You're the guy who I offered to take a look at hand histories for right Brian?
You declined help, and said you were just gettting sucked out on...
I hate to break this to you, but the few hands you posted you played were complete money losers in any position. Q-8 or Q-9?????
I buy into live 5/10 games with approx $250 I rarely need it, but that's my standard buy in.
Internet is more, simply to avoid being picked on as a small stack.
I think you are confusing "bankroll" with "buy-in"
No one in their right mind would bring their entire bankroll to a table.
If you lose your bankroll, that means you are broke.
If you lose your buy-in you can always buy more.
You have been playing poker with your entire bankroll (not smart).
And you have found out early what can happen when you do.
Try and have approx 8-10 "buy-ins" as your bankroll...
Do NOT play above your bankroll.... I guarantee you will lose.
You may get lucky for a while... maybe even a couple of days or weeks.
But you will get hit hard with a lesser bankroll....
Take the advice or don't.... It's not my money, Although it could be I suppose
But it is good advice. and I wish someone had told me that when I first started.