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Massive Profit at the Micros

Long story short here: Due to the turbulent nature of poker in the short term we must be properly bankrolled in
order to withstand the variance.

So once again what does this mean in practice?

I would suggest that you have at least 30 buyins for any limit that you are playing.

When I say “buyin” I am referring to the maximum amount that you can put on the table in most micro stakes
cash games which is 100 big blinds.

For Example:

At NL5 where the maximum buyin is typically $5 this means that you should have at least $150 in your bankroll

in order to play this game (30 x 5 = 150). The number of tables that you play does not affect anything here by the
way.

Many people prefer to have 40, 50 or even more buyins for the limit that they are playing though. I think this is
fine especially if you are currently struggling at these stakes. The lower your winrate the higher your variance will
be. So a bigger bankroll is always preferable.

There is a point though where you are probably wasting your time by being too conservative with your bankroll
as well. So I would probably cap it at 50 as an upper limit. Always keep yourself somewhere between 30 and 50
buyins for your current limit and you will be just fine.

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