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Originally Posted by Shai Hulud
I had a 3k downswing when playing 1/2 during a 1000ish hour sample where I averaged around 10BB an hour. It can definitely happen and isn't that unusual. But keep in mind...
I have a very high standard deviation (currently 147BB/100) from playing sLAG
I buyin 300 at 1/2 so that's 10BI not 15
The downswing was likely exacerbated by tilt.
If you play a nitty style and have a high winrate and don't tilt ever then your risk of ruin with 3.5k is minimal. But if even one of those things isn't true I would want a bigger bankroll. Like if you win at more like 5BB/HR I wouldn't play with 3.5k unless you're super nitty.
Do you guys have any insane short runs where you make 40-100 /hr? Lol for say like 3-8 hrs? I play pretty aggro.. I wanna say laggy but prolly tag. I like to be the opening raiser in pots and focus on isoing limpers when I’m in position say on button or close to button with hands such as suited connectors or at least coordinated cards. In my first 18 hrs, I found people to play super straight up when I raise Cbet which makes the game easy as I Cbet a lot on headsup pots or against 2 opponents. I feel I do well not getting my stack in without a really good equity against opponents. I play aggro but very nitty when it comes to going all in etc (minus one poor pot I played where a player jammed like 65 bbs and I called with a draw 9-10 on a 7-88 flop) where I should have found a fold.
I’m at 16-18/hr over a super short run of cards (18 hrs lol). For first time in my life, I stay at the max buy in of 200 even if I lose some pots early. I’ve found building a stack easy even if I need to add 100-200 in my 3 sessions so far. Games I play are pretty darn nitty so I feel aggro play works well- just gotta avoid bad allin spots I guess.i feel have a bankroll helps my game as if I lose 200, it’s no real big deal if it’s due to bad variance. I’m just working on not getting it in really bad in tough spots.
Btw I’m going to try to add 40-80 dollars a week to my bankroll just from extra income. If I lose this 3k, it’s not going to crush my world. I have money to add to this but I really wanna grind cash now and not wait.
The games I play are pretty tight and people buy in for short amounts like 80-150. I wanna say max, 2-3 people at table have full buy in in front sadly.
I’m going to prolly wait a year before I take a shot at 2/5. I wanna make sure I can beat 1-2 for a solid rate of return and get my bankroll up to atleast 8k+ so I can shot take at 2/5 where I move down if it doesn’t go well. Ideally I might split 1-2 and 2-5 so my # of
Buyins is higher vs just playing 2/5. Thanks for the info on my question. Great responses. Sorry if this is a jumble as I just got back from a night out drinking with friends ha.
Last edited by Jkpoker10; 11-15-2018 at 10:45 PM.