[bernie]

Why don't you just ease into a new limit? That's one of the great things about online. You can play 2 tables of your normal limit while adding 1 table of a new limit. Imo, it makes it much easier than just jumping into a new limit if you're not really sure.

As far as adding more hands: If you're playing a new limit and having some trouble, that's not the time to adjust and add hands, imo. Get used to the new texture, money, whatever, then add hands if you want. You should still be able to make money being a rock while you acclimate yourself.

I also wouldn't move up until you were also comfortable with dealing with your possible leaks that you mentioned. About the only way to be comfortable in some 'situations' is to put yourself into those situations. You'd like to get that experience cheaply. One way to get comfortable in steal/defense situations is to play a little shorthanded. That will give you some feel for those situations.

As far as value betting? I'd say get more involved in the forum.

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Every once in a while, I open up the bigger games just to see who I have exported notes on and it never fails that all of the games up to the 100/200 usually have 1 to 2 players who I played against as they graduated and moved up while I stayed in the 3rd grade.


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I got this same feeling just following the forum and seeing new guys moving up pretty fast. Dude's pep talk post to me still sticks with me. I had it bookmarked, but lost it.

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