ITH Poker Forum

[robert ross]

One question I've had is what bankroll is required if I'm solely playing tournament poker. Currently, I'm going with 15 times my regular buy-in for SnGs, and 30 for MTTs (I don't think I'm as good of an MTT player, so I'm being more cautious), and occasionally venturing out for odd formats. This is all guesswork, though--anyone have better/more specific ideas?

[Raisindye]

I definitely don't want to discourage you, or sound too harsh, but you are setting yourself up for failure. The recommended BR levels are at a minimum of 50 BIs for SNGs, so you're not risking more than 2% of your BR on any one tourney. And I think the MTT recommendation is 100 BIs.