What you are Doing Wrong as an SSNLer

[Tickner]

Good post as always Greg. I'm going to print this off an read it before each time I play.

[orange]

Very guilty of never moving up <---

[Kermit]

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there seem to be a large number of players at the 200NL level that refuse to move up.

i agree w/ much of what lucky_mf said. desensitizing yourself to the amounsts of money won or lost is very big part of moving up for a lot of players.

the first time i lost 10K in a day, i thought it was the end of the world. i tilt cashed out like half my online roll (really wish i didnt do that) and moved back down to 1/2. once you get used to the stakes though, they just become numbers on a screen again and it becomes easier to play your game.

[Al_Money]

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QFT

Nice post Greg.

[craigthedeac]

i like

[carnivalhobo]

best post in the forum in a month+

[MYNAMEIZGREG]

Ok, let me share some thoughts about moving up as I run out the door here.....

Moving up has always been a delicate subject, and much more for SS players because they physically have not moved up as many times as a higher stakes player. In my own experience, the first time I moved up where I was really ok and not any psychologically different was the incorporation of NL5000 games, so go figure.

I would not suggest moving up if you are a slight winning player at your current level. Again, from my experience, since moving up tends to many times be more of a mental block than anything else, bring as much ammunition as you can with you. Therefore, try to be one of the better players at your current level, or at least feel confident that you can beat your current stake pretty well. Therefore, if/when you lose a bunch at the level you are attempting to move up to, if won't be the end of the world because you KNOW that you will be able to just go back to your former level and cruise along there for a while.

Now, if you aren't one of the better players at your limit, and that's perfectly ok (and normal btw), then keep humming along and actively trying to get better.


Isura and the others who disagree in terms of maximum development of one player - Some people might not be able to win at high stakes. However, you have to remember that we are dealing with motivated individuals who have the desire to improve. Discuss hands with friends, post on 2p2, and spend more time thinking about poker when you aren't playing (but not when it's time to do something else). A friend of mine brought up the exact argument you guys are, but I am saying that you will be surprised how successful you can get at this game if you work at it.


Also something I just thought of: Everyone deals with tilt issues. Well, something I try to do when I feel like I am tilting is to turn the money into actual dollars, instead of 100bb. Therefore, if I tilt and lose a buyin, I will lose one hundred dollars, which is a lot of money in the real world. For whatever reason, this helps me click the x's in the top right corner when it's right to.

[grando]

brilliant post, especially the tilt part

favourites, here you come...

[Mossberg]

good post man, thanks very much! I really needed some motivation to start being more aggressive with moving up (considering I'm wayy over-rolled for 1/2).

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Last June, I was playing NL200 on Party Poker, and now I am a winning NL2000 and NL5000 player.

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Inspiring!

[brutalBeater]

Thnx for the awesome post man!