Are you overrolled?

[neverforgetlol]

right now my playing BR is about $1,060 and i still plan to do NL20 instead of NL50 while im whoring on prima. when i moved from 25->50 on party i never did well (i had anywhere from 600-1000 when i took a shot), and i think part of it was just that i wasn't comfortable losing a $50+ pot yet. i think once i get up to $1500 or so i will move up.

anyone else feel this way? it has a huge effect on my game, the money really has to mean "nothing" to me to play my best. obviously this slows down my bonus efforts, but i think it's worth it.

[A_C_Slater]

I multi-table $11 and sometimes $22 MT SNGs with a $12,000 bankroll. I should only need about 1/6 of this amount according to the FAQ. I think my worst downswing has been less than $300. Though in my defense it takes forever for $33 and higher MT SNGs to fill up and my ROI is too high to abandon my low stakes SNGs for cash games.

[Pog0]

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I multi-table $11 and sometimes $22 MT SNGs with a $12,000 bankroll. I should only need about 1/6 of this amount according to the FAQ. I think my worst downswing has been less than $300. Though in my defense it takes forever for $33 and higher MT SNGs to fill up and my ROI is too high to abandon my low stakes SNGs for cash games.

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If you multi-site, you should be able to get a lot of $33's going, although multi-siting may not appeal to you (for example, my AHK script is party specific, so I wouldn't want to play many sites at a time with it).

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Last month I was playing 15/30 and 20/40 limit. Jumped into a 30/60 game once. BR peaked at 30k in this span, but I had jumped up from 10/20 every so quickly and because I was not used to the level or the potential swings (I actually never experienced any harsh swings, but I knew they were possible), I was very reluctant to play. I put in 11 hours last month.

Just recentely, I started to try out NL. To make sure I don't donate while learning, I started out in NL100... 250 buy-ins.

3 days later, I've played over 8 hours and never felt uneasy about starting or playing. It's truly a wonderous feeling (although running hot for 8 hours and still not recovering from 1 hour of running bad at limit isn't quite as wonderous a feeling).

Living proof that playing overrolled leads to a significant increase in psychological ease.

Unfortunately, it may also significantly hurt one's potential earn rate.

[nextgenneo]

currently playing 50NL on a 3k roll, but going to move up on friday

[Pog0]

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currently playing 50NL on a 3k roll, but going to move up on friday

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Go for it. NL100 is cake. Everyone's either too loose or too tight and I love it.

[smittymatt]

I tend to be way overrolled for the limits I play, readily drop down when running bad, and am basically a pussy when it comes to taking shots at the next limit up.

[jkkkk]

Theres nothing wrong with being conservative, but I think you lose a lot of value if you don't aim to move up after 40 buyins maximum. If you play poker purely for recreational reasons then this is fine, but I would recommend moving up if this is not the case.

Heres a thread were several issues on moving up are discussed.

[AmonRaa]

I play 0.5/1 limit with over 7k bankroll [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[HSB]

Perhaps the greatest "moving up" post ever

try 50NL when:

- you're confident in your preflop game
- you understand position
- you have a good idea of their hand by the river
- you have an ok feel when to continuation bet
- you have 500 or more

100NL when:

- you're confident playing draws
- you can spot good semibluff opportunities
- you can lay down AA/KK unimproved
- you're attacking the blinds in easy steal situations
- you have 1200+

200NL when:

- you're ok betting your stack on a draw
- a PFR from you doesnt always mean AA-JJ and AQs+
- you're starting to play one hand while holding another
- you have more than one mode
- you have 3000 or more

400NL when:

- you can ID profitable preflop steals
- you know how to pick between b3b and c/r
- position factors heavily into your play
- you're good at manipulating pot size
- you have 6000+

1K NL when

- your lines don't define your hand
- you're good at playing and winning lots of small pots
- your oop opponent must hold a strong hand to win a pot from you
- you understand the real math of the game at least at a basal level
- you have 20000+


Courtesty of Fimbulwinter in this thread

[carnivalhobo]

ive taken underrolled shots, and ive played 50nl with a 3k+ br and the second was more comfortable [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]