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As likely any poker professional or even serious hobbyist of cash game and tournament poker would tell you, one of the most important factors in a player’s tournament success comes down to a matter of bank roll management. With each buy in or entry fee that you put up in any one event, you are essentially risking a percentage of your bankroll, which, if too high could, in the short run, get you broke when the cards are cold. It is of utmost importance, then, to only be risking a certain amount of your bankroll at any given instance. Though the ratio here tends to vary depending on your ask, most rigorous poker players would agree that you need at least 50-80 buyins in your bankroll for the type of tournament you are playing, and at least 30-40 full buyins at a cash game. Risking only this amount therefore flattens out the variance you experience when things don’t go your way, and you always have the backing funds to continue to come back to the table and play winning poker. Though it can be tempting to play outside your means, especially when your means are limited, giving in to this is essentially asking to have your bankroll dwarfed. Though you can’t control how the cards come, you can control how much you let them take from you when you hit a bad spot.