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Originally Posted by DumbosTrunk
I have a lot of spare time that I use to study (read books, watch vlogs, tourneys, the bike, etc.)
One weakness is my small bankroll. I started with just a few hundred dollars. I deposited much of what I won into my IRA because I feared losing it all like I did that one tilt session. The profit since I maxed out my IRA goes to some living expenses (mainly food, the occasional poker-related splurge - e.g., headphones, new poker book, “poker uniform” lol, etc.). I don’t pay rent. I’m expecting a chunky paycheck by the end of the year that could double my roll.
I am quoting two parts of your first post. The first one about studying, I think people here would agree that most of the things you listed are not studying. Watching vlogs, Neeme might give you 3 min out of 25 for strat. Watching the bike teaches you about pyromania, specifically lighting money on fire. Etc etc. This stuff is entertainment, not study. Finding a spot in a game you played where you were unsure, plugging ranges into Equilab or Flopzilla, and working with it for 15-30 minutes, that is studying. Compared to watching a video, it's a PITA. But as the say, if it was easy, everybody would be doing it. Some videos can qualify as studying, but not the ones you listed.
The second part is about bankroll management (BRM). It sounds like, at the moment, you don't have any. (Or maybe just very little.) If you spend the money you win from poker, especially if it is for living expenses, you will never build up an actual bankroll that will allow you to be comfortable moving up in stakes. You need to have a certain amount of money you are prepared to lose in order to survive and hopefully thrive at a higher stake. If you started with 20BI for 1/2, and your goal is to move up to 2/5 when you have 20BI for that, well every time you spend your poker winnings, you deplete your BR, and make it harder to achieve your goal.
And run like a god to start. That can't be overstated. :P