how to make a bigger stack

[madasahatstand]

hi all
ive noticed that most of you appear to play for what id call big money. i work for the nhs and my wages dont stretch far enough to enter most of the tournys you talk about. what i want to know is, has anyone started off like me and built up a poker bankroll? im looking for tips to take my poker one step further which means ill need some money to spend.

cheers and a good sunday afternoon to you all

mad

[tikay]

Hi Mad,

"most of us play for big money"....

Well it may appear that way, but that's not the case at all. 95% of blonde readers - indeed poker players - can only manage, or only want to play,  the smaller events. That's why the blonde tourneys will, in the main, all be £20 or £25 max.

And yes, LOADS of poker players started without a bankroll. There are more & more small buy-in comps being put on these days, & online you can even start in freerolls, & work up from there.

Poker at the lower buy-in levels is just as much fun - maybe MORE fun - than the big events, the only difference really is that household "names" play in the big ones, so they seem to be more newsworthy.

Get cracking in these freerolls, enjoy yourself, & tell us how you get on please.

[madasahatstand]

thanks Tikay. you are a gentleman and really appreciate your advice. im entering the 6.5k ladbrokes  every night costing 10 bucks. i came in just under the money last night at 73rd out of approx 800. i have belief i can do it. i got 500 bucks over a week ago from 4th place but i stupidly went into a higher stake table when i was drunk and lost most of it. ill keep you posted as to how i get on and thanks again.......
mad

[Robert HM]

Good luck with the efforts, I have been playing, what some here would call, micro stakes. Strange thing is that I can drop a goodly some playing live but baulk at paying $20+ on line. I will probably join you in the 6.5k jobbie and start getting into these WH comps as well.

[tikay]

Mad, it sure sounds like you hae the game, so persevere, & you wil get there.

Oh, & one more thing. It's FATAL to play in levels that stretch your bankroll too much, because it causes you to "play scared", rather than your natural game.

Don't forget to keep us posted as to how you get on.

[Rachman]

If you play low stakes but want big prize money you can't beat the 20k guarantee on Prima (it normally reaches about 25k but i have seen it as high as 30k after rebuys). 10 dollar rebuy. Absolute carnage in the first hour but as long as you finish the first hour with 7.5k chips your in fine position. 8:30 weekdays.  I have final tabled in this without any add-ons or rebuys, so it is possible. $6000 or so for a possible $10 buy-in. Fantastic, I love it. But be prepared to be up till the early hours.

[doubleup]

i got 500 bucks over a week ago from 4th place but i stupidly went into a higher stake table when i was drunk and lost most of it.

Ah my kind of girl...

I wouldn't worry too much about that - it is a mistake that almost everyone makes at some point.

On building bankrolls, I was told that Dared moved from micro-limits to the highest level on Ladbrokes, so it can be done.  Making sure that you are playing in games you can beat is actually more important than bankroll for most players.

Good luck! 

[Nidavellir]

the good thing with will hill is that most of the big mtt's they run they normally have a smaller stt or mtt running allowing you to win the chance of entering the comp for much cheaper.

ie the 10k runs £3 stt and mtts for a chance to win the £25 buy in
   the 15k runs £6 stt and mtts for a chance to win the £50 buy in
   the 35k runs £15 stt and mtts for a chance to win the £110 buy in

i mainly play these to try and win my seat into these tourneys as my bannk blance isnt that big either ^_^

[tikay]

See Mad - you are in good company.

[madasahatstand]

thanks all. i dont feel as skint now...............................

mad

[Gamblor21]

I started playing 2 years ago in the local casino £10 comps when i was at uni... and this year i have managed to play the wsop main event and 2 others(which was the aim, well i wanted to win it but next year for that!)

I went with £40 and that was my limit, i won the first one i entered and finalled at the next so i got off to a good start... but i did'nt have any bankroll so to speak! just my un used beer money lol! I still play the £10 comps now and enjoy them alot, yet i have managed to move up to the bigger levels of the uk festivals! Its the same game if its £10 or £100! learn ur style of play that allows u to win and success will follow!

Good luck!

At-iT

[Maroon]

Mad, you are definately not alone.  I only have a small bankroll and I do not dip into my personal/family money.  I p1ssed most of it away recently by playing above my bankroll and couldn't even afford to enter the Blonde tournie!!!!  Still, was great to be a railbird though.  Slowly building it up multi tableing at micro limit cash and $2.50 5 seater STT's at the mo'.  One thing I've learnt is patience is key.  Try to run before you walk and bye bye bank roll.

Best of luck.

[madasahatstand]

hi all

just came 24th on 10 rebuy ladbrokes. i seem to keep getting loose when ive got a stack. i guess thats where the patience comes in.......maybe tonights 6.5 will be mines....................................lol

[Ironside]

i dont have a credit card so when i started online i looked for free money i found a site that had 4 daily freerolls with prize pools upto around $20 i won one of these and tunrd the $5 first prize into $100 playing 1c/2c nlhe (the site only had 2 tables running most of the time the other was a 5$/10$ limit game)

i opened a neteller account and transfered the money over to stars

i now fund all my poker online (apart from stan james) with this money

the important thing at low levels (which i am still at) is bankroll management

i still play events that are outside of my comfort level but i have to grind out for hours to pay for them

also when on a bad run cut back to the lowest levels and check you are doing the basics right

i have been on a ban run of cards recently infact i checked my records that show in the last 7 months of all my 50/50s with all the betting preflop i am running at 37.4 win rate

this week should of been a good week for me 2 MTT wins on crypto but i blew a large amount chasing a fish on a PLO8 when he moved up a table and contiunued to throw his money away ( and he threw mine away too to everyone else on table)

this was bad bankroll management and lesson learnt hopefully i can get access to my crypto funds into neteller and that will repair most of the 30% loss in bankroll i took



so remember dont try and move up to soon take your time your not playing poker to make a living your playing it as a hobby and any profit you make can mean you can at a later date move up the levels or stick where you are and use the profit for holiday spending money

[TightEnd]

what excellent advice from Ironside


for a change!   

Good luck Madasahat, patience, perserverance, temperament (not to tilt or move up too early!) are just as important as the cards as you look to build up your roll

sure a nice run of cards or good skill or both will build it up, but lack of patience or bad temperament will lose it just as quick