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I disagree that somebody just learning the game needs to have a bankroll 1000 times their minimum wager. There is a huge difference between the professional and the recreational player - especially if the recreational player is a novice. consider the cheap $5 table. Should a novice really have (and be willing to risk!) $5,000?
Rather... A recreational player will gamble with his/her "entertainment" money - preferably what s/he reasonably budgets on a monthly basis. However seriously s/he takes the game, when the money is gone, s/he should stop playing until more "entertainment" money is budgeted. This does not stop the rec player from learning to play well. It simply means that, while learning, s/he should not comport him/herself as a professional
Here is what I did: I gave myself a $200/mo. budget. in March, I lost it. In April, I replenished the $200 and won $1200. I now had a $1400 bankroll and no longer replenished from my household budget. in May, I lost $200 (bankroll = $1200). In June I won roughly $600 and so far in July, I am up $500. I now have a $2300 bankroll. Some of which, I will put into savings at the end of the month.
As a recreational player, I approach my budget very differently than somebody who is making a living at the tables. However, i would, at this point, be a damn fool to bring $5000 to a casino and be willing to risk it. I limit myself to losing $200 in a day (unless I am in the middle of a shop with a very advantageous count...) I would suggest that anybody just starting out approach bankroll management more like this (with dollar amounts set in accordance with a personal budget) than what a professional player would need to do.
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