Small bankroll 6max vs fullring

Do you think with the small freeroll bankroll I have accumulated (a little more than 5 bucks on Stars) should be played in full ring .1/.2? or 6 max? Does it make a difference really?
or maybe I should just stick to those double or nothing sngs they seem pretty easy but a serious grind to build the roll .85 cents at a time.

$5 is not nearly enough to play .01/.02, its only 2.5 Buy-ins, but if its all you have I guess you will have to go for it and hope you get lucky. FR has less variance than 6max btw, so FR would be the way to go with a smaller BR.

i would stick to the cheap SnGs if you are having success in them. but if you are bent on playing cash, then i would go with a full ring due to variance.

Absolutely full ring. People don't stack off so light and you have to pay the blinds less often, so it's ideal for a low variance style.

definentily full ring. Sit back and wait for hands.

pokerstars also has a .10 buy in 360 person turbo sng if you get sick of ring games.

EvilGenius said:

i would stick to the cheap SnGs if you are having success in them. but if you are bent on playing cash, then i would go with a full ring due to variance.

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Stay away from STT's until you have some room to move. They have much higher variance than ring, and with the higher rake % at lower levels you won't make it too far. Try a run at FR cash games and just stick to playing a tight game. Stay away from marginal situations until you have a bigger bankroll and can handle more variance. It's likely that you will go bust, but good luck.

Well, I seem to be a minority in the full vs 6 person discussion. I play limit, might make a difference. I make much more at a 6 person game. I think the reason may be that in a limit game no one folds for one bet, so you have many more hands in the game to suck out on you. If you play tight in a 6 person game your good hands are more likely to hold up. Yes the blinds come around more often, and for that reason I resisted the 6 handed games for years. But since I tried them a few months ago I am winning a lot more. With such a small BR, try the lowest 6 handed limit for awhile and see what happens. And post back and let me know. Play tight.

I've made quite a bit of money on SnG's and the second i went to cash games or moved up in higher limits i got robbed all my money!! stick to the micro sng's .. bankroll management works..

Alright I am probably going to stick it into full ring and just sit back....hopefully I wont catch any beats and if I do whatever its freeroll monies and I will probably throw in a few of those .10 mtts on stars cause they are pretty soft but kind of frustrating. Anyway thanks for the advice all

FR and play either limit or Pot limit to control your chances better. No limit is too crazy. You wont go very far with such as small BR unless you get really really lucky. Oh yeah, play real tight too/avoid coin flips. did the same with the freeroll money i won on party poker

do somegrinding away at the double or nothing's. Goal is to hit top 5, Play solid and tight, and dont chase straights or flushes. It will take a little time but you can build up. remember you only have to have 1 chip left to hit the cash. Avoid heads up play with the big stack if you dont have a monster or the nuts