Gonna be a dad in 7 weeks, got $2000 on PS - what do I do next?
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 4
So, here's the thing:
I just recently started to figure out how to approach small stake NLHE MTTs on Stars, and ran my account from $100 to $2000 over the course of 3-4 weeks of playing, with one of my scores being a final table on the big 16.5 (which I played through a $4 satellite).
Theoretically, I should just continue with my bankroll, however I'm going to be a dad in 7 weeks, and don't expect to have any time to play in the next year or so. As I see it, I have two options:
1) Continue as if nothing happened, and when the baby comes, just sell my bankroll and start again when I find some more free time.
2) Stretch my bankroll and take a shot playing bigger tournaments, basically doubling or tripling my daily buyin budget from $40 to $100-$120, and start playing things like the big 16.5, hot $22, $27 super prog, more regularly. If I manage to bink some scores, great, if not, go back to my "conservative" bankroll for the last few weeks, and eventually sell it off.
My question is this: if you had $2000 in your account and a maximum of 7 weeks left to play, what would you do? (note that I don't play cash games, I don't like STTs)
What's the biggest tournament you'd play? What would your daily budget be?
Cheers
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,404
Based on what I have heard from new fathers (and mothers), you should budget your bankroll so that you have your poker playing available all of these remaining seven weeks. You know won't have time for a while, so get it while you can. If you bink, great, because it will buy more baby items.
Congratulations.