Online Poker Forum - Building a bankroll at low limits

xGodDogx · High Card Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 3

Personally just started to play FTP just a few days ago so i havent had a great increase yet just a few $$$ here and there. but where i made a good bankroll was at PokerStars starting at a measly $5 i won on a free SNG. Within about 7month later brought that over $3100. and cashed out about $2,900 like a month later leaving only $50 in the account. and now im trying FTP to see if i like there service better.

For me some times i play to aggressively tho. playing games i should not be playing like have $1000 in my account and playing a $100+$10 game.

For me i lie sticking to a 1table with what ever ammount like the 7-9 players and just go gold in those tables. Playing kinda aggressivly at the beggining then soon as i win a hand which make me confortable i sit still for a few hands calling and raising when nescarry winning the pots that can be one and i just kinda stroll into the money. Sometimes being agressive at the beggining can be bad too.

I remeber the one days back in the early months had about $390 in the account and had 4 games going at once all 7 or 9 people SNG all being $40 each and each one of those i went out within 10min of the game and thats when i learned that its not always the best thing to do is be aggressive,

For me i kinda believe in making a bankroll fast.... meaning i go into the higher limits when i know i shouldnt, like a normal person would go into a game like mabey at most $10 with about $100 bankroll for me i like popping into the $20-$30games about 1/3 -- 1/4 my money but just depends.

Just play what make you confortable... dont listen to anyones else's advice and just see what fits you. there was times when i was told to drop down in my SNG buy ins and i just dident feel confortable..

And to me it feels like people play better and not so stupid when they have more money on the line.... When i play for a big chunk im like a locked vault i just wont break open without the code.

So like i said, just play to what makes you confortable.

8BallBreak · High Card Joined: 30 May 2009 Posts: 1

I still think I have somewhat limited experience, but I am profitable (check out OPRankings or sharkscope either one). I too have had an issue with cash games, I seem to do ok for a bit (though I can go for 50 hands without a single class 1 hand, which makes it difficult to be patient), anyway I'll maybe go from $20 to $35 with KK, then a few hands later will get AK, catch a straight, and lose on the river to a flush or boat, and get stacked. Definately no fun. Anyway...

I see people say, oh do like me, I just bought in for what I felt comfortable with and built it fast... I've heard it before and I truly believe it, you need over a thousand tournaments, or I don't know how many hands that equates to in cash, to determine if you really are making money, or if you're just running good. Personally, I had broken even for a while, or slightly down, on FT, ended up taking some time off, reading Collin Moshman's book Sit and Go Strategy, and then coming back to the $13 I had left. I built that slowly to $727 in a couple of months. But then at that point, I guess I started playing looser, or... well, still not sure exactly what I changed. I did start playing some cash games (played within BR guidelines), and some of it was $5.50 sngs - but I ended up getting as low as $60. Some of that was cash games, I went back down to the $2 sngs, and to basics, and have managed to build back up to $370 or so. Anyway, point being, anyone can run good for a bit. The fact is, if you don't stick to good bankroll management, when, not if you run bad, you're going to go broke.

Like I said, building your roll from $50 to $160 in two weeks (or even $5 to $1000 in a few months) does not really prove a good strategy. It takes time for good and bad runs to even out and prove an upwards trend. Even Chris Ferguson had a horrible run during his $0 to $10,000 project, but in the end, he made it to, what, $28,000 or so?

There was something else I wanted to say but got too busy playing and forgot lol. Anyway, back to the felt...[/u]

marcmunday · Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:21 am Post subject:

In my time here i have found 55+5 sngs and 1/2 omaha rings games are great bankroll builders but you must play tight and smart cos there is alot of donks in them

aj502 · Pair Joined: 25 Jun 2009 Posts: 23

luckyman365 · High Card Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 1

as much as i play i believe it's possible! but u know it needs hard work, nice cards and some luck too Smile

hope we all we have about 10000$ cash on fult tilt and not just 1000$ Smile

jodep · Pair Joined: 04 Jul 2008 Posts: 43

totally possible . I deposited 50$ 1 year ago and made a withdraw of 1600$. Im only playing tourney 5$ and under . Mostly 3$. I play while watching movies and stuff

Joyenergizerx · High Card Joined: 13 Mar 2009 Posts: 10

I had amazing start here i depost like 50 or 25 i weirdly got it in 2 days up to 300 i thought i was the best and week vakancantion i come back and win another tourney im up to 440 !!! i then started playing bigger and lost em just fkcn all redepossit won another mtt of 2 $ when that redeposit was almost gone to and now keep getting stuck in 100 and 200 $, i had a sick beat today

Flopped flush oppononent top pair off suit gets runner runner full house unbelievable i littery cryed cuz it was a major pot early stage wouold hav gone so far unbelievable

But none the less today i got downhill under 100 $ and now this night i got 2 final tables 6 $ sng 90 bounty behind eachother !!!
Really proud of myself. as im now on 160 again .

ohsnapzbrah · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject:

I'm not the best player on the forum, and I haven't been here the longest, but here is my method.
I started depositing money in April. At first, I deposited $10 but realized that its just not enough money to handle downswings. Went broke, deposited $50 more. Stayed about break even for 3 weeks, then actually hit back-to-back MTT wins (1 is rare enough as it is), increasing my $50 BR to about $250. While at the $50, I only played .01/.02 and $1 MTTs. The play here is aweful, but if you are a good player, most of the time you can tell when you're beat at these limits. I'm actually in the process right now of knowing that I am beat but having to confirm it by seeing the opponents cards.

Anyways, with the $100 BR (withdrew $100, gave money to my roommate who allowed me to read his Harrington books) I felt safe and comfortable to play .02/.05NLHE. Also increased to playing $2 MTTs, with an occassional shot at $3MTTs. This lasted for about a month and a half, pretty much staying at the $100, until one night was completely on tilt. I was still playing A-game poker, but I was entering every event that I could and playing as many tables as I could. Until I hit 1st in a rebuy event for $310.

I withdrew $150 from the win, leaving me with about $200. Got lucky and finished 6th in a $2 MTT and increased the BR to $240. At that moment, the worst poker month ever happened for me. I was rolled to play .05/.10 NLHE, so I did. I also moved up to $3 MTTs with an occassional shot at $5 MTTs. Because I was running bad, I wasn't cashing big and my BR started to deplete. I even had to drop down to $2 MTTs and .02/.05NLHE. One night, I got major tilted again, did the same process, but didn't get the tournament win.

This made me have to drop down to .01/.02NLHE with the occassional $1MTT with my $49 BR. The point of this story is to be rolled for whatever games you play. I've had a month where I ran terrible, had 2 nights where I was on complete tilt, and yet I never had to redeposit because I stayed within my BR limits. It's inevitable that everyone will go on tilt, and its inevitable that everyone will run bad for a stretch of time. But staying within the BR, and even dropping down a limit or two will help sustain your BR, and you can look at it as a new challenge should you get bored at your new limits.

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MrIncredibleRP · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject:

i havnt got the patience to grind low stakes imo its easier to win bigger buy in tourneys no donks limping in pots and calling every raise u make its nice for ur raises to get some respect

Chances_R_Good · Banned Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 75 Location: Muncie, IN

building a bankroll at the low limits is a joke cause Full Tilt's a joke. Way too many inexperienced players playing poker like it's f*cking slots. And there just as many dumb people in $26 and $100 tournies as there are in the low limits.

When you raise 6 times the blind with Aces and some stupid b*tch calls with K,5c and flops trip 5's, you realize Full Tilt's a joke site.

LitUp43 · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject:

If you really want some belief about how to build an online bankroll, try to find the article in BLUFF magazine about Brian Hawkins. He started with a bankroll of $200 and built it to $25K in 30 days on a site called Lock Poker. Without getting into too much detail, it says he built it mostly playing heads up sit'n'gos. He did gamble with it a bit more than most would normally have, playing outside your normal bankroll management, but yes it can be done. (Ps no one thought the 4 minute mile could be run either, good thing Roger Bannister didn't listen.) Hope that helps.

CV Rick · Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:27 pm Post subject:

I've been doing it on Full Tilt. It's possible and losing to donks isn't the site's fault, nor is it their fault, it's yours. Just keep getting it in with the best hands and over the long run you'll have positive results. Also, learn to fold hands when your read on the donk is that he hit the board hard.

ScizoRShocK · Full House Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 158

im not braggin but so far ive build a roll from 0 to 610 in about 4months now playing 10nl hu sngs

Chris_BGP · High Card Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Posts: 6

Last night deposited $50.... stuck to the PL .50-1.00 Holdem ring games.... 2 hours racked up $600.

my advice is to just be patient and remember you will ALWAYS get that one big hand that you need to double up... no matter how long you have to wait for it. Sit back and watch for a bit... find out who the loose cannons are and wait for the moment to set the trap. Also remember that your chip stack can play as an advantage to the lower stacks... dont be scared to re-raise or bet on the flop in limit holdem... you will either take down the pot or get raised. When raised... fold and move on to the next hand.

Dont ever get discouraged about folding a hand that hit... The discouragement will haunt you next time you get that hand... remember even though it hit last time its still a bad hand and you should still fold.

Dont get mad on bad beats... like i said in the beginning you will ALWAYS get the one big hand you need to double up...

I personally play a lot of hands in Limit holdem because preflop raises are limited and most people will only call with high cards... people with high pkt pairs will generally raise. if you have 7-8 suited and there is a preflop raise and only a couple players call... if the flop hits low you may want to bet at least 1/2 if not 3/4 the pot.... see what happens. Just remember... when your beat... your beat.

Good Luck!

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