Variance is a bitch, I have to drop down, when can I go back up?

[sfetaz]

Well my account went from $600+ to $250 recently and I have to drop down my limit poker from 1/2 to .50/1 limit. Now assuming I actually start having more winning sessions, when can I move back up to 1/2?

[kerowo]

Whenever you want. You weren't rolled for 1/2 and aren't rolled for .5/1 so it doesn't really matter. There isn't a magic number of winning sessions or a boss player you have to beat before moving on.

Although if there was it would probably be Boz.

[sfetaz]

I thought 300 big bets is the standard bankroll for limit?

[fretelöo]

Entertain the thought of comming to grips with the concept of it not only being variance...

[sfetaz]

Believe me I consider other things all the time, but if you wanna look over the sessions I have logged and figure out what else it could be, be my guest.

[Bona]

OP Kerowo is right.
But with no knowledge of your previous experience, low post count, and the fact you are asking the question, why not consider dropping down several "notches" and working your way back up the hard way? With winnings over many thousands of hands. Studying and reviewing along the way.

[Daniel Magix]

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I thought 300 big bets is the standard bankroll for limit?

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That is what I have always tried to maintain, and it's a pretty safe number. Although it's recently been suggested to me, that 350-400bb is a more desireable bankroll these days, with the player pool being stronger overall than it was in years past.

[kerowo]

Yup, but you shouldn't have waited 350 bucks to move down. Likewise, you're 50BB under rolled for .5/1. However, it doesn't really matter if you can reload. If you can't reload and that AT hand is typical and you thought you played it ok, you should be more conservative than 300BB.

[sfetaz]

The AT hand I posted as a way to remind myself to pay attention to everything in the hand. I looked up on the river and the idea of QQ popped in my head, but too late. My mistake for not thinking of every possibility during the hand. Gonna be participating in a session review to evalute things.

[bozlax]

Why did you move down?





You just answered your own question.