Establishing and maintaining a bankroll

im still a very new player to hold em - only 2 months

the first (and still my fave) poker site i joined was pokerroom. I deposited $25.00. I did 3 or 4 $5 multi table tourneys - and lost!!!

I also dabbled in a few ring games. I was down to about 7 bucks. At this point i promised myself not to gamble with real money til i get better. So for the last two months ive been playing freerolls. Ive started to get further up the ladder in the tourneys and although i have come close, i havent won anything as yet.

But ive grown tired of the freerolls - some of the tourneys last about 4 hours+ and the winnings dont justify the time playing it (excluding the recent ladbrokes freerolls ive been playing with $7500 in winnings on offer). So i started playing with play money on pokerroom - and i started to do really well.

So, with my new found confidence (plus ive been reading a bit on hold em- i reccomend this to everyone) i starting playing 0.25-0.50 nl hold em on pokerroom. I played very tight agressive and got my 7 bucks up to 15. I then went down to 2 dollars (was very unlucky and got beat by quads). But i got this back up to 20 dollars.

After 40 minutes of playing i had my cash up to $50.00

I started playing today - ive slowly got up to about 90 bucks. Im trying to be as strict as possible with my own game - if im tired, i stop, if i feel im a bit on tilt after getting beat, i stop.


So my question is this (yes finally!!!!!), what advice can you give me for maintaining my bankroll?

What should i take in with me into a ring game - say 10 bucks for a 0.25-0.50 nl game?

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having only played for a similar amount of time as yourself fonz, i cant offer any advice but would like to know the same as yourself. i'm depositing a few quid at the end of the week and going to start playing the low end tables also. i'll give you a shout and we can have a wee game.

well to be honest id rather just play you at play money - cos when theres money on the table all friendships are out the window

where have you been playing ford - are you playing on a specific site regularly

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yeah i suppose your right.

i play only on pokerroom. i got ladbrokes after you recommended them but i've still to set up the account properly.

for a week or so ladbrokes freerolls were amazing - i mean top 130 places paid in a freeroll ($25 to 130th place and over a grand to top two places) is great

but theyve stopped the promotion - they may start it again later though - any info on it let the forums know

i quite like ladbrokes though - its very quick - my mate only has dial up connection and its one of the only poker rooms he can play because of his conection speed

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i'll definately have to sign up for it. i'm in the middle of selling my car and some alloy wheels just now as i've got a new car so cash is a wee bit tight. also away down to nottingham for the weekend in 3 weeks. once all this stuff is out the way i'll be playing alot more, especially tournaments and low stake real money games. have to take advantage of all these promotions, like $15 free and 25% sign up bonuses etc.

do you play your real money games mostly on the sites that give you the sign up deals or pokerroom?

im not really signing up at places because of any sign up bonuses - as long as there are a lot of players im happy

ive been playing well at pokerroom as well so if aint broke...

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hi guys,give uk-poker a try.ive been playing there for a while now and i would say its one of the best out of a bad bunch.

hey magpie - welcome to the site - let me know if you have any questions

yeah there are a few uk-poker regulars here - dr winston plays there a lot as does ford

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