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Great Big Pair
Enthusiast
Silver Level
It depends entirely on the stakes you want to play and what the first deposit bonus of your chosen poker room is. Most poker sites give you a bonus that you can unlock as you play. The amount of the bonus often depends on the amount of the deposit.
If you are playing lower limits however, you're probably unlikely to unlock a huge bonus, so best to be reasonable and deposit according to the stakes you are going to play.
I think an initial deposit of 30-50 buy-ins for cash games or 50-100 buy-ins for tournaments is reasonable.
If you are playing lower limits however, you're probably unlikely to unlock a huge bonus, so best to be reasonable and deposit according to the stakes you are going to play.
I think an initial deposit of 30-50 buy-ins for cash games or 50-100 buy-ins for tournaments is reasonable.
roger perkins
Visionary
Bronze Level
Most importantly it is what you can afford. Don't risk money that you can't afford to lose.
Alex70793
Visionary
Bronze Level
It depends on the limits on which you want to play, if you start from the very bottom to play with 2 cents blinds, then $ 200 is enough, you can also $ 150.
Multiply the size of the bitcoin of your game limits by 100 and get the amount necessary for a comfortable game.
Multiply the size of the bitcoin of your game limits by 100 and get the amount necessary for a comfortable game.
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mrc1988
Enthusiast
Silver Level
100% depends on how much money you have and what you can afford to lose. $100 bankroll might be INSANE for one person and literally toilet paper to another.
I abide by the 100 times the buyin for cash games. If your bank roll is not that size I wouldn't even bother.
Remember to be safe you can always play for free and build up from there. There is plenty of sites that have good freeroll programs.
GeckoAA
Legend
Bronze Level
I think it really all depends on you. How much money can you afford to lose? How much poker have you played? What size stakes do you intend on playing? These might be just a few of many questions you could ask yourself to help figure out what will work best for you.
For myself, I put in $50 at each site I joined or on certain sites they may have had a required minimum amount in order to get their welcome bonus, so I would deposit that amount. Then I would just play the freerolls or micro stakes and build my bankroll. I still only play freerolls or micro stakes but my bankroll has built and also took my initial $50 out, so every bit of money I have in each of my accounts is actual poker earned money. That worked well for me, but I’m just a recreational player atm who plays pretty much every day.
For myself, I put in $50 at each site I joined or on certain sites they may have had a required minimum amount in order to get their welcome bonus, so I would deposit that amount. Then I would just play the freerolls or micro stakes and build my bankroll. I still only play freerolls or micro stakes but my bankroll has built and also took my initial $50 out, so every bit of money I have in each of my accounts is actual poker earned money. That worked well for me, but I’m just a recreational player atm who plays pretty much every day.
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Joe
99.98% Kiln dried
Bronze Level
There's no such thing as an 'ideal' amount for someone's first deposit, it doesn't exist as it's completely subjective.
I'd like to reference Ivey's often-misunderstood quote:- 'If you can't take $100 from your wallet right now and burn it, you shouldn't be playing poker'...
My advice to any new players, especially inexperienced ones, would be to build their bankroll from freerolls.
This will allow them to gain experience without needing to outlay money and simultaneously get somewhat of a 'feel' for how the game plays online.
As for more experienced players, their buy in should probably be based on how much they can comfortably afford to put aside in bankroll, the stakes they intend to play and any deposit bonuses available.
Anyone interested in this subject should research 'BRM'- bankroll management.
I'd like to reference Ivey's often-misunderstood quote:- 'If you can't take $100 from your wallet right now and burn it, you shouldn't be playing poker'...
My advice to any new players, especially inexperienced ones, would be to build their bankroll from freerolls.
This will allow them to gain experience without needing to outlay money and simultaneously get somewhat of a 'feel' for how the game plays online.
As for more experienced players, their buy in should probably be based on how much they can comfortably afford to put aside in bankroll, the stakes they intend to play and any deposit bonuses available.
Anyone interested in this subject should research 'BRM'- bankroll management.