I sent a message to poker pro Eric Rizen Lynch who kindly posted an answer on his blog. Here it is:
Q: Rizen, I have a bankroll of around $300. What site would you play on and how would you utilise a similar roll to build it in the current poker environment?
A: This is a really tough one for me to answer as it’s been so long since I’ve tried to build a bankroll. Back in the day (I sound old now) I used to use deposit and reload bonuses to build my roll quickly. But then it was easier to move money around with neteller from site to site and take advantage of the bonuses. Today it’s not that easy, so I would think you’d probably have to stick with one site. Some of it would depend on what my goals are. If you’re looking to pick a site and build up a bankroll to eventually play in big games you probably want to pick a bigger site that will have a lot more game selection as you move up in limits. By bigger site I mean some of the obvious candidates like Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker. If you were looking to simply be able to build that $300 into a larger amount (by larger I mean probably double or triple it in a reasonable amount of time) going with a smaller room with good rakeback and deposit bonuses would probably be more ideal.
As far as how I would utilize it, it really depends on the individual’s strengths and weaknesses. If someone were truly a great all around poker player equally skilled at cash, MTTs, and SnGs, then in my experience with students at the micro levels SnGs often ofter the easiest way to build your bankroll while once you get properly bankrolled to play $.25/$.50 and higher cash games seem to be a better way to go. So provided the player was equally good at both (better to stick to your strengths) I’d have them grind SnGs until they get to about $1250 (usually want 25 buy ins for a NL cash game) then switch over to cash.
Thanks to Eric for answering our questions and good luck at the world series where he is playing in numerous events. Visit his blog by clicking here
