Yeah, taketherake offers good advice. I personally do not play above 4% of my roll EVER, and try to keep it in the 1-2% range unless there is a really juicy tourney with overlay or something. I like the OP have never deposited at any site. I'm currently sitting on a little over $1,600 at Carbon, but it took me about 2 years to build it to that from 0. Play lots of freerolls and then only buy in for a small percentage of your bankroll. If you are a winning player, the roll will increase bit by bit.