Bankrolls for Brantford or Niagara
Hey guys...great site. I'm so glad I stumbled onto a Canadian forum.
I've yet to play in a B&M casino but am dying to get out there even though my bankroll is pretty tiny ($200 at most). I'll have to play small stakes. Does anyone know what the "minimum" minimum buy-ins are for Brantford, Niagara and Point Edward? I can't get good details on minimum buy-ins for NL tables on the Casino sites.
Also, I think those are the 3 casinos closest to London? Am I missing anywhere?
I've yet to play in a B&M casino but am dying to get out there even though my bankroll is pretty tiny ($200 at most). I'll have to play small stakes. Does anyone know what the "minimum" minimum buy-ins are for Brantford, Niagara and Point Edward? I can't get good details on minimum buy-ins for NL tables on the Casino sites.
Also, I think those are the 3 casinos closest to London? Am I missing anywhere?
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wait until you're completely comfortable losing a $200 buy-in....
If "bankroll" means buy-in, you could play up to $10-$20 limit at Brantford or Point Edward.
For the limit holdem games, the minimum buy-in is 10 times the big bet.
ScottyZ
Thanks. For now, bankroll means bankroll. But I'd only be looking to get a couple of buy-ins out of that. So, to rephrase the question, at which casino is the NL buy-in the lowest and what would that buy-in be?
Contradictory.
I assume that when most people here say "bankroll" they mean "adequate bankroll", not some made-up name for gambling money.
If you mean that's all you're willing to lose in a given session and want to call it your "bankroll"...that's your perspective I guess, but don't call it a BR here.
For starters if you want to play NL, Brantford is out. Windsor has it I believe, as well as Niagara. I don't know about Point Edward.
Typically 1-2NL will be 100 max buyin. I have no idea what the min buyin would be, maybe $20. Although you don't really want to buyin for the minimum at a NL table...
As Scotty said, min buyin for limit is 10x the big bet.
Why not?
Ed Miller (in Getting Started in Hold'em) has outlined an excellent strategy for playing short-stacked in a NL cash game. He also points out that there is no inherent disadvantage to playing a short stack (in fact, it may even be an advantage), as long as you adjust your play accordingly.
As pointed out already, this is not what a bankroll means, but the terminology doesn't matter much. Actually outlining a specific plan ($200 = 2 buy-ins) is much more helpful.
I'd suggest starting off with $2-$5 limit (available at Brantford, but not Point Edward), buying in for $100 each time. If you are relatively new to the game, I'd suggest starting off concentrating on limit rather than NL.
ScottyZ
I'm not new to the game, having played online and home games for a while. I'm just new to a B&M game and can't cash out any online money in time for the weekend. I'm not caring about an adequate bankroll at this point, just want to experience a casino.
In that case, forget about my limit vs. NL comment. Stick with the type of game that you feel you're already most familiar/comfortable with.
If you're going to go with NL, the 1/2 game should be the approriate size. As mentioned earlier, (old) Niagara has 1/2 NL, but neither Point Edward or Brantford offer any NL cash games.
ScottyZ