I Don\'t Regret It - Merry Christmas by the Way
 

I got my bankroll up pretty high but not enough to play $3/$6 NL Hold'em. I can play $.25/$.50 or even $.5/$1 NL Hold'em safely with the bankroll I built up.
Last night I saw a guy who I know is a total fish sitting down at the $3/$6 table. I sat down with him only because I knew I could beat this guy. Eventually another player joined us to make it 3 handed. I hit a bad deck of cards and lost the majority of my bankroll to him. To give you an example, I had pocket kings, hit a set, and he hit runner runner for a straight.He eventually left of course because he knew he wouldn't be able to hold the chip lead.

This morning I woke up and played some $.5/$1 NL Hold'em and made the majority of the money I lost back. I still believe I could beat that guy if it wasn't for a bunch of bad beats. I know that in the long term I'd come out a winner over him. To make the most profit one must be able to pick out the weak players and attack them. This is what I did but it didn't end so well for me. I still believe I made the right choice. I want to see what you all think.

Merry Christmas

Re: I Don\'t Regret It - Merry Christmas by the Way
 

i think you should stick to limits your BR can handle [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

if your playing too high you eventually going busto, no matter how big an edge you think you have.

Re: I Don\'t Regret It - Merry Christmas by the Way
 

The safe bankrolling method is to take occasional shots, and build the bankroll up slowly and steadily. I think the way a lot of professionals got up there is taking lots of shots, going broke a lot, and eventually learning they can beat a certain game.

-Tom

P.S. You have to be careful chasing a big fish up to a higher game. He might be a good $3/6 NL player, but you just saw him donking it up when drunk. Doesn't everyone go to a low level and donk it up occasionally?