how many $$$ should i take 2 the table & when should I l

[jimmer]

This is in referance to the money i've staked Bruncio for 'Brucio's Challenge'.

It's clear he is in the very early stages of his poker career and there are a number of key elements which are missing from his game.

I was always taught to buy in for the max and stay on a table when your winning.

Bruncio is only playing on the 1/2 cent tables, but you can still buy in for $5 (which is half of the money I've given him). More importantly than this, once Brucio has finished using my stake he will be using his own money, and therefore needs to learn how to make the most out of the limited money he has available.

However Brucio is at a level where he doesen't understand 'why' he's winning certain hands and losing others. (Mainly due to lack of knowledge of starting hands, and table position pre and post flop etc)

Therefore with this in mind I am thinking of adding a few extra rules to the list
1. He can only buy-in for $X amount.
2. If he makes $Y he must 'bank' the money by leaving the table.

The questions I have are; Does this sound a good idea and if so, what should be my x and y values be?

I'm thinking X should be $2 and y should be $4.

This may reduce the flucuations in his bankroll swings, hence helping him handle a limited bankroll more efficiantly.

[Kemics]

definatly wouldnt buy in for more than 100 bb's, when i started at micro stakes i used to buy in for 50 bb's as it makes really simple descisions out of TPTK etc. Makes it a very shovey game but you get called so often.

[LeeG]

Take some ideas from Chris Ferguson Challenge

[Garoen]

This method has worked for me rather well. I'm currently playing the very same limits.

Buy in for 1.00 (table minimum); Play push/fold poker and bank at $2. Do so until you have $20, then start buying in for 1.50, bank at $3.

At $30 if you are beating the limit, even if only for a marginal amount of bb's/100, it will be profitable to buy in $2 as you recommended jimmer.

As you get more comfortable with the limit, stay on the tables longer and be willing to play deeper stacked beyond 2x your buy-in.

my 2c

[miaowmiaowchowface]

definitely 2 and 4

[Jonniedough]

Take some ideas from Chris Ferguson Challenge

I like this!