essentially yes if the amount you set is 30 buy ins for that game... you cna have aggressive BRM or safe BRM... aggressive may be 20 buy ins safe may be 50 buy ins (specifically for SNG). SNG's are the 'safest' form of poker where you shouldn't lose it all fast but you won't win quickly either... it is a grind where you can make a slow but solid amount.. So answer to your question is if you set 30BI as the minimum amount then yes you should step down until you have £45 again.
bushy_lufc said:
I totally disagree with this answer. You need to play within your skill level and bankroll. There is going to be swings, but in SNGs it shouldn't be that bad. If you can beat a 1.50 SNG you shouldn't have a problem with 30 buy-ins.
You catch a bad beat or two, go card dead on one, ect... these things happen. But if you can beat 1.50, you should have 3 or 4 cashes in a row also. I don't understand how it helps to drop down and win less when the cards are running good for you. You should be confident and stick to the level you should be at. If you lose your whole bankroll what that really means is you are not on par with the other players, not that you mismanaged the bankroll.
To follow this logic, when you lose you drop down, when you win you should move up....which is not true in a small sample of games.
I would say that 30 buyins is a little too loose with your bankroll management, but it is only $/£45 so if you don't mind massively about losing it and you think that you have a decent skill edge in that format then you should be okay.
As for moving up and down, that's exactly the point. Say you win a bit and get up to $/£80 or so (and you still want to stick with 30 BI) then you can start to mix in a few 3.50s, and if you get up to $/£105, then you can play solidly 3.50s. If you lose, then you need to do the opposite and move down a bit (I guess you would have to play a few of the 0.50 turbos.
As for moving up and down, that's exactly the point. Say you win a bit and get up to $/£80 or so (and you still want to stick with 30 BI) then you can start to mix in a few 3.50s, and if you get up to $/£105, then you can play solidly 3.50s. If you lose, then you need to do the opposite and move down a bit (I guess you would have to play a few of the 0.50 turbos.
yeah if you go down too low level it can be profitable but the rake charges can hit you hard meaning you have to win alot more then you would at normal tables, so as saintnick pointed out if you feel your good enough for $1.50 and dont mind the possible loss of the $45 you should be fine to carry on playing it
Or even a £50 sng 9pl 30BI £1,500 bankroll... I guess my question is should I play safer and increase my bank roll if the stakes are being raised? I know that depends on my skill but it is also a game of luck. So would it be better to have a higher number of BI when raising the stakes?
I would suggest that you have a more conservative BRM if you care more about losing it. If you have $1500 and you are fine with losing $500 of it quite often and having to move down and you think you still have a decent edge in those games, then sticking with 30BI is okay, but if you really care about having the possibility of losing all $1500 if you run really bad then you should be more conservative.
Hope that sort of helps 😉
Hope that sort of helps 😉