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megabrobro
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Hi guys, I've been playing poker online for various stakes since 1999. I've basically played at every poker client in existence (reputable UK based ones at least).
I've just jumped back into it following a few years away. This time I decided to take the skills I already have but lose all my bad habits (ie. I had zero BRM before, and in fact would just risk my entire bankroll after a few loses in a row, i purely was playing for fun mainly with just a hope of winning big).
Now, I decide to read up on BRM and to try to apply it, and therefore hopefully make a gradual but steady profit month-by-month.
For now, Im playing pokerstars Fifty50 (also v small MTT and some basic 9 seaters). I read around on here and other places and from what I gather the standard advice is to have 100 Buy Ins as my bankroll. So if I have $200 max to play with I should stick to purely $2 tables.
But what baffles me about this method is why so many buy-ins? I mean this seems like people are saying you could gradually lose all the way down from $200 to under $5 but then somehow magically becoz you had enough BRM to manage it you will somehow still have a better chance to profit overall?
Fifty50 of course means you have approx 50% chance of finishing in top 5. However the payout is often less than double Buyin (but sometimes is 3x buyin).
I've been playing a week or so and can't see the point in have 100x BRM. I honestly feel 10 is enough and if I can;;t profit from it with 10 buy-ins as backup then I might aswell forget it. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
Thanks for reading
I've just jumped back into it following a few years away. This time I decided to take the skills I already have but lose all my bad habits (ie. I had zero BRM before, and in fact would just risk my entire bankroll after a few loses in a row, i purely was playing for fun mainly with just a hope of winning big).
Now, I decide to read up on BRM and to try to apply it, and therefore hopefully make a gradual but steady profit month-by-month.
For now, Im playing pokerstars Fifty50 (also v small MTT and some basic 9 seaters). I read around on here and other places and from what I gather the standard advice is to have 100 Buy Ins as my bankroll. So if I have $200 max to play with I should stick to purely $2 tables.
But what baffles me about this method is why so many buy-ins? I mean this seems like people are saying you could gradually lose all the way down from $200 to under $5 but then somehow magically becoz you had enough BRM to manage it you will somehow still have a better chance to profit overall?
Fifty50 of course means you have approx 50% chance of finishing in top 5. However the payout is often less than double Buyin (but sometimes is 3x buyin).
I've been playing a week or so and can't see the point in have 100x BRM. I honestly feel 10 is enough and if I can;;t profit from it with 10 buy-ins as backup then I might aswell forget it. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
Thanks for reading