http://www.pokkercards.com/blog/2008/09/play-smart-manage-your-bankroll/ Poker Strategy Articles Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:49:45 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.pokkercards.com/blog/2008/09/play-smart-manage-your-bankroll/comment-page-1/#comment-229044 mcdpoker.com Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:49:45 +0000 http://www.pokkercards.com/blog/?p=99#comment-229044 I once managed to build up a bankroll having started off a freeroll I won, and because I was not sharp enough to exercise proper bankroll management, I ended up squandering all my winnings. Of course, since then I’ve learned that getting more than 5% of your bankroll involved at the tables at any one time puts you at risk of not being able to weather the downswings. In the case of SNGs, keeping your bankroll involvement around 2% is the healthy thing to do. In the case of MTTs, have a 100 buy-ins in your bankroll. This way, downswings won’t be able to get the better of you. I once managed to build up a bankroll having started off a freeroll I won, and because I was not sharp enough to exercise proper bankroll management, I ended up squandering all my winnings. Of course, since then I’ve learned that getting more than 5% of your bankroll involved at the tables at any one time puts you at risk of not being able to weather the downswings. In the case of SNGs, keeping your bankroll involvement around 2% is the healthy thing to do. In the case of MTTs, have a 100 buy-ins in your bankroll. This way, downswings won’t be able to get the better of you.

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