bank roll advice

[Jdesey]

I have been using a 30X base bet.... so when I want to play $15 I have at least $450 on me ....

I have heard 40X also ...

also, here is a tricky one..... at what point do you increase your base bet? typically if I have shown a 50% profit I will go up $5...so now I play $20... once I have doubled my buy in I go to $25 or stop for the day

so I have two quiestions

1. what is your multiple you play with 20X , 30X etc...?

2. and when do you decide to increase your base bet?

 

[EasyRhino]

your max and average bets are more important here, and that depends on your spread.

If you're playing a single deck game, you might only bet spreading $15-$60. Playing a shoe, you might be talking $15-$200. big difference.

Fred Renzey threw out a rule of thumb where you shouldn't even walk into a casino without 10 max bets. Since I've blown more than that, it's a pretty good rule of thumb for a session bankroll.

Increasing your overall betting level is going to depend on your total bankroll. For a long time I used the rule of thumb where my max bet was 1% of my total bankroll (and then set my minimum bet based on desired spread). It's ghetto, but it's an okay approximation if you're not running a sim.