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Hi guys, I've been around for a while now and I think most of the regulars here have a feel for who I am. I am very disciplined and have quietly moved up limits with proper bankrolls for a while. I'm up to 3/6 10max, and 2/4 6max. I have a bankroll of around $3,000. I am still trying to improve my game, but feel overall I am veyr emotionally stable and have been playing really well as of late. I have been thinking about testing myself outside my comfort zone, and moving up to 5/10 for something like 200 hands to see how I do and post some hands. Would this be an awful idea? Or one that could improve my game?

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IMO 200 hands isn't much and really won't tell you much about how you'll do long-term at a higher level, and while you might get a feel for how the play is at a higher level, I don't see this as being +EV.You should know yourself well enough to figure out if playing outside your comfort zone is a good move or not. Most will tell us that it's not, and it's usually the best advice.

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At this point in time, I'd take a slight -EV to learn some stuff. I know 200 hands isn't much to get an idea of how I'd do at that level, but that's really not what I want to get an idea of. I just want to play some hands up there, post some toughies and see what I can make of it. I would definitely be focusing harder on the decisions either way.

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At this point in time, I'd take a slight -EV to learn some stuff. I know 200 hands isn't much to get an idea of how I'd do at that level, but that's really not what I want to get an idea of. I just want to play some hands up there, post some toughies and see what I can make of it. I would definitely be focusing harder on the decisions either way.
I edited my original response. You know yourself well enough to know if this is a good move. There are people who play better out of their comfort zone, as the pressure makes them sharper (myself included). Also, if you are going to try higher limits, I like that you are setting a limit as far as keeping it on a "trial basis". I also like the idea of posting some hands on here so some of the higher limit players can give you some pointers.
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Close to 5k. I don't play that many hours a week.

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I withdrew a bit earlier this month, about 1k or so. I played over 3k hands at 2/4 10max. Have about 1.5k hands at 2/4 6max, making my best rate there at 2/4 6max, about 4.5 BB/100 on ultimatebet. I might be running well though? Or is 6max really this much better?

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With 3000, you are properly rolled for 5/10.If you don't know if your skill is high enough to play that game, just take a certain amount out of your br to play at that level. Say 500. That is much better than just playing for a set amount of time IMO.

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I would suggest moving up to 3-6 6-max before you go to 5/10. As you move higher in limits, you're going to have to be better at short-handed games.
yep.? for ya all.given the horrible play I seee in 6 Max micros, does it get better as you move up... and by better, I mean more helpful in developing your SH play in Full games. I mean, yes, practicing 6 Max, will make you better at 6 Max, but with the horrbile 6 Max players at 1/2, I cant say it made me much better at HU pots in 2/4. dig?
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given the horrible play I seee in 6 Max micros, does it get better as you move up...
Apparently not.3/6 6 players are brutal. 5/10 they may even be worse.
and by better, I mean more helpful in developing your SH play in Full games
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I mean, yes, practicing 6 Max, will make you better at 6 Max, but with the horrbile 6 Max players at 1/2, I cant say it made me much better at HU pots in 2/4.
It definetly helps. Ring players are generally scared of/don't care for marginal situations. They prefer to just take the large edges like building big multiway pots with flush draws. 6-max players learn to navigate these tricky situations much better IMO, as long as they learn to adjust to the full ring mentality.
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