Building Your Bankroll

Building your bankroll is an important skill to learn in poker.

There is no reason why even a beginner cannot do this successfully.

Immerse yourself into the game and learn poker strategy from sites such as this one.

Start with a bankroll of about 300 times the big blind. So if you’re starting out on the limit tables with big blinds of 10 cents that equates to you needing around $30 in the bank.

You are not planning to lose all of that 30 bucks. As you learn quickly and focus on not making stupid mistakes then that 30 bucks will surely grow. You just need this type of bankroll so that you can survive an unlucky string of bad beats. The other reason for having this size of bankroll is that it should never get so low that you start to change the way that you play.

Remember to take advantage of the deposit bonuses available. Take a look on the top right hand side of this page for the best bonuses. As you win more money, you should withdraw your cash and take it to another poker room and take advantage of the bonus there.

If you keep playing this “bonus whore” game then you will be able to increase your bankroll to a substantial amount within several weeks to months so that you can start playing the high limit games.

I recommend that you start with the bigger bonuses as you may need this safety factor when starting out as you will be making more mistakes. Later on, you will have learned from your mistakes and not need the bonuses as much - most of your increases will come from your big wins anyway.

Remember that as long as you keep educating yourself and play with discipline that you will see your bankroll experience a steady large increase over time.