The most important item in poker...

If you do not know by now, you should probably realize pretty quickly that if you want to be successful in poker, you must protect your bankroll.  Using proper bankroll management to move up the ranks will save you from going broke playing poker.  Be smart and follow the tips that are provided to boost your poker bankroll to levels you have never reached before.

 As seen on Poker Bankroll HQ, here are a few tips to help beginning poker players learn proper bankroll management-

-Only play with money that you can afford to lose.  You cannot win 100% of the time, so do not be in the mindset that you can.

-Have at least 10 buyins (on the aggressive side) or 30 full buyins (on the conservative side)

*1 Buyin generally equals 100X the big blind.  In $1/$2, 1 buyin is $200.00.  So to be play $1/$2 you generally want to have between $2,000 and $6,000.

-If playing online, find a good deposit bonus.  Almost every site will match your deposit up to a certain percentage.  Find the best deal for you.

-If playing online, sign up for a good rakeback promotion.  You can receive around 30% of your rake back from online poker rooms.

-Take advantage of freeroll tournaments.  Both live and online poker rooms will often have freeroll tournaments where you have zero risk but can win money or entry into bigger tournaments.  Play all of the freerolls that you can, what do you have to lose?