What is the Best Way to Build a Small Bankroll

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the exact answer I can not give but for me the best option is to play tournaments and freerolls maybe a cash game, but with the low blinds 0.01-0.02 $. good luck at the tables
 
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Just gotta say, love the OP& love all the informative replies! This is a definite concern of mine alwaysplaying low stakes, winning small & slow but always being impatient with my wins & going up stakes & always facing trips :) If there was a suggestion poll percentage, SNGs would've got the most hits! So SNGs it is :) Thanks Cardschat! Glad I found this website!!
 
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Personally, I would think cash. But I always end up running dry in cash since it so easy to go broke. Even at micro. I would certainly say being patient and grinding in MTT.
 
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With 10 $ you do not have the flexibility to play your game. You can play freerolls to rise your bankroll. If you start with 10 $ you can try sit and go's with low buy in's like 0.10, or 0.25 and if you prefer cash games 0.01/0.02!
 
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Very interesting thread. I keep it in my notes. I really need it as a novice player.
 
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Let's face it, you have no chance to raise it from $ 10, it's impossible, especially on pokerstars, I do not want to make it simple, but so in cash games put the cards for that rake the way it is the bigger pot gets the more rake. I'm squeezed out of the cash game on pokerstars, believe me like that.
You're wrong, I had built up a $40+ BR from as little as $5 in the past by playing micro SnGs and the occasional Zoom cash game on pokerstars, ending up pissing it away due to lack of discipline.

It's not impossible to build from a small BR, difficult at times but not impossible with proper discipline.
 
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I made a bankroll of 76$ playing 3$ stt knock out mtt knock out 7.50$ I been cashing in and getting the bounties but not winning progressive knockout tournaments are good to make a bankroll I think.
 
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I think that creating a bankroll from 10 US dollars is quite a difficult task. And to be honest, almost unreal.

The amount, it seems to me, should be more.

For example, 50-100 dollars.
 
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Wow! I really liked this topic! A lot of opinions and advice. From the heart, thank you ...
 
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In order not to risk too much, it would be better to have a low or low score of 0.02 or a maximum of 0.55. so if you lose recover easier.
 
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It's simple to enter a tournament that pays $10 try to win.
 
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So? Where did the 10$ go finally? How are you doing with your BR?
 
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I recommend you start to play 0.10 and 0.25 SnG on pokerstars.
 
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1 Dollar tournaments Chris Ferguson reckons your wasting your time playing any less than 1 dollar buy in look into his freeroll challenge
 
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I think just to play some 1 dollar sit and goes. i think there you can build a good bankroll
 
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building a bankroll with ten dollars

don't play more than ten percent of your stack at one time
 
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One pro once said only play 10 percent of your bankroll, so if it $10 then dollar games are where your at, pick your best game be it sitngos or whatever and grind away as you increase your bankroll you can play bigger stakes!
 
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If this $10 is the only $10 you can ever have on a poker site then play the smallest stake MTT/SNG offered on your site and just grind those to build your bankroll. If you have funds to deposit more just drop $50 and play some 2NL while investing in some tracking software and study the game.
 
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In my opinion you can play sng 0,50 on table of 9 on pokerstars , it's easy and 0,25 of 45 players , and U$1 on sng with 45 players it's a good option to start to build a bankroll
 
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i'd min buy at 1c/2c cash tables (.40). maybe play a few .10+.01 tourneys. nothing higher.
 
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Freerolls Mate. ;)

I don't know if you are a cash game player or not, but $10 bucks won't last long doing that and I have faith in your skills, beats happen.


What site are we talking about, BOL and SB have a lot of donkeys playing the micro cash games that are willing to donk off their stack with bottom pair. ;)


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play tournaments - $ 0.25 (45-max, 90-max)
Long, but surely
 
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everything depends on the budget, preference between 'tournaments and cash tables' and most importantly the experience


since we do not all think the same


but I personally say that the best probability is in cash tables playing aggressive


or play in the tournaments and just wait to get to the bubble and achieve a lot without risking so much
I think the same
 
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