Poker bankroll
Enough cushion to survive variance.
Even a winning player goes broke with too few buy-ins — variance gets there first. Pick your format and risk tolerance and see whether your roll holds up.
The idea
The bankroll buys you time, not wins.
A bankroll does not make you win — it stops variance knocking you out before your edge has time to show. MTTs demand hundreds of buy-ins because the swings are brutal: even good players cash rarely, and win big rarer still.
Your poker bankroll
Variance does not forgive whoever plays with too thin a cushion.
€
€
Only the money you have set aside for poker.
Recommended bankroll
600 €
For that format and risk
Buy-ins you have
15.0
Your current cushion
Bankroll is not enough
With 15.0 buy-ins against the 30 recommended, variance can wipe you out even if you play well. Drop down a level or lower the buy-in.
A bankroll does not make you win — it stops variance eliminating you before your edge shows. MTTs need hundreds of buy-ins because the variance is brutal: winning is rare, and the big prizes rarer still.