Was chatting with a HUSNG member the other day about bank roll management and ended up with the same question that comes up every so often - hoping maybe RyPac can clear up this confusion. Say you decide you need 30 BI to play at any level. So, you have $900 and you're going to play the $30s. At what point do you have to move down to the $15s if you're not doing so well? Is it once you've dropped down to 30 BIs for the $15s ($450) or do you have to move down the minute you drop below $900? The former is what I've always believed where as the latter seemed to cautious. I remember reading one of Jennifear's infamous BRM posts and she seemed to imply that "X number of buyins is the absolute minimum, so when you drop below that you have to drop levels."What's the consensus here?
That doesn't make sense that you go down a level if you lose just one buyin. You should set lower boundary. For example, I use 35/25 rule. When I have 35BI for higher level I move up and if I drop below 25BI on that level i move down. So when I have 1050$ I play on 30s and if I drop below 750$ i would move to 15s.
I like that. I've never heard that one before, but I like it.
i use 100 bi rule ....dont juge me ... My roi is 4 % and is happen so many time to lose 10 - 20 buy-in in 1 day ... or breakeven for 1-2 week (lazy volume obv )
yeah i feel comfy with 100+bi, but i am playing for a living so feeling secure is very important for me.
What dina says should answer your question.How many buyins you should actually use for the 30/25 type rule should depend on your comfort/ability to move down/expected edge.