Handling Bankroll[PKRSTARs]

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Cicatrix

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Hi, I've recently made a deposit of $9.76 [USD] just about 2~3 weeks ago.
At the moment I am sitting on a healthy $44.xx
Mostly accumulated through playing $0.02/$0.05 ~ $0.10/$0.25.

Playing at the stakes listed above was probably the wrong decision to make, and maybe I got lucky enough to not blow my bankroll, but I've decided to take it easy from here on.

Any suggestions?
 
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kaptec

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Stop playing anything above 5/10 cent. Play 80 percent 5NL and 20 percent 10NL. As your bankroll increases, increase the play at 10NL > 5NL. When your bankroll goes up, do not change stakes untill you have about 500. Then mix in some 25NL. My point is always have a plan, and be flexible with your bankroll management. You will have a downswing, and when it happens, move down to the lowest level you can bear for that time. Plan and react, rinse and repeat.
 
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Play 2NL until you have $100 for 5NL. 20 BI's is the general rule for microstakes if you are a winning player. If you aren't well versed at these stakes then you should have higher BR requirements before moving up. It also depends on how well you take losses without tilting.

Just stick with 2NL for now until you have 20 BI's for 5NL, if you experience issues in that time frame then you will probably want to up your BR requirement to 30 BI's, as well as get some assistance on here.
 
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Thank you for the replies.
Is there any advice playing the 1c/2c NL's
I've played quite a lot down there and it is an absolute donk nation and can't seem to make a raise without being called instantly, only to be beat miraculously on the river.
 
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Play tight. Continuation bet on dry boards and don't bluff, you'll end up doing it occasionally anyway but just don't make it a habit. Bet strong with your made hands and fold your weak ones. It plays like 5NL. Only the ratio of fish:nits is different. 5NL might be something like 2:4, whereas 2NL will be like 4:1. If you can win at these limits then your bankroll should fly up so don't be impatient and try to take shots at a limit where one downswing will destroy your entire bankroll.


Post some hands in the cash game hand analysis section if you felt like you played bad during a hand or aren't sure which line is best.

P.S Get yourself a HUD if you don't have one already
 
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