Cash Out

I just started playing ring games. I built my stack off of freerolls. I got up to about $5 at one point if you include the money in play. At the moment I'm hovering around $2, I got rivered a couple times and made a bad call. I'm playing .01/.02 ring games. My question is, at what point ahead or below should I cash out?

You mean from a table? You should leave a table whenever that table is no longer a profitable one. I never base my decision to leave on whether I'm up or down, but upon whether I feel I have an edge at that table.

I think you should leave the table if you feel like you are running bad or don't have an edge over the table. Also, if there is no action, and people are just waiting around to raise or push with a premium hand. Good luck at future cash game tables.

I think generally when you triple your buy in

How much are you buying in for? If you're buying in for your whole BR (which would be a single 100bb buy in), wait until you're completely on your best game, find the best possible table conditions, and leave as soon as you double up (i.e., rathole). Then find the best possible table conditions and buy in for half your BR, rinse and repeat until you've got enough of a BR to not rathole.

I'd guess, though, that you're prob buying in for 25% - 50% of your roll? I'd still suggest ratholing when you double up fwiw. I'd suggest doing this if you're not (i.e., don't put your whole BR on the table).

Normally I completely agree w Mase above, but not when your BR is a single 100bb BI.

Good point Sly