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Originally Posted by luz4ggro
Had You never busted your bankroll before? I think it happens to most poker players at least once in lifetime
A true pro wont go busto because a true pro has the BRM to sustain a downswing, and also probably a decent nest egg to survive a reasonable amount of time with no income.
But yea most players aren't true pros and probably have gone busto at one point or another.
My advice is focus on programming again so you have income for the necessities. Then everything extra goes into poker as your "poker budget". The benefit of a poker budget vs poker bankroll is that a budget can easily be replenished by your main income. IDK your financial situation but if you can save $500 a month, then start playing the 1/2 or 1/3 games. If you go busto for the month (you have 2 buyins you may go busto a lot at the start), start saving again until you get another couple buyins and try again.
Once you start winning, your budget starts to become a bankroll that is harder to replenish so you need to start being more conservative with it. I wouldn't try 2/5 until $5k and being willing to move down immediately if you lose a couple buyins. Then once your established at 2/5, start taking 5/T shots at $15k with the same process. See how high you can climb, keeping in mind that each step up requires more Buy ins than the previous step because your win rate will be lower and it becomes harder to replenish your roll.
I would thank my lucky stars that I was able to turn $500 into $1500 at 5/T but if your serious, now is the time to go down to 1/3 with your $1500 roll and see what happens.