Building my Bankroll

[gpahren]

Patience and bankroll restraint are key. I've built from 0 to 300 only to drop back down to zero because I didn't do those things properly.

[Deucelamron]

Just took 6th place in a $11 buy in for a $400 bounty tournament I know I shouldn't have been there again but I did manage to place 6th netting me about $30 with bounties. I am on a streak and I know it will end eventually and I know I need better BR discipline but its just so damn hard. That voice in the back of your head saying go for it your really only doing this for fun odds of you making a living at it are slim and even the cost of the buy in is already within your "profit" margin. I guess one of the big things that separates the pros from the dabblers is the ability to ignore all of that and stay strong and disciplined. I also realize I need to work on my final table play that is where I screw up the most I believe either that or its just where it hurts me the most.

[Deucelamron]

Oh forgot to say current bankroll is $43 and I have already seen another tournament that exceeds proper BRM however this time I will behave since I am where I am I will not risk more than 5% a time and I will stop for at least 4 hours if not longer ( I am a stay at home dad and really dont have that much to do other than poker ) if I lose that 5&. I just have to control myself and not be my own worse enemy.

[Deucelamron]

Okay after well over 12 hours or so of poker my bankroll is as follows 31.54 on Juicy after having sent myself 10 on lock and 10 to a friend. Considering that I started with .17 and won 6 in the freeroll I think it was a wonderful session and as noted definately full of luck. I would like to think there was a least a good bit of skill in my play as well. All and all I am happy for the most part with my play but not with my BRM I know I keep talking about it but at the low levels it is just so frustrating. I found that if you move up just a little I dont seem to keep quite as much of a headache from fellow player and just seem to understand them better. At .02/.04 they dont care and if you already have the correct bankroll really its not that much of a problem because if you play tight but still semi aggressive statistically you will come out ahead of someone who chases constantly. But you can also get wiped out due to said variance. I need to read more on bankroll management, final table play, and limit hold=em play stratigies. I made significantly more in NLHE until you take into account I was playing in much higher stakes FLHE game .25/.50 as compared to the .02/.04 NLHE again I know that is not within proper BRM however ( and maybe I was just on a hot streak ) I felt comfortable playing FL at that level and was taking down some nice pots only leaving the table once with less then I bought in and only cause it died out. I also belief although can not proof it that you grind out FFPs if your playing on Juicy at a better and more consistent rate in FLHE. If anyone has any data or supporting evidence or even contradicting evidence I would love to see and or hear it. I am also going to look around the net and see what I can find out. It could very well be just that the stakes were higher and the games were faster those more and higher rakes. I will probably hit it hard agin here in a few hours until then GL to you all.

[FWBRocker]

good job there

[aaces]

if your wanting a good way to build your bankroll you should give the 1 2 and3 dollar double ups a try on carbon!

[mikey4141]

yea wheres the update?? He must have busted along time ago!

[Invertedafro]

I would have donkey bet on your performance with those guidelines...let me know next time you attempt a stunt like that

[chefdd]

LoL wow well at least your having fun doing all that.. and winning makes it fun and its fun to win.. so all in all everything in life is fun... and its fun to live soo living should be fun!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Deucelamron]

yea wheres the update?? He must have busted along time ago!

Here is your update I was sleeping thanks for the support it means so much to me. In all seriousness if you think something is wrong with way I play rather than ridicule suppose you offer constructive criticism rather than an insult. I thought the point of a forum was intellectual discourse on a given subject. I welcome advice and thoughts if they serve any purpose.