playing above bankroll

[SuM827 0]

I took a beating the other day, and while on tilt, I decided it would be a good idea to sit at one of the higher limit shorthanded games (LHE). I sat, and got off of tilt in about 15 minutes, because I realized the game was horrible, and even though in my estimation the cards broke in the tables' favor, I walked away with a nice profit, and quit. The next day, I was up around 90 BB after a few hours of play, and thought about a few things Barry Greenstein said in "Ace on the River". He said that you shouldn't be afraid to sit in at a higher limit than your BR permits, if you can make more money than you can lose. He also said that when you're on a rush, instead of quitting after a nice win, you should tell your self to play until you lose a set amount back (because this will help you extend your rushes). I combined the two, and decided that whenever I have a win that will cover the buy in at a bigger game by 25-30%, then I should give that game a shot. Any thoughts? Flames?

[Whatever 1]

To me 'giving it a shot' and playing above your bankroll are two very different ideas. One is acceptable to do every now and then but the other will probably cause you to go broke over time - even if you're a winning player.

[Whiskey16 1]

I took a beating the other day, and while on tilt, I decided it would be a good idea to sit at one of the higher limit shorthanded games (LHE). I sat, and got off of tilt in about 15 minutes, because I realized the game was horrible, and even though in my estimation the cards broke in the tables' favor, I walked away with a nice profit, and quit. The next day, I was up around 90 BB after a few hours of play, and thought about a few things Barry Greenstein said in "Ace on the River". He said that you shouldn't be afraid to sit in at a higher limit than your BR permits, if you can make more money than you can lose. He also said that when you're on a rush, instead of quitting after a nice win, you should tell your self to play until you lose a set amount back (because this will help you extend your rushes). I combined the two, and decided that whenever I have a win that will cover the buy in at a bigger game by 25-30%, then I should give that game a shot. Any thoughts? Flames?

If you're comfortable with losing the buy-in and going back to the lower limit games and grind the BR back up, there's no reason not to take the shot. You have to be comfortable that you might lose the money, but you can't be thinking about that at the table. If you're uncomfortable with the potential chunk of your BR that you'd lose by taking the shot, you'll likely play scared, which won't be good.If I'm understanding your post, if you're only going to use winnings from a previous session, then sure, go ahead for the parlay. Good luck.

[SuM827 0]

I took a beating the other day, and while on tilt, I decided it would be a good idea to sit at one of the higher limit shorthanded games (LHE). I sat, and got off of tilt in about 15 minutes, because I realized the game was horrible, and even though in my estimation the cards broke in the tables' favor, I walked away with a nice profit, and quit. The next day, I was up around 90 BB after a few hours of play, and thought about a few things Barry Greenstein said in "Ace on the River". He said that you shouldn't be afraid to sit in at a higher limit than your BR permits, if you can make more money than you can lose. He also said that when you're on a rush, instead of quitting after a nice win, you should tell your self to play until you lose a set amount back (because this will help you extend your rushes). I combined the two, and decided that whenever I have a win that will cover the buy in at a bigger game by 25-30%, then I should give that game a shot. Any thoughts? Flames?

If you're comfortable with losing the buy-in and going back to the lower limit games and grind the BR back up, there's no reason not to take the shot. You have to be comfortable that you might lose the money, but you can't be thinking about that at the table. If you're uncomfortable with the potential chunk of your BR that you'd lose by taking the shot, you'll likely play scared, which won't be good.If I'm understanding your post, if you're only going to use winnings from a previous session, then sure, go ahead for the parlay. Good luck.

yeah, the money doesn't really matter to me..... If anything, doing this helps me put a little gamble back into poker, because it's so easy to make every correct decision, and still lose your buy in, which happens at my current limit, but I don't really feel the sting of losing, or the rush you get from a huge win, because it doesn't make that much of a difference.

[MBrady 0]

What limits are you jumping in between if you don't mind answering?

[SuM827 0]

What limits are you jumping in between if you don't mind answering?

rather not say, if it's all the same

[bdc30 0]

rather not say, if it's all the same

= .10/.20 and .50/$1 (j/k)

[SuM827 0]

rather not say, if it's all the same

= .10/.20 and .50/$1 (j/k)

I wish :wink: