New to the game, where to start?

**Whoopz** · 03-31-2010

Hey all. I'm new to online poker..have played poker for fun but new to all this.

Just started playing online a week ago. Have put $50 total in my account, been as high as $120, but now down to just $5. Just looking for some advice as where to start? I've only done 3-4 sit and go $2 tourneys on poker stars in which I placed well enough to get my money back in 2 but thats about it. Won and lost most of my money at the $1 BB .50 SB tables...is this to high/low to start off at?

Should I start at tables? Or stick to these smaller tourneys? Any advice is appreciated on how you got started or what you think I should do.

**22Fish** · 04-01-2010

If you want not to go broke to variance too often then 2000bbs for NL tables (20 full buyins) and 40 buyins for 9mans is a sensible start.

**RakeGuard** · 04-01-2010

It all depends on what kind of games you want to play. Do you like tournaments? Single table? Multi table?

Do you prefer cash games? 6 handed? Full ring?

Find what you are good at, and then we can help answer your bankroll management questions easier. 22Fish is pretty much spot on if you weren't a beginner. You'll probably be a losing player for a little while, which is very normal. Thus, you might want to double what 22Fish suggested for the time being. Consider it an education expense and study hard.

I started off playing single table sit and goes. A break even to slightly winning strategy is pretty easy to master as long as you have patience and can follow a few basic rules. I didn't get into cash games for almost 2 years since I was doing so well at sit and goes. SNG's are still my bread and butter today, but I find cash games much more interesting.

Choose your favorite game, let us know, and we'll be glad to help.

RG.

**A Bold Bluff** · 04-02-2010

How about starting off at Pacific poker (or luckyacepoker), at the 3/6c no limit tables and moving up, there's lot's of action and the overall level is, well, .. very low

Plus there's a nice signup bonus of 125%

**22Fish** · 04-02-2010

Personally, I'd try and beat each limit before I move up. So spend a little while at the lowest limit.

I know not everyone want's to do this semi-pro and make money doing this though, so really having 3 buyins, you're just going broke in a couple days and rakeguards suggestion will make sure you have enough buyins to learn the game until you are a consistency winning player at your chosen limit.

It's all a spectrum.

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