Cash Game Buy In Strategy

[GB80]

Could I have opinions of my cash game strategy please. I'm pretty sure I'll get told it's not good, but I just want to know what people think. Maybe this could be my problem? I buy into the $0.50/$1.00 tables with $20, which often makes me the short stack. I try and get it up to $60, and then leave the table when it's my turn for the big blind. I do this because I back myself to triple up half the time, therefore in theory I should make $20+ every 2 tables I play at. Am I going about it all wrong, or does it make sense?

[robilaruk]

Re: Cash Game Buy In Strategy personally I always max buy - simply so I can play a few hands - with a min buy you have no room for manoeuvre - its essentially all in or fold as any significant raise/call/re-raise consumes too much of your stack to throw it away eg you raise from the CO to $3 with AQ and get re-raised by the big blind to $10 - if you call over 50% of your stack (dependant on whether the blinds have been paid) is in the middle, the flop is 10 8 3 rainbow and BB shoves for his last $50 - you would be mad to fold IMO as he may have AJ 44 or a whole range of other hands - the pot is too big compared to your stack to fold however you max buy in $100, and with the same scnario its an easy fold - as your hand isn't worth another $50 - see my point? you can't bully, you can't steal, you can only play ultra tight and raise, no limping for value with small PP or suited connectors - you are at risk of losing all you stack on a 'marginal' holding by getting involved and i am not sure you strategy works? half the time you triple up for a profit of $60-$40 (2 buy ins) less the juice you have been paying which might well be another $4 or 5, so you are making $15? - profit for sure, but how long as it took you to make it? and most importantly can you guarentee that profit over the long haul? just wondering if you would be better to buy in for $20 on a 25/50c or 12/25c table, just so you can play a bit more and be less under pressure from the blind structure forcing to play when you don't need to/not being able to play when you should? Just my thoughts Damo ps I also always finish my game just as I am about to be the BB, that way I get value for my last BB that I paid- always astounds me that someone pays the Sb and BB and then decides to leave when they are on the button - you get to see 2 more cards for FREE (etc for the CO CO+1 etc etc)

Could I have opinions of my cash game strategy please. I'm pretty sure I'll get told it's not good, but I just want to know what people think. Maybe this could be my problem? I buy into the $0.50/$1.00 tables with $20, which often makes me the short stack. I try and get it up to $60, and then leave the table when it's my turn for the big blind. I do this because I back myself to triple up half the time, therefore in theory I should make $20+ every 2 tables I play at. Am I going about it all wrong, or does it make sense?