I know quite a few of you around here, and I have been playing a lot of MTTs as of late and I am quite sick of sngs and cash games, but nevertheless, the MTT variance is starting to catch up to me. I have been trying to keep a steady 5K bankroll on stars, which is basically the only site I play on. I was curious as to what your opinions were on the best way to pad a roll around 5K with which kind of sngs or cash games. I am experienced in sngs 55 and below. I also have played all cash games that stars spreads besides stud High. I just don't want to be worried about going busto ever again and want to always do it the right way from now on. Any suggestions would be much appreciated, I am looking forward to your replies. Thanks. -Stewart Yancik

I think it was Chris Furgusen (sp?) who said he likes to have 100 buy ins for an MTT roll.

Sooooo if you're playing $100 tourneys you would need $10,000

This is assuming all freezeouts

I would wager that you play in the $100 freezeouts/and rebuys, which is a good way to go busto with your roll.

You shouldn't be playing any tourney over $50 on a regualar basis until you have at least 10k....

stealth AJ does he job well i dont think he need an accomplice

Wheres the help this isn't OT? Anddd sorry stealth, we can't all win over 180K in one Sunday...:-)

become the resident $50 90 person SNG expert

Stu, in the past year, I have become much more disciplined in this respect as well. In my early days of online poker, I was constantly playing too high (and I wasn't as good back then on top of it). I think that several considerations go into the proper buy-in to play in MTTs. The amount you would need will vary depending on the field size and prize structure. (20% you wouldn't need as much bc you'll recover your buy-in more often). You need more to play $20 tourneys with 1,000 people than one with 180. With 5k, given the average field size at Stars, I would be playing something around $20 tourneys, 5 and 10 rebuys, with the occasional $50+.

I'll play $3-10 even. I play quite a few of them. You never risk much, and occasionally you will pull a big payday. The 180 man SNGs are cake too. Take advantage of the easy money instead of struggling at higher levels (if that is the case). I don't mind jumping in the Sunday Million occasionally either, especially with a satellite win. Very few players have the "proper bankroll" for that tourney. However, that's a shot at some serious cash. I'd take those shots occasionally (and do). I think (and many other have said) that the difference between alot of winning and losing players is discipline. GL with it.

I am wanting to know what cash games and sngs to play to handle the variance for MTTs...not what MMTs to play. Thanks.

mix it up.

$20 180 plyr sngs
$5 MTT
$10 MTT
$20 MTT
$3R NL MTT

just getting back into the stars mtt's myself after a long bout with the 180 player sng's. might even try to frequent the $3R MTT too.