Great advice! It is extremely hard building a bankroll from nothing. I'm currently doing a bankroll challenge on my Twitch channel. Starting with just freerolls and navigating through the mine fields is hella frustrating. But steady the course and it will pay off. So lets say you start at $0, at what point do you recommend jumping into the cash games?
farhanshah said:
In poker if u can fold a big hand you are no longer a newbies. U have QQ u raised preflop someone reraise you preflop. U called . Flop u see AK3. Your opponent reraise your bet again . Obsviously ur chance of winning is low . Many people just cant fold big hand .
On a bankroll management note, one thing that has revolutionized my live game is to log my poker winnings/losses/hours played etc. when you can visually see your profitability its easier for me to play better longer instead of taking unnecessary risks with my bankroll.
Yea it's hard but you gotta keep pushing through if you really wanna build a bankroll off freerolls. If you dont wanna go through the struggle then juss put up the minimum buy in and play in low stakes but dont give up on the freerolls. Nothing is better then free money to play and build off of
Thank you very much for all the info in the introductory post of this thread. It was really helpful for me because recently I've been trying to figure this out. Earlier this year I made some money freerolling, but I cashed most of it out to avoid losing it. The MMT advice was the best for me, I had not considered their efficiency before.
Great points.
I especially relate to avoiding complacency by switching up a game or two (texas for omaha, etc...).
You do, as the original post states, want to be able to focus on one game and not switch, but keep your mind and your natural analytic sharp and fresh by playing a little PLO or whatever.
Thats just what I say. I have a bankroll challenge I am about to start myself I'll be posting about.
I especially relate to avoiding complacency by switching up a game or two (texas for omaha, etc...).
You do, as the original post states, want to be able to focus on one game and not switch, but keep your mind and your natural analytic sharp and fresh by playing a little PLO or whatever.
Thats just what I say. I have a bankroll challenge I am about to start myself I'll be posting about.
MaxiRodriguez said:
How long did it take for you to build a bankroll via free rolls? I feel like building a bankrooll would be a great/ideal way to make money playing poker since it'd force you to 'baby' your roll instead of taking large and unnecessary shots to make money fast at poker. Trying to do that right now...such. a. slow. process.
I'm building a bankroll from 'nothing/zero' and I'm already $8.37
Most of the tournaments I play are freerolls but I've played some SNGs.
I played 6x SNG Turbo 9p and currently am a profit of +$3.25
1x in first place
1x in second place
2x in third place
2x without prizes
I also played 2x SNG 360p and profit of +$0.07
1x in 22º place
1x without prizes
Most of the tournaments I play are freerolls but I've played some SNGs.
I played 6x SNG Turbo 9p and currently am a profit of +$3.25
1x in first place
1x in second place
2x in third place
2x without prizes
I also played 2x SNG 360p and profit of +$0.07
1x in 22º place
1x without prizes
JeremyDCowan said:
How do you do private time? I'm interested as a pre-kids bachelor currently about to propose. I'm just not sure what to do, set rules or boundaries? That will fly out the window I reckon, once the kids arrive (assuming that happens).
Do you just Ninja it, sneaky style, whenever you can, or do you have some kind of schedule?
Poker Marriage
Does the other person know you play poker? Is it a pretty big deal for you, or do you just play occasionally? I LOVE poker, and enjoy it tremendously. It's more of a stress reliever for me, and my wife knows that. I have struggled with time management though, and am working through that. Once kids are involved...I would most definitely recommend playing in the evening when they are sleeping/at school/ANYWHERE else . Also, give you SIG OTHER time....and more time then you give poker. If you don't, its not going to end well.
Does the other person know you play poker? Is it a pretty big deal for you, or do you just play occasionally? I LOVE poker, and enjoy it tremendously. It's more of a stress reliever for me, and my wife knows that. I have struggled with time management though, and am working through that. Once kids are involved...I would most definitely recommend playing in the evening when they are sleeping/at school/ANYWHERE else . Also, give you SIG OTHER time....and more time then you give poker. If you don't, its not going to end well.
