Spin off from something TP and Brian talked about in another thread

[melioris]

this is an interesting topic, good thread PF.

I understand what you are saying TP, but it doesn't hold for all players. For instance, I am a micro/low player. I pretty regularly cash out instead of moving in levels. For whatever reason, it messes with my head to have more than 2K as my roll online (my well documented troubles with the morality issues which leads to my Nixon-tilt ala"I am not a crook").

So I build it up, play for a while, and then pull some or most out and buy something extra, give to charity, whatever. The point is, when this all started I point in $50. I pulled the first $50 profit out, and swore to never make another deposit. I have moved sites and keep my bankroll all on one site (as it is so damn small), but money is only a one-way street online for me. At this point, my bankroll is a lot less than what I have pulled out, and if I go broke (lose my bankroll) I will be done, but I will still consider myself a successful poker player.

[Talking Poker]

Yes, that is correct. Because your true bankroll (as far as this thread is concerned) is the amount that you have won less the amount that you have lost. You may not be willing to play with your entire bankroll, which is perfectly reasonable (I'm the same way), but that's still money you've won. It still counts.