Hi,

I play MTT's full time. I have a decent ROI for $22+ ABI MTT's. Getting multiple final 2 table runs in the 100k on ACR as well as a 6th really helps those numbers.


Anyways, I recently spent my entire roll on paying bills/loans/student loans.

I can sell action for MTT's up to $265's @ 1.1 MU on Facebook. I've sold out instantly the last 5 packages in under 5 mins.

Problem is.. my Poker bankroll is currently ~$400 after bills.


Would it be more appropriate to grind $1.10-$3.30 MTT's until I'm rolled for higher games.. again (done this once already up to $5k and cashed out but takes time).. and own dime it all.

or..

sell high %'s of packages with big shots. For example, sell 80% of multiple $500 packages, or even 90% in $1,000+ packages @ 1.1 and freeroll?

is this consider BM?

edit: Please note this is on USA sites (ACR/BOL), so it's much harder to grind a roll up than Stars because amt of micro MTT's is low.

Why not just aggro BR management (play $6-10 tournies, $8 ABI) it and in the mean time sell action at 60%+ to $100+ tournaments.

I would think the relationships you create being staked would be far more valuable than the money you make grinding it up on low stakes.

if you can 'easily sell for mtts up to $265 at 1.1+ markup' why not just find a staking deal from one of these investors for a 40-50% split + makeup type deal for a 6-12 month period and make your new roll that way.
If you don't want to risk getting into big makeup then you could grind those micro mtts but likely would be a waste of time, though obviously you would be profitable in them.
I suppose you could grind micro mtts + add money from IRL job to roll until you are good again too.

Are you playing to make money in the short term or long term?

If you want to be in poker for a long-time, my opinion is that you should grind the micro stakes to build your own roll. It can be a valuable experience to grind certain stakes, master the level/exploits, then move up and repeat.

That being said, if you have already mastered the micro stakes, it may be worth while to receive staking, build a roll that way, then play the higher stakes on your own.

Makes sense. I could get a deal like that (not that high of MTT's) but I'm so scared of getting into huge make up and being handcuffed and constantly stressed about that number hanging over my head.

Long-term. My only goal right now is to invest minimal amounts but spend any profits on paying my loans (from school). I have about $4,500 left after putting towards 5k in profits towards it.. but always leaving me with a minimal BR (oops).

Yeah I think I'll stick with micros and building my own roll.
I just don't see the negatives in selling highest amount of % I can at 90%.. freeroll my 10% for higher buy-ins..

I just feel like that's a little bad mannered.

Thanks guys.