[snorer]

i know i have a reputation on this board for being an a-hole and all, and i don't really want to further that opinion anymore, but i need to say this...

the amount of bad advice being spouted off on this forum is pretty crazy. and normally that's good for the game but it's kind of sad when people that are having trouble beating $50 hu sng's and lower get suckered into paying money for coaching to people that don't even know what they're talking about.

being over-rolled is nice and all because with that comes a comfortability as far as making plays, not letting short term variance affect your mood, etc. but on the flipside you're giving up massive amounts of equity by staying at lower stakes if you can a) beat a higher level and b) are realistically properly rolled for it. 50 buy-ins and higher is just absolutely ridiculous if you have aspirations to play higher stakes hu sng's.

eventually you will reach a peak where you can no longer beat the average competition at a certain stake, and from then on it doesn't really matter how big your bankroll is because you've reached your plateau. but this idea that you should be overly rolled to play $10 $20 $50 even $100 hu sng's just comes from the notion that with the higher the stake, the better the players... which is just complete foolishness when it comes to hu sng's. there really isn't much difference in skill along the lines regardless of what some would have you believe. a lot of you are probably way better than plenty of the people i play regularly, and this is coming from someone who plays $500's.

if you're going to be a "pro" or otherwise take this game seriously you should already be capable of keeping your composure when you lose. that's a no brainer. you can't justify refusing to make what is a mathematically and realistically correct decision with your bankroll management by telling yourself "that will hurt me emotionally too much if i lose" or "i won't be able to play right after that". if you are that psychologically vulnerable i can tell you right now, go into another form of poker because you're never going to be able to deal with what comes with playing hu sng's steadily. truth be told most people in these play extremely bad and the #1 key component to success is discipline. if you can't keep control of yourself right from the get-go, how many buy-ins you have should be the least of your worries.