How to start a bankroll?

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Welcome to the forum. Here, anyone will tell you that it is better for a poker newcomer to start creating his bankroll by playing freerolls. In the future, when playing for these first savings, you decide for yourself whether you should start depositing your personal money in cash.
 
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I think that playing freerolls you can not learn how to play poker! It is necessary to make at least the minimum deposit and play for real money. It should be at least 100 buy ins for comfortable play!
 
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Easiest way is to deposit :)

CCs private freerolls are an other option to build a tiny bankroll without investing any own money.

But most important is to follow bankroll managment when you got one, to make sure you can survive at least a small downswing.
 
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If you have a bank already established, however little it may be, I recommend you play the tournaments or sit micros if you are in a bank, start with the fre, there are many rooms with good freeroll to lift the bench, one of them is winamax
 
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honestly i started in 2003 by a freeroll never deposited till 2017 but i had removed my bankrolls for a long time at that point so just wanted to get into bigger games quicker :) freerolling is nice for a bank whether is entire bankroll or just something to keep adding on
 
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i recommend freerolls also but if you can afford it deposit a very small amount and play smallest stakes cash games and study a lot
 
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If you do not have the opportunity to make a deposit then one choice is freeroll.
 
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It depends on your income :)
If it is low, I suggest 50$ deposit and play 1.10$ buy-in non-turbo tournaments. When you achieve anything meaningful, you can increase the stakes.
You can save yourself the time, if you can afford higher 50 buy-ins, but 50 buy-ins it must be.
If you income is even lower, play CC freerolls and stakes below $1 if you wish to spend the time on those MTTs.
 
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Last months I start my bancroll with 5 $, It s a comfortable way to begin because if the day is not my those five dollars are not much.
 
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I started playing freerolls and private tourneys. Get into the money and gradually build some money. With that I started to play 1c/2c tables and worked it up to 5/10c tables and also playing more micro entry tourneys. But as poker goes, every now and then I have to start over ;)
 
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Yes. Preheat the oven at 425 degrees. Start cutting the meat and vegetable in the right size pieces. Prepare the seasoning including garling, dry mustard, black pepper, sea salt, paprika and all spices in a small bowl, set aside....

Just kidding just make a small deposit or try to win freerolls!
 
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I once started with freerolls too. this is normal, you can make micro deposits and play at the lowest rates. choose any of these options) how many will not mind the game. and gradually learn
 
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Building a bankroll from scratch is possible, but it will take a lot of time. I think, that on freerolls you can create a small bankroll, which can later be used in cash games or tournaments. In general, the best option would be to make a minimum deposit and learn to play in SnG tournaments.
 
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I started with freerolls, private tournaments and NL2 cash. I currently play the Big in pokerstars up to 4.40 buy-in.
 
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If you are new to the game, then the main thing is not to play for the money, the loss of which can upset you.
 
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My opinion

A good way to start a bankroll is just play freerolls. Then when its time to cash put fifty bucks in the kitty. The casino thiks you won and you get the money.
 
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Winning online poker is not easy. Play only freerolls so as not to get upset. On cash I play with friends. Winning is much easier
 
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