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Bankroll

The total amount of money set aside specifically for playing poker.

What is Bankroll in poker?

Bankroll — The total amount of money set aside specifically for playing poker. A bankroll is the total amount of money a poker player has set aside specifically for playing poker. It is the working capital of a poker career — separate from rent money, savings, or living expenses. Proper bankroll management sizes your bankroll relative to your chosen stakes and the variance of your format so that a normal downswing cannot break you.

Example

A player who plays $2/$5 live cash with a $500 max buy-in and follows 30-buy-in bankroll management has a bankroll of $15,000. That money lives in a dedicated account, separate from personal finances.

How StackEdge uses Bankroll

StackEdge tracks Bankroll automatically from your session log and surfaces it across the analytics dashboard, alongside related metrics — broken down by game type, venue, stakes, day of week, and time of day. See the full analytics suite →

Related terms

  • BB/100 — Big blinds won per 100 hands — the standard cash-game win-rate metric.
  • Risk of Ruin — The probability you go broke given your win rate, variance, and bankroll.
  • Variance — The statistical spread of your poker results around your expected win rate.
  • Sample Size — Number of hands or tournaments — determines how reliable your win rate is.
Bankroll (Poker Glossary) — Definition + Formula | StackEdge