50 Nl To 100 Nl To 200 Nl

[makaveliwj 0]

Background on myself, I have a real job that doesn't pay as well as it should. My real job only covers roughly 90 % of my total bills.. and that's with no play money. I've been playing semi serious for roughly 3 years and am able to withdraw enough (usually) so that I'm able to pay my bills and buy food for the fam. Anyway... on to my question.I play .25/.50 NL with great success... and many times I've moved up to 100 NL and have never had the same type of success. Some bad luck i'm sure, but it just seems like things never go right (usually a sign of being outplayed). There have been several occasions where I've played $1/$2 and it seems like the game is much easier. Pokertracker shows me I'm down $835 playing 100NL and up $1250 playing 200NL this year.Now since my day job doesn't support my family enough I have no intentions of going busto.. So, would it be ideal for me to play 50 NL til I have the bankroll for 200NL and skip a step? Or am I just fooling myself and skipping a step along the way is a great way to decimate a bankroll. The only argument I can think of for why 200 NL could possibly be easier than 100NL is that $1/$2 are the lowest blinds available in a casino, so fish may think that's the place to start, whereas 100NL has a ton of people who've made the jump from 50NL. Thanks for any replies

[KappaKid83 0]

I would not recommend waiting to jump from 50NL to 200NL. If you multi table I would recommend gradually feeding 100NL tables in with your 50NL tables. Like if you play 4 50NL tables, play 3 of then and mix in one 100NL and then gradually make it 2 and then 3, etc. This should help the transition.Jeff

[trystero 0]

Now since my day job doesn't support my family enough I have no intentions of going busto.. So, would it be ideal for me to play 50 NL til I have the bankroll for 200NL and skip a step? Or am I just fooling myself and skipping a step along the way is a great way to decimate a bankroll.

Possibilities; (1) you can beat both levels, and ran badly in .5/1; (2) you can beat neither level, and ran well in 1/2; (3) you can beat 1/2, where most of the players are better and more aggressive, but cannot beat .5/1. 3 may be false if players are actually worse, but I'd need to see some evidence to believe that (average stats, etc). Of these options 1 + 2 seem the most likely, and only you can tell us which one it is. You'd have to analyze how much you're beating 50nl, and why you got killed at 100nl. Ultimately I think it's more likely, as you do yourself, that you have a better shot at beating 100nl, so that's what you should concentrate on.

[TrueFX 0]

Taking your entire situation into consideration, I would not be playing poker at all. Times are tough right now and gambling probably isn't the best thing you could be doing the little extra money you have. I know it is profitable, but you might find yourself forcing situations at the table in the future due to monetary needs.In regards to the poker alone, how many hands do you have playing .50 / 1 and 1/2 online? As with anything else, you need a large sample size. As mentioned previously, you may have run hot at 1/2 and cold at .50 / 1. Personally, I find .50 / 1 easier than .25 / .50, and 1/2 too aggressive for me. Maybe my style just fits that game better. I would actually stick with .25 / .50 right now as it can be a great source of additional income if you are beating it for 3-400 / month consistently.You might be on to something with your fish observation at 1/2. I know that is where I started when I jumped into NLHE online (BIG MISTAKE). With that said, there will be a lot of regs competing for the fish as well. Game selection will be key. You will find yourself trying to felt the fish while most hands against the regs will be very close to even as they will show up with much stronger hands.Either way, good luck with your decision.

[makaveliwj 0]

I appreciate the responses. With my current financial situation, not playing is simply not an option. For the past 24 months I have been able to cash out an additional $500 to $750 bucks a month playing 50nl. I just am frustrated that everytime I play 100 NL, I am forced to move back down. I think I will try the suggestion of mixing in one table of 100 nl with three 50 nl tables. If that doesn't work, maybe I'm just not as smart as I'd like to think I am. Again, thanks for taking the time to respond.