Mastering The Fundamentals: Bankroll Management Tips

Today I will give you some of my best tips for managing your poker bankroll to help you move up stakes and crush poker!
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get to the highest stakes. Poker is not a get rich quick scheme and following the fundamental rules for managing a poker bankroll is crucial to long term success at the table.
Be disciplined with your poker bankroll and watch it grow over time. Taking shots in poker is necessary, but have a stop loss in place and be prepared to lower your stakes if it does not work out.
In addition to solid bankroll management, you need to focus on other factors to really crush the games, like choosing the best seat and table! You want to be at the party table, not the table full of people wearing headphones!
In this video, I will discuss the following poker bankroll management tips (and a lot more!)
Poker Bankroll Tip #1 - Your Bankroll is NOT an ATM
Poker Bankroll Tip #2 - Ensure your bankroll can survive bad downswings
Poker Bankroll Tip #3 - Understand your ROI over a decent sample size to gage your ideal bankroll
See how well YOU know the poker fundamentals with my fundamentals quiz! pokercoaching.com/fundamental...
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  • @PokerCoaching
    @PokerCoaching4 ай бұрын

    Do YOU keep a proper bankroll? Be honest... 🤥

  • @E_2EZ

    @E_2EZ

    4 ай бұрын

    Love your videos, I have listened to your audio book 20 times over. I listen everyday to and from work. Would love to turn into a pro and change my family's life. Thank you for the knowledge.

  • @untouchable360x

    @untouchable360x

    4 ай бұрын

    "I rather be drawing dead than be out of action."

  • @user-mj2ot8ry9s

    @user-mj2ot8ry9s

    4 ай бұрын

    I am in loss always -

  • @ervinvass1569

    @ervinvass1569

    4 ай бұрын

    Not really... sadly

  • @rahmaximus8736

    @rahmaximus8736

    4 ай бұрын

    No but I'm going to start lol I know of a couple soft games but they are a little crazy double board bombpots with no limit Omaha lol 😂 I was crushing them before but failed to put the money away 🤯

  • @untouchable360x
    @untouchable360x4 ай бұрын

    Rampage needs to watch this.

  • @soren8994

    @soren8994

    4 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @FLAWLESS_VIZION

    @FLAWLESS_VIZION

    4 ай бұрын

    🤣😂🤣☠️💀☠️

  • @austinhoffa99

    @austinhoffa99

    4 ай бұрын

    Definitely!

  • @SerErryk

    @SerErryk

    4 ай бұрын

    Ouch 😮!

  • @stripedninja

    @stripedninja

    3 ай бұрын

    Corey Eyring needs to watch this

  • @andcch4717
    @andcch47174 ай бұрын

    been watching your teaching videos aswell as reading modern poker theory by michael acevado, all i can say is thank you. i didnt truly realise how little i know until now.

  • @wolfepakt
    @wolfepaktАй бұрын

    Your description of the once or twice a year, lots of satellites, cool trophy, etc. is a perfect description of my favorite place to play. LOL

  • @spencerlee3201
    @spencerlee32014 ай бұрын

    In fairness... A new CD after a win is a pretty reasonable way to treat yourself 😂 I would presume it wasn't just the CDs that forced him to quit Great content and insights JL! Keep it up

  • @maxwelllittle5291
    @maxwelllittle52914 ай бұрын

    As a mostly recreational player who now actually has income to work with (and would play at stake/volume combos well below my means) I think of it as a "maximum downswing size" metric. Basically, if I play 10NL with a 3BB/100 win rate, I can expect to at some point have a 5% chance of a downswing of $1000 or more if I play for long enough, which is insanely large compared to what many 10NL players would expect.

  • @carlr2438
    @carlr24384 ай бұрын

    What's the name of you new book and is it on audible? Please and thanks

  • @nickg408
    @nickg4084 ай бұрын

    I was hoping to here an additional tidbit on the CD guy. Every time a new one comes out I watch simply because of Mr. Eminem CD lover. Maybe next time we find out he bought every Eminem CD and a nice CD player and headphones. ;)

  • @yavinebrewer1393
    @yavinebrewer13934 ай бұрын

    I don't. I take way too many shots esp tournaments

  • @markcummings3146
    @markcummings31464 ай бұрын

    My general rule is take out a percentage of my winnings each month once I hit a certain target, then the target increases each time I withdrawl this means I never go broke and build my bankroll steadily.,

  • @markcummings3146

    @markcummings3146

    4 ай бұрын

    I'm generally pretty cautious so will not take shots at the highest stakes as I consistently win on the mid-stakes unless I table select well.

  • @dillonkeller4477
    @dillonkeller44774 ай бұрын

    In a different bankroll video, you said that people shouldn't play poker to supplement their monthly income, which is exactly what I was planning to do. Why shouldn't I do that, and what should I do instead?

  • @goldskull05
    @goldskull0521 күн бұрын

    I make 518 big blinds/100 hands in 1/1 what should my bankroll be?

  • @mr.doriangrey3394
    @mr.doriangrey33944 ай бұрын

    Can you just answer the most important question all players that don’t have a bankroll . How do you build one ??? What type of style do u have to play to build it ???

  • @rahmaximus8736

    @rahmaximus8736

    4 ай бұрын

    Literally he covered that the first 8 minutes of the video

  • @Trephining

    @Trephining

    4 ай бұрын

    Starting bankroll has to come from somewhere. Maybe you start by funding it with $400/month from your job or taking $6000 from your vacation fund/savings. Somewhere. Or like JL said early on, grind the micro stakes starting with $50. You can start by grinding freerolls too.

  • @bbengineer39
    @bbengineer394 ай бұрын

    Good morning Mr.Little

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    4 ай бұрын

    Hello there!

  • @seangorman3959
    @seangorman3959Ай бұрын

    What cds did he buy though? Master P?

  • @kholkeholkepolke1135
    @kholkeholkepolke11354 ай бұрын

    Okay, so in 6 max cash games, where do i draw the line with b-I's? I chewed through 8 stacks on a very bad tilted day, and Im thinking I need better stop loss control.

  • @Trephining

    @Trephining

    4 ай бұрын

    Or better tilt control

  • @qsdailydose8970
    @qsdailydose89704 ай бұрын

    If you’re playing full time don’t you have to withdraw to pay bills, eat, etc

  • @theejayzeeable

    @theejayzeeable

    Ай бұрын

    If ur playing full time, youve already grown a huge bankroll that u keep depositing into and withdrawing from for all of ur expenses, this video doesnt apply to u. Youve "graduated" already.

  • @danielmeuler2877
    @danielmeuler28774 ай бұрын

    It sucks when the closest beatable game, or any game is 1,5 to 2hrs away. Makes it hard to "Play a lot".

  • @qsdailydose8970

    @qsdailydose8970

    4 ай бұрын

    You will probably be a lot happier if you lived closer to a good game if you love poker it’s your life

  • @danielmeuler2877

    @danielmeuler2877

    4 ай бұрын

    @qsdailydose8970 May 3rd Baby!! My worthless local casino is FINALLY opening their poker room back up. So Yes, I will be a whole hell of a lot happier when I can just go play instead of the rigamaro I have to pull of just to play one lousy session of poker.

  • @user-yk1ho8jb3e
    @user-yk1ho8jb3e4 ай бұрын

    What is the risk of ruin with this cash game bankroll requirement?

  • @theejayzeeable

    @theejayzeeable

    Ай бұрын

    A very low risk 3%. I think he went very low for people who dont ever want to move down in stakes to adjust ROR. If ur willing to move down in stakes if u sustain a long downswing, u can use a higher ROR strategy since moving down also lowers ROR.

  • @TheGillenium
    @TheGillenium4 ай бұрын

    Hey Jonathan…how would I go about sending you info about a pretty crazy pot I played recently that you may decide to break down for us?

  • @wesch6354
    @wesch63544 ай бұрын

    I have noticed a pretty consistent pattern for live cash. I'll have 1-2 months of decent winning sessions. Then I'll have 1-6 weeks of losing sessions. When I'm losing its always to donkeys who don't understand basic concepts of poker like pot odds, and equity. They'll call my pre flop raise with a hand like 74o. They'll flop a gut shot and refuse to fold only to be rewarded on the river and take my stack. Meanwhile I've got a set, or a premium over pair. But when I slow down and don't bet so hard vs these donkeys then they miss and I just end up scooping small pots vs them. It's beyond frustrating.

  • @ravimandavi5741
    @ravimandavi57414 ай бұрын

    If we are not going to withdraw money then what is the point of playing poker ?

  • @Trephining

    @Trephining

    4 ай бұрын

    Once you have a way sufficient bankroll, go ahead and withdraw some money from it.

  • @huckleberryfinn8795

    @huckleberryfinn8795

    2 ай бұрын

    It doesnt mean you never use the money for the rest of your life. It means if you want to move up in stakes to increase your EV, you need a bigger bankroll. If you have a sufficient bankroll to play the game you are at, then you can use the money above that amount. But you will not be able to play bigger games unless you increase your bankroll.

  • @advancedmodder935
    @advancedmodder9354 ай бұрын

    Hi johnathan. I’ll teach you chess if you teach me poker :)

  • @Trephining

    @Trephining

    4 ай бұрын

    He’d probably rather you just sign up for his site’s training, really. And you can in turn have him sign up for the training on your chess training website.

  • @LilGambling
    @LilGambling4 ай бұрын

    Avoiding the regs is the easiest way to win above 1bb/100

  • @pennywrong
    @pennywrong4 ай бұрын

    So then for those of us in CA with no online option if we don’t have $6000 to play with I guess we just don’t play. OK

  • @ardor.jcx45

    @ardor.jcx45

    4 ай бұрын

    Well, don’t live in such a forsaken place

  • @pennywrong

    @pennywrong

    4 ай бұрын

    You’re not wrong…

  • @jacevincent2574

    @jacevincent2574

    4 ай бұрын

    there are online sites that don't care what state youre in, but also you don't need to be as conservative with your bankroll if you're not planning to play full time. If you only have $1000 you're willing to play with but if you lose that you can make another $1000 to play with over the next few months then it's no big deal. If you've got $1000 to your name and decide to play 2/5 for a living, you've got about a 50% chance of making it through the first day 😂

  • @ryceryder85

    @ryceryder85

    4 ай бұрын

    You are technically taking a shot at $200nl if your only option is live and you don’t have a proper BR.

  • @Solitarydays
    @Solitarydays4 ай бұрын

    first

  • @mikecooper8988

    @mikecooper8988

    4 ай бұрын

    Lol

  • @wetshavingwithangelo
    @wetshavingwithangelo4 ай бұрын

    Very informative video. I have a question about the bankroll. When you say a poker player needs $20,000 for 3 wins out of 100 hands; is that the total amount you bring to the casino or just total amount in reserve to withstand the ups and downs?

  • @ravimandavi5741

    @ravimandavi5741

    4 ай бұрын

    You need 20k reserve for up and down. And it is 3bb win after every 100 hand, not 3 wins out of 100 hands.