Want to move up stakes, bad idea?
 

My roll is at $1500, and Ive been playing .5/1 for the last 20 days or so..Have made 11 buyins in about 3000 hands..playing 20/13/2

I played as high as 2/4NL a couple years and did well, but lost touch with poker for a while...Turns out the game grew and the players got a lot better, so I started over at .25/.50

I only play one-table..Though it may be less $/hour over the long run it does help my variance and my quality of play, which I feel is easier on my mind..

Is it a bad idea to move up?

Re: Want to move up stakes, bad idea?
 

moving up to 1/2 would give you a 7.5 buyin roll. waaaay too small. wait till 3k then take a shot.

Re: Want to move up stakes, bad idea?
 

As someone who ran through the stakes with very low buyins, yes it is a bad idea to move up. Your BR simply cannot handle the variance at 200nl, which is so much more aggro than 100nl.

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Not to mention you are running hot at 100nl, you are not going to maintain that win rate in the long run.

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All probably true.

Ok. $3000 optimal?

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I'd say $4k at least. If you do $3k, you should be ready to drop down at $2.5k IMO.

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I'd say $4k at least. If you do $3k, you should be ready to drop down at $2.5k IMO.

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Cool, and howbout multitabling? Is that something I should really think about or just play the way im comfortable?

I feel like I think out things a bit longer than most..Not necessarily a bad thing, I feel like i make better decisions because of it... Have also never really done well trying more than 1 table, but should I give it another try?

Re: Want to move up stakes, bad idea?
 

If you aren't comfortable with multi-tabling, and you want to try, go slowly. Play 2 tables first. Then 3, etc. And it would probably help to play a level lower than you normally do when you're first trying to adjust to a higher table number.

Re: Want to move up stakes, bad idea?
 

NO, your gonna feel sick in your stomach to lose 1/3 of your roll. so id suggest starting at 5-6k.

Re: Want to move up stakes, bad idea?
 

solution: start 2-tabling 100NL. you probably woulda just 1-tabled 200NL anyway, so stay down where you are and practice multi-tabling while getting the same amount of action. yeah?