I've been playing nothing but Rush poker ring games on Full Tilt for the past 6 months, and lovin' every minute of it!  The pace and action that happens on the micro-stake tables is fun AND profitable!I've got a few strategies that I execute when playing these micro-stake games, and wanted to share some of them over a few posts. 

When I first started, I nearly tripled my bankroll, playing aggressively and for many big hands, getting very lucky!  During this time, I also had my "buy-in preferences" set to auto-reload to a 100 blinds.  This way, my stack would always be healthy, just in case I hit the nuts!  I want to be able to profit from it!

But one problem I recognized for me is that I would not realize just how much I'm losing in a session.  And because the action moves fast, when you're losing, you continue to lose faster.

(Bad bankroll management + Bad Beats) * TILT = Disaster

While I've quickly padded my bankroll, I've lost more than half of it even faster!

"Establishing A Floor"
So now I've "established" a floor with each session by turning off my Auto Buy-In preferences.  This has REALLY helped me improve my bankroll management, as well as recognizing terrible losing sessions. 

Instead of constantly picking at my bankroll, keeping a 100 BB in front of me, I am now better able to see exactly where I'm at for each session.  The other benefit is it forces a "pause' in my play when I do go bust.  Normally, when I'm all-in and lose, I'm immediately back with a 100 BB, and I keep playing my losing streak, typically on tilt.

Now, I go bust, the play stops, and I've been able to evaluate if I should continue playing!   Sometimes, yeah, I just jump back in and keep losing, but other times, I've been able to stop and win it back another day.