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Average Bankroll

burnanatorburnanator Member Posts: 67
edited December 2009 in Poker Chat
Just wondered what the average bankrolls are here, i know people wont want to disclose what there balance is but just wondered what peoples bankrolls are compared to mine.  People play diff games at diff stakes i understand that.

Anyone wanna giv me a hint..
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  • debdobs_67debdobs_67 Member Posts: 3,615
    edited December 2009
    mine is between £1-£10,000 lol debs xx
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  • Nutter5932Nutter5932 Member Posts: 349
    edited December 2009
    Dont expect many to give you thier figures.

    In general i think your looking at 100 x thier normal buy-in if thier bankroll smart / low risk

    10+1 buy-in your looking at a £1000 roll if they was to play these regulary say multi table STTs.

    Cash some people keep as low as 10 buy-ins in thier account so a .25/50p game £500 bankroll minimum i would say. Most would have 2.5k +
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  • loonytoonsloonytoons Member Posts: 4,270
    edited December 2009
    In Response to Re: Average Bankroll:
    Dont expect many to give you thier figures. In general i think your looking at 100 x thier normal buy-in if thier bankroll smart / low risk 10+1 buy-in your looking at a £1000 roll if they was to play these regulary say multi table STTs. Cash some people keep as low as 10 buy-ins in thier account so a .25/50p game £500 bankroll minimum i would say. Most would have 2.5k +
    Posted by Nutter5932
    No way Nutter, yeh some of the bigger hitters such as yourself would have large bankrolls, but i bet you most would have less than a grand
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  • JockBMWJockBMW Member Posts: 2,653
    edited December 2009
    In Response to Re: Average Bankroll:
    In Response to Re: Average Bankroll : No way Nutter, yeh some of the bigger hitters such as yourself would have large bankrolls, but i bet you most would have less than a grand
    Posted by loonytoons

    Indeed  ( embarrassed smilie face ),  but i have increased it 10 fold since I joined yippee lol

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  • bigflop1bigflop1 Member Posts: 1,034
    edited December 2009
    i play for fun... deposit £11 when i fancy a game lol

    i have built it up to ove £200 a few times, but have had to withdraw to pay bills lol

    currently £250..

    wish i had 2.5k
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  • MICKYBLUEMICKYBLUE Member Posts: 2,035
    edited December 2009

    2 play 5.50 stt u need 500???? no i think half that is sensible,mtt is totally different tho...
    my roll enables me 2 play £5.50 stt comfortably

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  • dantb10dantb10 Member Posts: 583
    edited December 2009
    I personally can cope with 50 buy ins, but prefer around the 75 mark, just to careful.

    Every one will hit a low point and its good to know you wont go bust if you hit a sticky patch.

    It also allows you to make moves within the games that you could of been scared to make if you cant afford to lose that final 3rd barrel bluff.

    If however you play for fun, then who needs a bankroll! just play with money you can afford to lose, and if you make a few quid then its a result!
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  • bigflop1bigflop1 Member Posts: 1,034
    edited December 2009
    In Response to Re: Average Bankroll:
    I personally can cope with 50 buy ins, but prefer around the 75 mark, just to careful. Every one will hit a low point and its good to know you wont go bust if you hit a sticky patch. It also allows you to make moves within the games that you could of been scared to make if you cant afford to lose that final 3rd barrel bluff. If however you play for fun, then who needs a bankroll! just play with money you can afford to lose, and if you make a few quid then its a result!
    Posted by dantb10
    that do dant.. deposit when i feel like a game!!!

    which is most nights these d so iv kept £250 in to play with
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  • dantb10dantb10 Member Posts: 583
    edited December 2009
    fair play!

    And if you end up making a profit then you can pay the gas and electric!lol

    The bills always come through after a good result!!
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  • bigflop1bigflop1 Member Posts: 1,034
    edited December 2009
    well unexpected ones neway!!

    got my bankroll up2 £1k few months ago from just £20.. and the car cost £700 to get through m.o.t and the boiler broke same week which cost £500..

    had to take my pokerbankroll and start again.. similar things have happened a few times where my poker  comes to the rescue :)
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  • dantb10dantb10 Member Posts: 583
    edited December 2009
    Lol, its a good thing u have it really, but doesnt feel like it at the time!!

    I had a good result in the summer, just when id found out my girlfriend was expecting! so thats what that would be going on.

    Had another good result in spt, get home and my car been broken into!

    always seems to happen, but its good that poker is there to bail us out!
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  • apollo_11apollo_11 Member Posts: 969
    edited December 2009
    I agree with all the posts.
    I play for fun and if I have a nice win then I download the money to normally pay a bill as well.
    I keep enough in my BR for the low limit games that I play and for the occasional sat for the main tournaments.
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  • diablo_pezdiablo_pez Member Posts: 1,392
    edited December 2009
    i regularly play < 0.1% BR cos i play better lol...i'm like the anti-gamblingaddict
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  • offshootoffshoot Member Posts: 1,049
    edited December 2009
    30-60 buyins depending on levels im playing
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  • bennydip2bennydip2 Member Posts: 2,093
    edited December 2009
        
       Bankroll  ..sigh  ??..   If you play poker  for a living  you need one ...otherwise just play  with what  you can afford from week to week ...
    I get fed up listening to the experts encouraging the word  "bankroll"  it's  bolox and can only lead to the majority of players doing their 'roll'  ..
     
    Over the years,  every 2-3 years along comes a few new names, new super stars, but most are here today gone tomorrow by thinking they  are the,
      'new kid on the block' ..
     
    The game of poker is a gamble not a science or a maths equation, the 'swings' or 'variance' determines that very few will make a living..
    Sure there are some winners, but 99.9% will lose.especially playing online . I know there will be posts saying how others are winning, but " N L Hold-em"   is not a game, it's gambling, it's something you can play  for life or fade away after losing to much money.. 

    With poker there is no 'Inside information' the same as with horse racing or dog racing and even then things can go pear shaped...the difference there is, you DO need to gamble from a bankroll and you do need to have inside information for a long term profit... and any bet is maximum 5% of your 'roll'

    With poker you hear about stepping up the levels  ?  Again to me, once you know how to play then play with what cash you are comfortable with,  and more importantly 'CONFIDENCE" is the key to poker, when you feel your  playing well .. 'Go for it'  up the anti play a tournament bigger than you normally would....  

    However when you have things on your mind or everything seems to be going against you with bad-beats .. then take a break or drop to lower stakes .. That's not a science or maths, the game   is poker and it's gambling... just play within your own personal limits on a weekly basis and you'll will not only enjoy the game but when you have a win   spend it ..you earned it, treat yourself or your family and enjoy the moment ...
     
     Above all don't have a 'bankroll' for playing poker , unless 
    'Your the next kid on the block" 




       For me, I'd rather be on this fellow at Cheltenham in March 2010, than be holding pocket Ace's in the WSOP ,,  but then I'm no tipster, I'll leave that to the Poker Experts

      :))
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  • diablo_pezdiablo_pez Member Posts: 1,392
    edited December 2009
    In Response to Re: Average Bankroll:
            Bankroll  ..sigh  ??..   If you play poker  for a living  you need one ...otherwise just play  with what  you can afford from week to week ... I get fed up listening to the experts encouraging the word  "bankroll"  it's  bolox and can only lead to the majority of players doing their 'roll'  ..   Over the years,  every 2-3 years along comes a few new names, new super stars, but most are here today gone tomorrow by thinking they  are the,   'new kid on the block' ..   The game of poker is a gamble not a science or a maths equation, the 'swings' or 'variance' determines that very few will make a living.. Sure there are some winners, but 99.9% will lose.especially playing online . I know there will be posts saying how others are winning, but " N L Hold-em"   is not a game, it's gambling, it's something you can play  for life or fade away after losing to much money..  With poker there is no 'Inside information' the same as with horse racing or dog racing and even then things can go pear shaped...the difference there is, you DO need to gamble from a bankroll and you do need to have inside information for a long term profit... and any bet is maximum 5% of your 'roll' With poker you hear about stepping up the levels  ?  Again to me, once you know how to play then play with what cash you are comfortable with,  and more importantly 'CONFIDENCE" is the key to poker, when you feel your  playing well .. 'Go for it'  up the anti play a tournament bigger than you normally would....   However when you have things on your mind or everything seems to be going against you with bad-beats .. then take a break or drop to lower stakes .. That's not a science or maths, the game   is poker and it's gambling... just play within your own personal limits on a weekly basis and you'll will not only enjoy the game but when you have a win   spend it ..you earned it, treat yourself or your family and enjoy the moment ...    Above all don't have a 'bankroll' for playing poker , unless  'Your the next kid on the block"     For me, I'd rather be on this fellow at Cheltenham in March 2010, than be holding pocket Ace's in the WSOP ,,  but then I'm no tipster, I'll leave that to the Poker Experts   :))
    Posted by bennydip2
    nice post as always m8
    however, there is some feeling of achievement in playing entirely out of profit
    for me, profit = BR
    and BR = measure of success
    so any up or down is :) or :(

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  • Any2SuitedAny2Suited Member Posts: 1,240
    edited December 2009

    It says picture pending benny,is it going to be kauto star?

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  • bennydip2bennydip2 Member Posts: 2,093
    edited December 2009
    In Response to Re: Average Bankroll:
    It says picture pending benny,is it going to be kauto star?
    Posted by Any2Suited
    lol   no  not at the price he'll be :))
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  • dantb10dantb10 Member Posts: 583
    edited December 2009
    I dont get why encouraging good bankroll management can 'lead to players doin their roll'

    Other factors such as BAD bankroll management and poor play will lead to this.

    The 'new kids on the block' you refer to that are here today gone tomorrow are gone tomorrow because they dont have bankroll management!!!

    They have one big result and then jump into super high stakes games, way above their roll and ability and thats the reason they disappear!

    The swings and variance you mention are all true, which imo is one of the strongest arguments for a bankroll i could think of!

    You will fade away after losing too much money, if you keep 'taking a shot' when you feel lucky, because the worst thing that could happen is tht you win a tourney when you stepped up the levels and then 'believe' you are new kid on the block and thus go on to donk it all back thinking you are better than you are.

    I do agree that if you just play for fun then who needs a bankroll, but the original post was asking what bankroll people play with, thus all the replies from the 'experts'.

    I have a couple of friends that have played poker for years, putting £20 in here and there and have never shown a profit, and have ended up not enjoying the game and thus tilting, and moaning about the dreaded 'bad beat'

    Now after advice they each deposited £100 into their accounts and they play £5 dym's. They have never enjoyed their poker more, and they are winning!!!

    Just another perspective.

    Dan
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  • unbpowerunbpower Member Posts: 553
    edited December 2009
    yep totally agree i just play for fun and have made a decent return on poker but the extra funds always come in handy for those unexpected bills that always lay around the corner. just make sure u dont spend what you cant afford to lose and enjoy the game.
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