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I know there's probably a sticky post somewhere, but I can never seem to get my bankroll over 100$ is there a mindset to being able to increase your bankroll or a specific way that allows you to not fluctuate your bankroll so much? If anyone can direct my to a really good guide would be nice!
 
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100 dollars is actually a good place to start a BR... everything under is just a 'training roll,' you arent really rolled to play anything more than .01/.02 under strict BRM. Getting 100 dollars is a grind if you're going to use a training roll, my advice is to play .01/.02 full ring if you like cash games (beware the loose and generally bad play at this level) or the .30 cents SnGs to the daily dollar if you like tournaments and sit n gos.

No matter what approach you take it will be a grind, expect flucuations to come and go, but with almost any roll as long as you dont tilit or play above this level, solid nitty poker will get you to 100 dollars. If it doesn't or you're consistently losing, analyze what is going wrong and try to learn from your mistakes before going at it some more.
 
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I use a 'training roll' of between $10-20 and I can often work it to $40
+, but waste it by the end of the month, I am currently learning the hard to way to build a decent BR is to follow strict BRM and have self discipline. Use some tracking software if you can and stick to your limits, and keep coming here with your progress, thats what spurs me on to stick to my bRM and build myself a nice little bankroll ( thats the plan anyways)
 
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i feel like sticking to certain game types makes a player play a certain style. So if you stick to your bankroll rules and only play low-stake cash games, you won't have the skill set for slightly higher level games or for MTTS, tourney's with rebuy, etc... where the same strategy used in small stake's games will result in losses. For instance, my first times at rebuy tournaments (for 11$) I lost badly because I did not take into account the way rebuy effects player strategy.

so, in general, people get to like 100$ by playing small cash tables and using strategies suited for them --> then lose it.

2 possiblities:
Play steps so you can get a good sense of different skill levels STTs, that way if you get to 100$ your experience/strategies won't be confined to small cash table strategy.

work your way up to and practice high stake play money MMTs than transition to low stake MTT tourneys, i think the experience from "high stake" MTTS would be useful for low $ stake MTTs.

I don't know if this is your specific problem, but definitely, in theory, something one wants to think about when building a bankroll. That is, getting caught by strategic/experience differences in game types, and how this can effect profit outcomes.
 
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Questions:

What games are you playing?

How much have you played?

Are you keeping stats? ...have a HUD?


Did you start with a lower BR?
 
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basically there are a couple rules to follow to make sure you dont kill your BR.

1.) 5% of your bankroll for cash games
2.) 2% of your bankroll for Mtts/SnGs
 
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100 dollars is actually a good place to start a BR... everything under is just a 'training roll,' you arent really rolled to play anything more than .01/.02 under strict BRM. Getting 100 dollars is a grind if you're going to use a training roll, my advice is to play .01/.02 full ring if you like cash games (beware the loose and generally bad play at this level) or the .30 cents SnGs to the daily dollar if you like tournaments and sit n gos.

No matter what approach you take it will be a grind, expect flucuations to come and go, but with almost any roll as long as you dont tilit or play above this level, solid nitty poker will get you to 100 dollars. If it doesn't or you're consistently losing, analyze what is going wrong and try to learn from your mistakes before going at it some more.

Very Well Said!

Therefore it is best to have a bankroll around 100 times the limit of the table. I recommend can be up to 150 times higher.

That is, if you play in a table $ 0.50 / $ 0.75 the ideal of your bank, is about $ 500.
A commission is not too much money to enter with no limit on these tables, eg table minimum mark in $ 25, you must always respect this and overcome some more

That's generally a really conservative approach to it. At the bare minimum you should have 20 Buy-In's for whatever level you plan to play at. 40 and up is recommended. Never play outside your bankroll at higher stakes, I know it's tempting I've stepped outside my boundaries too many times, then pull out the old wallet and re deposit, which always sucks and makes me feel like POS.

Just stick to it, we're all here to help!
 
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