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Originally Posted by 24our
i dunno who started this 100BI **** for plo brm but its bs. when i was reading **** here years ago the number was 40.
100 became a number thrown around for a few reasons:
1) PLO is lot more swingy than NLHE, so people idetermined that more buyins was better for PLO. More could have been 50 or 60, but people started tossing around 100 as the best way to reduce risk of ruin, which ties into point 2.
2) Further to point 1, if you intend to stick at any given limit for an extended period of time, the swings can be brutal, so you want a bankroll that allows you to endure 20, 30 or even 40 buyin downswings, but still continue to be at the limit you were originally rolled for. 100 gives you plenty of room to endure those swings.
3) People kept asking how many buyins you need to be comfortable as a professional poker player. Building on point 1 and 2, the number 100 was set as a hypothetical limit for what you should have to be comfortable playing professionally, with some other concessions as well (like 1 years worth of expenses saved).
What you set your bankroll at is entirely different for each individual. 40 is still a solid guideline to help avoid the downfalls of a couple bad hands or sessions ruining you and seeing that 0.00 figure in your online account.