In Response to Re: bankroll : Err. because you say "yes" i am being too cautious and then "no" I'm not being cautious enough. So unless you have a split-personality disorder you contradicted yourself. Anyway, no worries, I think what I'm doing is correct so won't bother asking in future, cheers Posted by MeloPete
Hi Melopete, (cool name BTW!) If you re-read Doh's reply he was answering the 2 x questions you posed.. 1. When poker "experts" say you should only risk 2-5% of your bankroll at any one time do they actually mean this? Doh replied YES And, 2. Am I doing things the right way or am i being a bit too cautious? He answered NO.
FWIW I think the 5% prob relates to the players who are "pro/semi-pro" and playing cash. For the recreational player, like myself, I put in £25 and just play whatever takes my fancy in order to learn the game. GL Pad
if u are losing £150 quickly u must have lost alot of £2 games or u are not sticking to your own rules.and if u get the hump by someones correct answer and then decide you are right anyway.i wouldnt even bother asking! if u want my opinion i would say 10% is way to much if u are a losing player. your bank roll will not last very long y not try 2% which would give u about 50 games for your money and u would be able to allow for the variance of winning and losing without going broke. try reading john connors post or someone elses it will give u a good idea on managing your bank roll etc. Posted by kb245
Losing £150 twice over a period of 4 years doesn't seem too bad to me. I wasn't getting the hump with DOHHHH, I just misinterpretted his answer as "yes i was being too cautious" at the start of his reply and "no, i wasn't being cautious enough" at the end. I now understand he meant "yes" to the percentages and "no" beacuse I said I had gone broke a couple of times. Apologies to DOHHHHH if I offended him with my subsequent replies. I am only a recreational player and usually use 2-5% which seems to be the consensus of opinion. Thankyou for the advice, I'll give JohnConnors Post a read. In summary, thankyou everyone who has given constructive advice and hopefully see you all on the low-limit tables soon. GL all
Pete, In your original question, you didnt actually state what % of your bankroll you are currently risking. Dohhh said that the 2-5% was correct according to then Pros. He then said that as you have busted your roll perhaps you are not being cautious enough. Pretty straightforward imo Posted by GREGHOGG
In Response to Re: bankroll : Losing £150 twice over a period of 4 years doesn't seem too bad to me. I wasn't getting the hump with DOHHHH, I just misinterpretted his answer as "yes i was being too cautious" at the start of his reply and "no, i wasn't being cautious enough" at the end. I now understand he meant "yes" to the percentages and "no" beacuse I said I had gone broke a couple of times. Apologies to DOHHHHH if I offended him with my subsequent replies. I am only a recreational player and usually use 2-5% which seems to be the consensus of opinion. Thankyou for the advice, I'll give JohnConnors Post a read. In summary, thankyou everyone who has given constructive advice and hopefully see you all on the low-limit tables soon. GL all Posted by MeloPete
you didnt mention about 4 years before.perhaps if u give the proper details u would get better advice??
In Response to Re: bankroll : A very BIG +1 to this , i see regularly posts from people who only read a BIT of and not ALL of the thread. Posted by debdobs_67
well worth mentioning. now go back to ur knitting and ironing.!!!!!!
In Response to Re: bankroll : A very BIG +1 to this , i see regularly posts from people who only read a BIT of and not ALL of the thread. Posted by debdobs_67
In Response to Re: bankroll : Yes its true this DOES need to be done , unlike ureself as ure mummy obv does this before ya come home from school. Oh and yes i am being a sarcastic B * T C H Posted by debdobs_67
In Response to Re: bankroll : Yes its true this DOES need to be done , unlike ureself as ure mummy obv does this before ya come home from school. Oh and yes i am being a sarcastic B * T C H Posted by debdobs_67
To answer the OP, I would play mtts up to 22 quid (the open)- but i would try to sat in obv, ....and cash up to 20/30nl I dont believe in any 5% rule btw, if you are recreational player, play with what u can afford to lose and have fun!! Posted by GREGHOGG
As a recreational player I'd rather be playing with a bankroll and brm than with a budget and blowing money for a bit of fun every so often. I don't think I'd enjoy the game if I had to deposit regularly.
Play a bit, learn a bit, and try to step up a level as you win a bit. That's much more my idea of fun.
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Pete,
In your original question, you didnt actually state what % of your bankroll you are currently risking.
Dohhh said that the 2-5% was correct according to then Pros.
He then said that as you have busted your roll perhaps you are not being cautious enough.
Pretty straightforward imo
1. When poker "experts" say you should only risk 2-5% of your bankroll at any one time do they actually mean this? Doh replied YES
And, 2. Am I doing things the right way or am i being a bit too cautious? He answered NO.
FWIW I think the 5% prob relates to the players who are "pro/semi-pro" and playing cash. For the recreational player, like myself, I put in £25 and just play whatever takes my fancy in order to learn the game.
GL Pad
He mentioned it in a later post to be fair.
Oh and yes i am being a sarcastic B * T C H
Play a bit, learn a bit, and try to step up a level as you win a bit. That's much more my idea of fun.