[bdawg31]

I also think sitting down with only $102 in a 3/6 short game is a bad move. 25 big bets (the default at some sites) seems to be a decent number to sit down with - but often that is not enough (especially at a short-seated game). I know when i see a person sit down with a low-odd amount like you did, i peg him as weak (no offense). Of course, this is not a full-proof method - but its right more than wrong. At the very least, you are not going to get respect at the table from solid players (which you could use to your advantage - but that is a topic for another string). I LOVE seeing people sit down at the 5/10 tables with $100 or the $200 NL tables with like $60 or $80. Once they sit down, all that is left to do is to see if they are either playing with 'scared' money or 'wreckless' money. Its almost always one or the other.

People get hung up on 'bankroll'. Bankroll, to me, is relative. It sounds like you took money out of your 'real-life' money looking for a game. I think its okay to sit down at a 3/6 game even if you don't necessarily have $1800 sitting around for poker. But, you have to realize that you can easily blow it all in that sitting. I think your big mistake is that you sat with not enough money - and maybe with scared money.

For example - take a B & M player who plays say every Sunday. He goes to the nearby Casino with his $200 and plays 3/6 hold em. If he loses, he goes home and writes it off as entertainment value. If he wins - he goes home and buys himself or his wife something nice. He doesn't have a 'bankroll' in the sense that people on here always refer to it as. He doesn't have $1800 in a coffee can that he adds to and takes away from. But, he does sort of have the bankroll to support what he is doing. He is willing to absorb that $200 loss and live with it without losing sleep over it.

But i digress