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Originally Posted by sushiparlour
Have a question regarding bankroll.
Currently my bankroll is ~$1000 which is basically a result of my winnings at $1/2 and I've been buying in for $100 per game i.e. playing small stack. I've seen a lot on this forum advocating playing with a larger stack (so I can play some 'proper poker') but with my current bank roll is this too much of a stretch?
Keep buying in for the $100 for now, i'm in the same boat as you, my roll was $500, i bought in for $100 on saturday and made $540 profit, sunday bought in for $100, took a stab with my 35 suited and called all in for my last $50 to make a $300 pot with bottom pair and runner runnered a flush... too bad it paired the board and the set of jacks won. So rebought for another $100 and left the table with $340 profit for the day. Now my bankroll is $1400 and I will continue to buy in for $100 until it gets to about $3000, then I will buy in for $200 until it gets to $6000, then I will buy in for the max of $300.
Yes you do give up on some profit when you could have doubled up, but also you get to take some cheap chances at tripling up your small stack that you would not take if you did buy in for the max. Also you can leave after you lose $200 and say its not your day, but winning sessions are usually going to be much more than your $200 loss days.
I've heard don't try to chase your losses if you can't make what your stuck for, so if your casino lets you buy in for $300, and u lose that $300, you buy in for $300 more, if you lose that your not going to make it back realistically. But if you buy in short for $100, and again, you can still buy in for what you are stuck for. So this would be an argument in favor of short stacking. Anyway Good luck!!