Online Poker Forum - $24+2 MTT's Bankroll

phareal15 · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:50 am Post subject: $24+2 MTT's Bankroll

How large of a bankroll would be needed to play the $26 mtt's?

miz3nart · Four of a Kind Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Posts: 313

$26 * 50 = $1300

phareal15 · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:58 am Post subject:

cool ty, anyone else have a different opinion?

miz3nart · Four of a Kind Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Posts: 313

I don't think you'll get a different opinion; this really is the standard measurement for MTTs.

phareal15 · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:17 am Post subject:

ok cool thanks man. What is your name on FTP?
miz3nart? is it the same?

Big Slick x13x · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:03 am Post subject:

The standard BR for MTT as your main game is 100x the buy in. 50x the buy in is better for one table SNGs maybe up to 2 - 3 tables. For 45man and up 100x is what to shoot for.

phareal15 · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:16 am Post subject:

nice ya that sounds more reasonable. cool thanks man

nilgiri · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:20 am Post subject:

I'd go with 100x (or more) myself, but I think you can push it with 50x.

adam27x · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:39 am Post subject:

agreed, anything greater than 50x, where x is the buy-in.

HuJwang · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject:

if you're playing for a living you definitely want 100 buyins or more. for someone trying to build a roll 50 buyins is fine, but even a big winner should expect to have to move down sometimes.

kevkojak · Full House Joined: 16 Dec 2008 Posts: 203

If you have a smaller bankroll, then have a smash at the 9 seat $4 SnG's with a tenner for placing 2nd and a $26 tourney token for the winner. I tried that, helps give a taste of the higher stakes without risking too much cash. First $26 one I played I donked out pretty early, the second time I won a 9 seat event for... a $75 token! lol. needless to say, I won nowt in that one! Sad

plenty of time though.

Sweetcheeks1235 · Pair Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 29

100x is what I play with, it's frustrating when you spend 4 hours to win $11 with the $1, but the way I look at it is I got to play that much longer for just a buck, plus it adds up and gradually you can play bigger tournys.

nightfish555 · Three of a Kind Joined: 26 Sep 2008 Posts: 81

100 at least for MTTs

bigpairde · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject:

I use a different formula:
for cash games no more than 5% of the bankroll, for sit and goes and mtt not more than 2-3% of the bankroll.
so I would play 26$ tourneys with a roll of ~870-1300

I thought this was already conservative, but the 100 buy in approach seems even safer.

LostOstrich · Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject:

As HuJwang says, it's dependant on how seriously you're playing. Over a long period of time, with a fixed bankroll you really need to be playing at a level at which you're rolled for 100+ as the variance is mental.

I've been seen playing $535 mtts when I have less than $800 in my account though, so my advice should be taken with a pinch of salt... although seriously, occasional shots at higher levels are fine as long as they don't affect your long-term ability to continue at your "natural" level.

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