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At the moment I want to start playing again, but unfortunately there is not enough money. Now I have 140bi for $0.25 SNG 9max [45 players, regular speed]. In the lobby of pokerstars, I found $1 SNG 9max [Knockout, regular speed]. 3 years ago I successfully played HU SNG $3.5 - $7. 50bi it enough to me that the probability of losing the BR was not high? Or is it better to start with 75-100bi? What were your maximum downstreak the SNG 9max [regular speed]?
 
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Do you have any software HUD? This also affects size downstreak.
 
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To play 1 sng 9 max Knockout, normal speed, you need about 40 50 boxes, if you do not have them, it would be better to start by sitting of 025 45 normal speed players.
You can make a mix between SNG 9 max Knockout, normal speed and sits of 025 45 players normal speed.
 
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Do you have any software HUD? This also affects size downstreak.


I do not have a HUD... When there are about 10 opponents, I carefully look at the table and make a lot of notes. Until now, I'm using "Jennifear's MTT Push-Fold Charts". For 3 days I played 130 tournaments with ITM and ROI 20% (profit of 30 bi). This is normal? I play for the first time in MTT. Before that, he played 3500 HU SNG tournaments.
 
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To play 1 sng 9 max Knockout, normal speed, you need about 40 50 boxes, if you do not have them, it would be better to start by sitting of 025 45 normal speed players.
You can make a mix between SNG 9 max Knockout, normal speed and sits of 025 45 players normal speed.


I started with 100bi for $0.25 SNG 9max [45 people] [regular speed]. I'm unemployed and for me very inportant is to avoid any risks. How long I'll raise on a limits is not important, for me the main thing is not to lose all BR. 3 years ago I played HU SNG $3.5- $7 and now I wanna go back there without any risks. After $0.25 SNG 9max [45 people] [regular speed] I have a choice between $0.5 SNG 9 max [turbo] and $1 SNG 9 max Knockout [regular speed]. How do you think that from this less dispersive?
 
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I think 100BI it's the best, but since now there are not so many SNG running at once, I think 50-60buyin 's it's enough.
 
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At the moment I want to start playing again, but unfortunately there is not enough money.

Hey aqqr, does PokerStars still have those 50/50 10-handed S&G's? They had these several years ago when I could play there for real money.

You basically have to outlast five other people and you double your money. I made more than I lost playing this way. And they are quick games, because once five people are out, its game over.
 
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At the moment I want to start playing again, but unfortunately there is not enough money. Now I have 140bi for $0.25 SNG 9max [45 players, regular speed]. In the lobby of PokerStars, I found $1 SNG 9max [Knockout, regular speed]. 3 years ago I successfully played HU SNG $3.5 - $7. 50bi it enough to me that the probability of losing the BR was not high? Or is it better to start with 75-100bi? What were your maximum downstreak the SNG 9max [regular speed]?

Hey aqqr..There is a helpfull tool that can estimate variance at Sngs and Mtts.Link is the following
http://www.pokerdope.com/tournament-variance-calculator/
You can test different types of Sngs,just fill in the boxes with number of players,pay structure,buy-in,rake and you ROI(you will put an estimated ROI ofc)....Below it shows some interesting stuff such as your average net profit and probability of loss your bankroll..I think you can experiment and see a lot of interesting things :)
 
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I think 100BI it's the best, but since now there are not so many SNG running at once, I think 50-60buyin 's it's enough.


K. I agree with you. You can follow the average of 75bi
 
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Hey aqqr, does PokerStars still have those 50/50 10-handed S&G's? They had these several years ago when I could play there for real money.

You basically have to outlast five other people and you double your money. I made more than I lost playing this way. And they are quick games, because once five people are out, its game over.


Yes! It's called "Fifty50". The minimum bi - $1. I think this is the most low-dispersion type of SNG. I believe that 50bi is enough.
 
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Hey aqqr..There is a helpfull tool that can estimate variance at Sngs and Mtts.Link is the following
http://www.pokerdope.com/tournament-variance-calculator/
You can test different types of Sngs,just fill in the boxes with number of players,pay structure,buy-in,rake and you ROI(you will put an estimated ROI ofc)....Below it shows some interesting stuff such as your average net profit and probability of loss your Bankroll..I think you can experiment and see a lot of interesting things :)


I saw this resource. :) I once considered it for the HU SNG, but now I forgot about it. I have to learn it again.
 
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At the moment I want to start playing again, but unfortunately there is not enough money. Now I have 140bi for $0.25 SNG 9max [45 players, regular speed]. In the lobby of PokerStars, I found $1 SNG 9max [Knockout, regular speed]. 3 years ago I successfully played HU SNG $3.5 - $7. 50bi it enough to me that the probability of losing the BR was not high? Or is it better to start with 75-100bi? What were your maximum downstreak the SNG 9max [regular speed]?


You should take shots and try to move up stakes as fast as possible because the rake becomes a smaller % of the total buyin when you move up. Your opponents will be a little bit better, but it's better to practice against better opponents anyway. I would be more aggressive and take shots with 40-50 BI and move back down if you lose 5-10 BI.
 
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Generally speaking minimum BRM guidelines :


20 Buyins for Cash games
40 Buyins for SNGs
80 Buyins for MTTs


These are the lowest bankrolls that everyone should have. But I also think that it's very personal to each player. Some player's TILT is so bad that they can't handle a 20% BR Downswing and end up busting their roll by moving up to try and recover the losses. This is terrible. And could have been avoided by having a huge bankroll, and therefore not being emotionally affected at all by normal variance swings.


I play:

SNGs with 100-150 Buyins
MTTs with 200-300 Buyins


I understand that some players would see this as excessively large, but I do this because it means that I have Zero emotional reactions to bad beats. It means I don't tilt or worry during my sessions. And that means that the integrity of my game stays intact, regardless of what happens. I understand that you're on a short roll so my best advice is to keep playing at the microstakes and build from there.
 
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You should take shots and try to move up stakes as fast as possible because the rake becomes a smaller % of the total buyin when you move up. Your opponents will be a little bit better, but it's better to practice against better opponents anyway. I would be more aggressive and take shots with 40-50 BI and move back down if you lose 5-10 BI.

Hey. Yes, I recently thought about it, too. I wanted to save 75bi for the HU SNG (my favorite game), but I remembered about rake and I think about immediately saving for $7 limit. But I do not know what to play yet.
 
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Generally speaking minimum BRM guidelines :


20 Buyins for Cash games
40 Buyins for SNGs
80 Buyins for MTTs


These are the lowest bankrolls that everyone should have. But I also think that it's very personal to each player. Some player's TILT is so bad that they can't handle a 20% BR Downswing and end up busting their roll by moving up to try and recover the losses. This is terrible. And could have been avoided by having a huge bankroll, and therefore not being emotionally affected at all by normal variance swings.


I play:

SNGs with 100-150 Buyins
MTTs with 200-300 Buyins


I understand that some players would see this as excessively large, but I do this because it means that I have Zero emotional reactions to bad beats. It means I don't tilt or worry during my sessions. And that means that the integrity of my game stays intact, regardless of what happens. I understand that you're on a short roll so my best advice is to keep playing at the microstakes and build from there.


Hey. I'm also not prone to tilt. But I don't have money and a source of income, so I can't afford to lose an all bankroll. Now I have 100bi for games $0.5 SNG 9max [Turbo]. Do you think that's enough?
 
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