Professional poker players on the other hand, ones who make most or all of their income from playing, will want much larger bankrolls. This rule ensures that you never buy-in at the table for more than 5% of your bankroll. And if you play $25NL on online and buy-in for 100bb then you should have a bankroll of at least $500. So if you play $1/$2 live cash games and buy in for 100bb, or $200, then you should have a bankroll of at least $4,000. The common rule for NL cash game players is 20BI. So it’s important that our bankroll can handle these common fluctuations (also known as variance).

Sometimes everything goes right and we feel like geniuses, and other times everything goes wrong and our opponents hit every flush draw against us.

Playing a level that your bankroll AND poker skill level supportĪs we all know, there is a lot of variance in poker.

Having a big enough bankroll to withstand common variance.

You may have heard the popular poker adage “playing within your bankroll.” This phrase can mean two things: Knowing how to manage and allocate our bankroll keeps us in the game and away from being broke.

Bankroll management, also referred to as BRM, is a core principle that all successful poker players must understand and abide by. Hello, and welcome to this Quick Plays video on bankroll management.

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