move up according to that as well as your bankroll, not just the latter, which seem to be talked about a whole lot more.

#7 20th January 2010, 8:03 PM

You're going to have to break bankroll management requirements if you want to double your bankroll in any reasonable amount of time. I'm a cash game player, but it's going to take a very long time to double your bankroll at 5NL, you might want to consider jumping to 25NL if you're willing to take some risk but reap higher returns...you're never going to double your BR at 5NL.

#8 20th January 2010, 8:59 PM

To echo what a few other posters have said, start small, and try to be realistic. You can't "expect" to double your bankroll right away! Rather, why not "hope" to double your bankroll in a few months.. Good luck with it though!

#9 2nd February 2010, 10:59 PM

I would go whit HU SNG if u have time to put in volume

#10 3rd February 2010, 12:32 AM

There also some low buy in satellites on PS that can give you a chance at competing in a higher stakes tourney for less.

#11 3rd February 2010, 2:57 AM

I say multi-table sngs..

#12 3rd February 2010, 8:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexA1986

I have been playing poker for about 5 years now so not new to the game but I am new to online poker.
I do well in SnG,MTT's and cash games. But Im not sure i have a big enough BR to be playing in cash games right now.

I think the best for you is to play that u want to play. If u want to play cash, okey let's play some cash tables for a while. But remember to study all that u can and have to hand. If u lost your money at the tables, don't worry because are so many Bonus whitout Deposit and kind of that for built Bank Roll, so u will find the oportunity to get back that $100.

Try on, enjoy the game

Regards

Karachay

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