How much money did you start playing poker with?

mickathyus · Dec 31, 2020

I started with $0 and have $0 but I'm still the best poker player in the world

Split · Dec 31, 2020

I started with a minimum buy-in of $ 5 and spent about $ 15-20 of my money in my entire poker career.
Now I have about a year or two of poker experience and I play freerolls and haven't really gotten anywhere, but I take some places in tournaments, but it's not that, but I started to play better, understand something in poker, but I feel which is far from a good game.
I watch streams about players and it seems to me that I play as well as they do, but I'm doing something wrong ((

danoscar · Jan 1, 2021

Hello. I started with zero and after many years I still have zero. Something's wrong.

pundim · Jan 1, 2021

I started with nothing, playing with play money and then started with freerolls

19aleks57 · Jan 3, 2021

I started playing poker from poker school and free tournaments

Charbilkh · Jan 3, 2021

It was 20$

Swat1197 · Jan 3, 2021

20 or 30$ i think

Pokerpoet2 · Jan 3, 2021

I started from zero on every site I have played on and built up 4 small but playable bankrolls, my best being on Pokerstars, which stands at over $350 right now. I have £200 on Betfred Poker, I had £156.00 on one site that stopped playing Poker and transferred my cash to a sports betting side to there site so withdrew it (I hate to Gamble). I even had over £150.00 on PKR.com that went into liquidation some years ago, all from free-rolls,
My poker hobby I can honestly say has cost me nothing, even playing in Live games, I have been pretty lucky because of the experience from on-line poker.
I ran a local Pub Poker league and have been to many regional final games for free even made The National Finals once.
Will I ever go Pro? Never. and I certainly wouldn't want to because then it becomes a job, and you have to play a lot more hours and a lot more games than I do now.
Keep it fun and remember--

When the fun Stops, STOP!

5KINGLEO5 · Jan 3, 2021

I started with a $ 10 deposit

sara maria · Jan 3, 2021

It was 1 deposit but there was a welcome bonus they gave you tickets and 50% of the initial deposit and it was $ 30 but I could not take advantage of it since I knew very little about the game, they combed all my money it was horrible, until today the wound is still open my 30 dollars hurt me

korbal29 · Jan 3, 2021

My first deposit ever was 100$ party poker but that was like many many years ago

Zirkzee · Jan 3, 2021

You should only play for as much money as you are willing to lose. This leaves poker just a pastime for you. That's why you don't have to take breaks. And the whole thing has one more advantage: You play better. If you play for stakes that you cannot afford, you will play too carefully. You will not get the full benefit of your profits and that is fatal in the long run.
You need a good bankroll management. If you play No Limit Holdem then 100 blinds are one buy-in. You should always have 25 buy-ins available. Under 25 buy-ins you should go to the next lower limit. For example, in a no limit $ 0.02 / 0.04 cash game, $ 4 is a buy-in and you should have at least 25 buy-ins so deposit $ 100.

dallam · Jan 3, 2021

Pokerpoet2 said:
I started from zero on every site I have played on and built up 4 small but playable bankrolls, my best being on Pokerstars, which stands at over $350 right now. I have £200 on Betfred Poker, I had £156.00 on one site that stopped playing Poker and transferred my cash to a sports betting side to there site so withdrew it (I hate to Gamble). I even had over £150.00 on PKR.com that went into liquidation some years ago, all from free-rolls,
My poker hobby I can honestly say has cost me nothing, even playing in Live games, I have been pretty lucky because of the experience from on-line poker.
I ran a local Pub Poker league and have been to many regional final games for free even made The National Finals once.
Will I ever go Pro? Never. and I certainly wouldn't want to because then it becomes a job, and you have to play a lot more hours and a lot more games than I do now.
Keep it fun and remember--

When the fun Stops, STOP!

It seems for me, that you know how to build yourself up. This is a nice bankroll, don't know tho how much time took for you to make it, but from zero definitely a great achievement, that you can be proud of.
The fact that it cost you nothing even makes an impact, that this hobby is actually is nothing to be afraid to being passionate about.
I think you can be at the level where you are playing a pro without noticing that you are actually a pro. This is just even a word, you know. But if you are capable the be a winner player at the levels that you chose, doesn't mean that you are some kind of pro at that levels?

One more exciting thing is that you made me think when you said the fun stop, stop. You are absolutely right, being desperate in poker is just like you cannot breathe properly, will not be great to the health. I was sometimes placed myself in situations, where I didn't find fun it, but not in a permanent way, just like when you eat too much from a cake, you can be discusted a little about it. Maybe there are limits, we have to follow.

Really like your attitude, and good luck in the poker field.

Comboss599 · Jan 4, 2021

I've started playing poker from0.00$. Playing freerolls on pokerstars to get a ticket for cash game. During my playing poker on PS i deposited around 41$ and lost everything. That was my only one deposit on PS.

valanddon · Jan 4, 2021

I have not put in a penny of my money and have two bank rolls.
One at pokerstars and one at 888poker. Thanks to freerolls, it takes
a lot of time, but worth it.

Pokerpoet2 · Jan 4, 2021

dallam said:
It seems for me, that you know how to build yourself up. This is a nice bankroll, don't know tho how much time took for you to make it, but from zero definitely a great achievement, that you can be proud of.
The fact that it cost you nothing even makes an impact, that this hobby is actually is nothing to be afraid to being passionate about.
I think you can be at the level where you are playing a pro without noticing that you are actually a pro. This is just even a word, you know. But if you are capable the be a winner player at the levels that you chose, doesn't mean that you are some kind of pro at that levels?

One more exciting thing is that you made me think when you said the fun stop, stop. You are absolutely right, being desperate in poker is just like you cannot breathe properly, will not be great to the health. I was sometimes placed myself in situations, where I didn't find fun it, but not in a permanent way, just like when you eat too much from a cake, you can be discusted a little about it. Maybe there are limits, we have to follow.

Really like your attitude, and good luck in the poker field.

Thank you for your kind remarks, I feel more like a mediocre fun player because to me Poker is a fun game and can be enjoyed by anyone who can control their emotions and accept losing a few games, give it a few days rest, do a bit of reading, and research then back to the tables to win more than they originally lost.
I have had bad days when things seem to go absolutely wrong all the time, I can lose several games in one day, then go back to it 2 or 3 days later and cannot play a hand wrong, Variance can be a b**ch, but so does everything in life and in everything we do.
If we can ride out the storms we sometimes face in life, fair weather is just around the corner, and it is the same in Poker!
Thank you again my friend, much appreciated!
Good Luck on the Felt!

When the fun Stops, STOP!

Sooted7s · Jan 4, 2021

i started playing poker with 0$ i built up my bankroll which is at 80 right now and when it was at it's highest 112$. Ive been playing freerolls, and when i got enough brm to play other tournaments i did and have been building it up from then.

besplatnee · Feb 10, 2021

My game started with zero balance.

Anders1616 · Feb 10, 2021

Normally I will deposit $ 30, play and take all the benefits of a new depositor.

After a while I will take my $ 30 and winnings out, leaving a small amount to play for.

It comes along very nicely.

spectralwave · Feb 10, 2021

I started playing poker with freeroll tournaments and played a lot of 0.10 cents on poker stars, several sit gos, nowadays my focus is on tournaments and their models ...

Kejk67 · Feb 10, 2021

22$

Started with 22$ for fun and always kept it that way

Rodriguesxr · Feb 10, 2021

I start with 0, need to deposit yet!
But honestly, i hope some ITM in freeroll for build my bankoll. Who knows?

mtmigmike · Feb 10, 2021

I started playing poker with $ 20, now my bankroll is going up and down.

monicamusse · Feb 10, 2021

I deposited 10 dollars the first time.

stank12345 · Feb 10, 2021

Started with $100

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