Taking a Shot, How would you do it?

[ssdex]

so the general consensus is play 200nl instead of 400nl?

[losingdonkey]

I'd start at 100 because I suck but Im sure you'll tear up 200

[kaz2107]

i dont see why u dont want to move to 100nl first??? if u play 100nl and then just insta jump to 200nl tha game will be tremendously different. why not play 100nl for 2 weeks then make tha jump too 200nl??

am i missin something??

[XHitman014]

Don't really understand it either...OP stated he's a huge BR nit. Suddenly switching from having a $200, 4 buyin downswing to a $800 downswing would probably change your game in unexpected ways. I'd at least temporarily make a lay-over at NL100. I don't necessarily think NL200 is going to be this huge jump in skill level (the CR vids show there are plenty of donks there too) but the jump in $s and effect of that first huge hit of variance might be a ballbuster.

[wslee00]

so your roll is 25k and you're still playing 50NL? dude - move up to 400NL already. Thing is that is a crazy jump, so I guess I'd play 100NL for a month, then 200NL for a month, and then 400NL.

[stickdude]

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I think my base level of understanding and thought processes are much too complicated for 50nl and maybe even 100nl

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So you're too good for us microdonk peons, eh? Is that what you're trying to say?? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]


(j/k - although that does explain a couple of your posts - specifically the JJ on Q-hi board one)

[ssdex]

my roll is 25k---- was 30k but i just withdrew 5 for a new plasma tv and to help pay for a vacation to san diego---

I have a really good job and I play poker for supplemental income.

The last 3 months I have been making $50+ an hour 6 tabling nl50

the reason I don't play 100nl is b/c my winrate is not anywhere near half my winrate at 50nl--- its not that I can't beat 100nl, just not for as much, so why play harder games with more variance for less then what i'm already making

the reason i'm going to try and take a shot at 200nl or 400nl is I think at these limits I can have a better hourly rate then the one I currently have--- maybe as much as double

3 years ago when I wasn't very good, after my first big downswing at 1000nl and 600nl I cashed out 30k to buy a car and then with the remaining $ tried grinding out 400nl---- I had a 12k downswing ( 30 buy-ins) and i've probably logged less then 15k hands at 400nl since. during college I really didn't care about $ and risks as much--- now that I work hard for my $ I would never play a level I couldn't beat just to gamble it up.

I just think I owe it to myself to see if I can beat 200nl and 400nl for a month or so--- just b/c I think i have the opportunity to make a lot more $ there, although I would never expect my winrates to be the same as nl50.

[+EV]

Would it really be taking a shot if you worked your way up methodically? I would move to NL200 and see how it goes. Watch out for the tiltomonster though. The whole point is that you don't see it coming until it is too late.

+EV

[ssdex]

well i know it's not taking "a shot" as most of you would describe it, but what i've been doing for close a year now is just extremely low variance easy $. I am very capable of quickly adapting to games, regardless of the limit, and I am pretty familiar w/ 100nl as dabbled there the last 3 months, like I said, just not worth my time. So, this is a "shot" for me--- knowing that if i play bad/run bad/tilt whatever that I could easily lose in a few days what i've been making over the course of an entire month of grinding at 50nl. Im more worried about the emotional control then anything. My BR won't be affected whether this goes good or bad--- but I could be emotionally effected---- its been awhile since I've won or lost more than $1500 in a day. 200nl shouldn't play that difficult for me, but I know 400nl will be a big challenge, but if those goes well I'd like to be regular at 400nl by the new year.

[wslee00]

$50/hour @ 50NL? what's your PTBB/100?

And I don't know - if you have that big of a roll - and already have a good job, the question I would ask is why WOULDN'T you move up to 200NL/400NL. If it doesn't work out - it doesn't work out - you still have a huge roll to play 50NL with and at least you have that experience. imo - it's always better to try something new and get out of your comfort zone (within reason) than to stick to old habits which may be limiting your growth potential.