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FAQ

How big should my bankroll be?

It depends on your winrate and how much your results swing. The safe roll grows with the square of your standard deviation and shrinks as your winrate rises, so a small edge in a swingy game needs far more buy-ins than a big edge in a steady one.

Why 0.1% risk of ruin?

It is the level most winning regulars treat as safe: roughly one chance in a thousand of losing the whole roll if you keep playing the same game at the same winrate. Set 1% or 5% instead if you can reload.