poker bank roll inquiry

Jade · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 27

Man I don’t even know where to begin with this. I guess I have wanted to get into online poker for a while and I finally just started a months ago. First I put in $50 to this game and I didn’t even read anything on this forum. What I did first was sign up for rakeback programs. The second thing to do is what? Where do I go? I went straight o the one half. The first hand I got dealt online was a pocket AAs. So I went in there humbly. Two people called me on my first hand one with pocket KK and someone with AK. I tripled my money with the first hand. Then I kept playing and I made a few hundred bucks. Then I continued to higher stakes. I cashed out after about a god $3500 in only two weeks. Then I paid off my motorcycle loan and put the rest in a mutual fund. Then after this I went back to playing. I lost two grand this time, but that means I am still up I suppose, but it opened u my eyes. Before going on this site I read as much a s I could about the game of poker. But now I need some advice about where I should start because I am a beginner.

I put in another $50, but I am a little scarred to even start at the table. I read the bankroll stuff, but I didn’t really get it. My bankroll should be twenty five times the buy in? That’s too much, no?

yendi · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 16

It’s not excessive at all man and you shouldn’t be scared. You just started playing and you’re up $1000! You’re doing great!