[DJ Sensei]

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Take shots at NL400 as soon as you have 8000 in the bankroll. If you are comfortable playing there (and properly rolled) theres no reason not to move up as fast as possible. If you find that you are not succeeding as much as you expected to, play more there. If you keep sucking, go back to 200 for some confidence boosters.

If you can beat NL200 and care

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false this is bad advice for 95% of players/posters that inquire about moving up.

this may work for the best players but the best players are only 5% or at most 10% of the pool of players that are attempting to play well. I think you do a disservice to the common guy who inquires on this board when you flaut this propaganda..

what happens is this most players end up breaking even or going bust playing too high too fast and the end up playing a mix of multiple limits and spread themselves too thin...now of course I'm not talking about the gifted or natural great players. as yourself that 1-5% that breeze thru limits as they move up.. these players are not the norm you do realize that right?

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I didnt say "blow through your bankroll at higher levels than you're used to". I said "take shots when you're safely rolled for it, and if it doesnt work out, stick with what you're doing".

Also (and this is very important for aspiring players) if you are not playing for an income, i.e. its still a profitable hobby, or you have a steady job and poker is a nice bonus, then you are doing yourself a disservice by playing at a level below that which you are capable of beating and properly bankrolled for. To become a better poker player, you must play against stronger players and learn to beat them as well as the standard fish. I'd say that is essentially the main purpose and goal of MSNL in a nutshell. Whether or not somebody has what it takes to beat the game at high levels, I don't really know. I'm not quite sure what it takes, whether it be "natural talent" or skills acquired through hard work and diligent study, or most likely some combination of the two. But what is important is that every recreational player strive to be the best that they can. Stagnating at a level that they are overrolled for and overskilled at will not help to accomplish this.