[Xhad]

2/4 was the first game I ever played. Granted that was in B&M's, but the point is that if you're just starting out practicing and getting better at the game should be more important than the money itself.

You really shouldn't think of it in terms of "moving up" per se because this isn't a major income source for you yet (at least it better not be) and you should be prepared to play lower stakes or replenish your roll if the need arises.

Also the question of "how different is 1/2 from 2/4" would be better asked in the micros...once you move up so far the lower levels start to blur. I don't think there's much difference between 2/4 and below but that's because I play 3/6; micro players regularly complain about the jump from .50/1 to 1/2 even though the games probably feel the same to everyone posting in this forum.