The 50 Buy-In rule

An ideal bankroll for Pot Limit Omaha is 50 buy-ins. Since one buys in for 100 big blinds maximum at a Pot Limit Omaha table, 50 buy-ins equal 5,000 big blinds.

Flexible bankroll management

The 50 buy-in rule is merely a starting point and can be increased in case you are not 100% confident. It is also extremely important to move down whenever you pass under a given bankroll

Moving up and down

To move up: 50 buy-ins for the next limit

To move down: 50 buy-ins for the previous limit

Table Bankroll

In poker, the table stakes rule applies: one can only bet what one has on the table. Hence we should buy-in for an amount that will enable us to extract maximum value on our strong hands. We wouldn't want to flop the nuts only to find ourselves with no chips left on the turn, letting us win only a small pot.

In theory, you should be able to bet the maximum in any given betting round. Thus your stack should always be as big as possible, which means you should buy-in for the table maximum of 100 big blinds, and not go under that amount.

Table Count

Given the low number of hands played per hour, you can directly start out with several tables.

Some players even play 8 tables or more. Hence the question: "How many tables should I play?". It is of course impossible to give a general rule for this, as this is a very player-dependant aspect of the game. You might play more or less tables depending on how much you want to concentrate, your stamina, eye-hand coordination, etc.

Conclusion

Profit or learning? It's all about "value maximization":

The highest winrate per table can be attained by playing only one table at a time. However, profit is not only calculated with winnings per table, but per hour as well. Let's assume that you can win 5 big blinds per hour on one table, and 3 big blinds per hour (per table) on two tables. In the latter case, your hourly profit is higher, at 6 big blinds per hour. When considering profit, you should choose how many tables to play simultaneously in order to attain optimal hourly profit.

In order to maximize the learning effect, it is important to think thoroughly during play. You should review played hands and look for your mistakes. This goes for won hands as well! Furthermore, you can practice hand reading (putting your opponent on a hand range). This all takes time, which multi-tablers often lack. They have to use standard moves and cannot spare much time for deep thought.

It is highly recommended to cut down on the number of tables in order to work on your game, not only if you are stagnating , but also if you are very successful playing multiple tables.

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