If you only had 60$

What format would you play of Holdem to try to increase your bankroll?
Im kinda confused where to start -

If find cashgames profitable but soo borring.
I find MTTs exciting but exhausting - I like SnGs too, but what ive heard people dont find them profitable.

If you play on pokerstars than try sng fifty50 they are profitable and intresting.

Play what you like and if you work hard you can profit on any game i personally prefer SNGs

You are looking for the holy grail, and no such path exists in poker.

dj11 said:

You are looking for the holy grail, and no such path exists in poker.

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Not exactly!
Im more curious on how I should use banroll management into the project.
What buy-ins MTTs should i select, and what buy-ins for sngs

55c or less mtt's
2nl if you play cash
50c or less mtt-sng's and stt's.

Basically 100bi BRM for mtt's at min, same for mtt-sng's and can prb do stt's on 75bi BRM unless you are mmt then i'd stick with 100 accross the board and 200bi brm for mtt's of 1k or more entrants.

BluffMeAllIn said:

55c or less mtt's
2nl if you play cash
50c or less mtt-sng's and stt's.

Basically 100bi BRM for mtt's at min, same for mtt-sng's and can prb do stt's on 75bi BRM unless you are mmt then i'd stick with 100 accross the board and 200bi brm for mtt's of 1k or more entrants.

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Thank you !

If you are an aggresive player, I would recommend you ZOOM games

Play wherever you like. Where do not like will not be profitable.

Buy candy. Play blackjack.

sng, Fifty50... Play wherever you like. by: milka1605

finding a path

Sngs are fun and profitable . I know sometimes games can be tedious but you either love it or not Stay low and hone your skills and as your bankroll increases , so do the games you can enter

I thought 30 Buy In was plenty for SNG or MTT. I generally didnt learn ring well enough I guess, because the kill me. When you are able to reload its maddening But maybe thats just at Micro stakes. Maybe try Chris Furgeson challenge?

it all depends on what you enjoy the most. As long as you're using good bank roll management that is. I wouldn't play higher than 1c/2c with your bankroll, or .50-$1 sng and tourneys

I played cash at poker stars for only 10cent by in,I made few bags,....

With 60$, have to follow strict brm.

I would be conservative and follow the 100bi.

If planning for reload in case, you can loosen and consider lowering the 100bi, say 60-50bi.

I would play $ 1 sng 45man regular structure

Well, if you play on Pokerstars, try 2NL 6-max Zoom "Halley" and/or $0.50 45-mans and 90-mans.

60$ is good for NL2, sit comfortable and try to play 4-6 tables. Be concentrated on game and be sure to use HoldemManager to statistic your opponents.
So you can double your 60$ in 12-18 hours of playing.
Spread your gaming time for 2-3 days and be happy))

I wouldn't recommend playing anything more than $.60 or so.
Maybe $1 Tournament if you think you'd have a chance at placing.

Try everything until you will not find something that you like. After all, the game should not only be profitable but it is also a pleasure to bring to you personally. Some like MTT, someone SnG and so on.

Man, PS has some micro Bounty Builter tournament. They're quick and you can cash for eliminating others..

Play where you want , just be careful and try to not lose money ,win all money as you can, protect your bankroll ,play only with nice cards , try to cash in all Tournaments that you play and try to win S&G

BogdanStark said:

60$ is good for NL2, sit comfortable and try to play 4-6 tables. Be concentrated on game and be sure to use HoldemManager to statistic your opponents.
So you can double your 60$ in 12-18 hours of playing.
Spread your gaming time for 2-3 days and be happy))

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this is completely unrealistic.

First, if you're new you should just be playing on 1 table (until you're comfortable on 2).

I don't think anyone could double a $60 bankroll while 6-tabling 2nl for 18hrs (nevermind someone who sounds like they're new to it all)

your given example of 3,600 hands 4-tabling for 12hrs. (assuming 6-max tables) & suggesting a newer player be playing 6 tables while starting out is absurd.

that's equal to a winning rate of ~84bb/100

If 18hrs. it is equal to ~56bb/100 (< probably 4x as high as can be hoped for by a newer player who has actually studied the game a bit). Again,.. totally ridiculous!



My suggestion for BRM on $60
if SnG's play the $1 buyins. (when you reach $80 move up to $2. especially if the rake is lower than the $1's)

If MTT, play the occassional $1 tourney but try to play in cheaper ones if they're available (or supplement it with SnG's).

Cash - Learning 2nl would be okay if you were actually interested in it but as has already been mentioned, if you're not enjoying yourself you won't want to put in the time to learn that format which will end up being a losing proposition.

Initially when I started out online I chose to play SNG's but also some MTT's (games were different back then though... at least Sng's were ie. 9-man reg. speed, slow-structured sng's were very popular & hypers didn't exist).

IF I were just starting out today I would opt to go with cashgame play, starting off at 2nl. It'll give you a solid foundation if you choose to switch over to different format later on. But on the flip side of this, tournament tables generally have ALOT weaker players on them (vs. cash) even at the micro limits (tournament play seems to attract a much great number of fish).

I play 6-max zoom cash games on PokerStars. They're fun, aggressive and very good for getting in high amounts of volume.

A good win rate for 2NL is 10bb/100. If you play 4 zoom tables at once, you can get in about 1k hands per hour, which equates to $2 per hour of winnings + rakeback. So after 50 hours of playing, you'll have a $160+ BR and you can move up to 5NL from there.

But when you're new to cash games, especially 6-max zoom, I recommend only playing 1 table at a time and playing super tight. You can gradually become looser and more aggressive as you improve, just as you can gradually start to multi-table until you reach the 4 table limit.

Good luck!