i'm sure this was asked a million times, so please don't flame me for not knowing where to look. Googled and found this forum 5 minutes ago.

My claim to fame was winning $2k a few years back in 3 tournaments...2 $5 tournaments and 1 $10 tournament in a 24 hour period. It was the only time I have ever taken a day off of work when I wasn't sick. Well worth it.

Now that I'm between jobs, I want to make another crack at poker. I realize the best thing is to just not log in, find a job, and maybe play again once things clear up. But it is a game I do enjoy.

I recently deposited $40 into a site. Before I had okay success at playing $1 1 table (9 seat) sit an go turbos. The profit margin in that isn't the greatest, but I don't mind making a couple bucks at the start doing something I love.

But, how do I know when to go up to a higher level? And, if I fail at that leve, how do I know when to go back to the lower level?

What ends up killing my bankrolls is when I start getting cocky and playing over my head and I just end up playing poorly. So this time around I want to make an honest stab and progressing thru the levels naturally and not pushing anything.

If this question was asked many times, can someone link a threat I can look at? I'm sorry if it was.

You need to learn some Bank Roll Management. The usual standard for BRM is:
20 buyins for NL Hold'em.
300 big blinds for Limit Hold'em.
40 buyins for SnG Tournaments.

Keep in mind these are not very conservative numbers. I prefer 40 Buyins for NLH and at least 60 buyins for SNGS, I actually prefer around 80. If you are capable of re-depositing with ease it might be beneficial to attempt to jump the early limits quickly.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

Yeah, if you're doing turbo 9-man sit-n-gos, move up a level when you have 50 buy ins for the next level and back down if you hit 40.

Awesome. Thanks for the responses. Makes sense. Sorry if it was always asked. I'm still new.

Not a problem man feel free to ask any questions you have.

Sorry for bumping my own old thread. I think 40 per level is a good goal. And that helps keep me on track and not play over my level because of a few good wins.

Is there a way to know if I should play regular speed (not turbo) 6 handed, or multi tables? What about just regular size tournaments? As I said a few years back I made some decent money playing in $5 and $10 tourmanets in a 24 hour period,but I don't want to rely on that. Should I try a long tournament once every couple days or should I just stick with 9 handed sit and gos?