BR Management in cash games

I have always been a sng and mtt player but have recently moved to ring games.

I play 8 tables.

What bankroll should you have for

.2/.5
.5/.10
.25
.50
.50/1

Thanks

Telboy

Not sure if thers a different rule for multi-tabling but

5NL= $100
10NL=$200
25NL=$500
50NL=$1500
100NL=$3000

thought a bigger cushion was needed at higher stakes

sheesho said:

Not sure if thers a different rule for multi-tabling but

5NL= $100
10NL=$200
25NL=$500
50NL=$1500
100NL=$3000

thought a bigger cushion was needed at higher stakes

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this except for me if i were to play 25NL i would want $1000 or 40 buy ins

sheesho said:

Not sure if thers a different rule for multi-tabling but

5NL= $100
10NL=$200
25NL=$500
50NL=$1500
100NL=$3000

thought a bigger cushion was needed at higher stakes

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That's a little aggressive imo (but of course I don't play cash so I might be wrong).

As far as your multi-tabling goes, if you can play your A-game on all of your tables, then your BRM shouldn't have to change. But if your decisions are affected, then your edge goes down, and if your edge goes down, variance goes up, so that's when you'd need a bigger BR.

sheeso's

sheeso's requirements are what I am following myself. I think it would be ok. If I start at a new level and drop 5 buy ins, then I drop to the previous level.

PattyR said:

this except for me if i were to play 25NL i would want $1000 or 40 buy ins

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so then would you up 50NL to $2000 and 100NL to $4000?

Can't remember where but I remember from an article anywhere from 20-30 BIs up to 10NL and 30-40 starting from 25NL on. Maybe a bit aggro but as long as you stick to the rules and drop down after losing 5 BIs, I think its ok

sheesho said:

so then would you up 50NL to $2000 and 100NL to $4000?

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precisely

I may be a little nitty, but I like a 50 BI rule for cash. I found one thing that really affected me early on when building a bankroll was playing with "scared money." For me, scared money was when I did not have a big enough cushion to handle the normal variance of the game. Now for some, a big enough cushion is 20 BI (I think 20 BI is a common rule of thumb that most will agree upon). For me, I needed 50 BI to confidently play my 8-10 table sessions.

So you need to find that buy in comfort zone, preferably 20 BI or above, and go from there. Then, in regards to what I did, as I got above that 50 BI mark and closer to the next stake level, I started to mix in a few of the games at the next level and gradually transition to 100% of the higher level when I reached 50 BIs for that particular game. You just need to make sure that you are able to move down as easy as you are able to move up in stakes if you hit a downswing.

sheesho said:

as long as you stick to the rules and drop down after losing 5 BIs, I think its ok

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Isn't that the crux actually? I've watched peeps rolled for 50NL, play 100NL go on a bad streak and instead of moving down, lose most of their roll chasing the losses.

sheesho said:

so then would you up 50NL to $2000 and 100NL to $4000?

Can't remember where but I remember from an article anywhere from 20-30 BIs up to 10NL and 30-40 starting from 25NL on. Maybe a bit aggro but as long as you stick to the rules and drop down after losing 5 BIs, I think its ok

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These numbers sound reasonable as your edge is going down significantly as you progress past the micros...

The key is also a willingness to move down if you run bad...