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Anytime a poker article or strategy book talks about bankroll management, the advice is aimed at professional and semi-professional players.  That’s because the poker world seems to think that casual players don’t need to know anything about managing their bankrolls since they’re not playing for a living.  However, bankroll management skills are just as important for the less serious rounders too. 

After all, casual players have the same dreams as professional players in that they want to hit it big one day…..they just don’t have the money and/or aren’t in the right situation to play professionally yet.  This alludes to the first tip of bankroll management for casual players in that they should never use their everyday money on poker.  Professional players already know this, but many casual players use money that should be set aside for bills in order to try to play like a pro.  This is a huge mistake as average players need to worry about bills first and poker second.

In order to avoid over spending on poker, casual players also need to stick to limits they’re comfortable with.  In fact, it’s a good idea to play at a limit below what you normally would as a casual player until you’ve developed the skills to move up; this ensures that you’ll never be playing above your head.

One more tip to keep in mind when managing a non-professional player bankroll is that you should learn all the strategy you can.  By constantly learning, you will be sure to improve and help your game grow.  In turn, this will help you make money instead of lose it which always helps in the bankroll department.