Building up that Bankroll

[nflchad]

I got a free $50 by signing up on Party, parlayed it into $250 despite my poor play, then got second in a tournament on PokerRoom, then got first in a tournament on PokerRoom which brought my roll up to around 1500, where I played 25NL for 25K hands and with deposit and reload bonuses built my roll up to 4K.

[Penguinfan]

If your going to use SNG's to build a bankroll you better be ready to go backwards some days along the way.

I have been playing $10 3-table games where first is $100. I didn't cash in 6 in a row Wednesday due to some poor play and cold decks so minus $66 for the day look pretty bad on a bankroll that I play poker with. First game I played Friday I finally managed a first place and was up $33 for those 7 games. That's peanuts I know, but my point is after a Very frustrating run I was still in the black for those 7 games and thats what building a bankroll is all about.

It's often frustrating and not so much fun, but it is what it is.