Friday, 18 March 2011

Thorough Sit And Go Bankroll Regulation

By Jean Duscatcha


It is essential that you have good Sit and Go Bankroll Management. This is one of the most crucial things you can learn about when first starting out in poker. The essential nature of a SNG is that they have a good deal of variance. In order to deal with this you need to maximize you chances of handling the swings.

Even if you believe that you play perfect poker, it is not enough. There will be times when you get the money in good and lose. If there were not luck in poker there would be no fish playing. They play because sometimes they win hands, not because they play them well but because aces don't always hold up. Sometimes they get cracked.

If you take a look at the graphs on sharkscope you will see that even the very best Sit and Go players have downswings. It is the nature of the game. What enables you to ride out these swings is a proper bankroll.

What do you think your emotion will be when you lose your sixth or seventh SNG in a row with the best hand. It will anger you, but if you have a lot of buoy ins, it wont matter as much. It is important to remember that these things are bound to happen. They are mathematically predestined, so to speak. Aces do not win every hand, so they will loose. They win money long term, so as long as you focus on that you will be all right.

So how do you know how many buy-ins? As a rule the more entrants the more buy-ins. If you're playing 9 man sit and goes you might feel comfortable playing with 50. If you are playing the 45 man you will want 100 buy ins and for the 180 man SNG's you will want two hundred plus buy ins.

One important thing to remember is that when you step up in levels, there is going to be better competitors. This will mean that there will be more variance. For this reason the higher buy in, the larger your bankroll should be. It will ensure that when you eventually do run into a bad streak it does not decimate you.

This is a reason why you should wait to cash out some profits. You will want to move up in stakes at some point, and if you continue to cash out your bankroll will remain at the same level. Proper bankroll management can ensure you will be successful and survive negative variance, all you need is to learn the proper strategy and you are on your way to profit.




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