$1/$2nl To $2/$4nl On Pokerstars

[A_Bullets_A 0]

Hey guys. Can anyone here that plays $2/$4NL on PokerStars let me know what you think? I've played a lot of $1/$2NL and I've been thinking about moving up soon. Can anyone tell me how the two games compare? Is the $2/$4NL game that much tougher than $1/$2NL or is it pretty similar? Thanks.

[HubDub04 0]

The 2/4 game plays a lot bigger. I used to play the lower limits, and have since moved up to 2/4 3/6 and 5/10 nl.Make sure you have the bankroll to support your variance. I would say a bankroll of at least 5k is needed to play consistently and confidently at 2/4. This also allows you to multi table once you feel comfortable enough to do so.Hope that helped.

[Royal_Tour 0]

at least 5k if you are playing 2/4 fulltime. (which i mean to the poster above, I'm opting for 10kIts so easy to go on a week long downswing that can cost multiple buy-ins. and well. 5k turns into 3k really fast at those levels.

[KappaKid83 0]

10K minimum to play that game for a living, 8k if you have a day job, MINIMUM!!Jeff

[Royal_Tour 0]

10K minimum to play that game for a living, 8k if you have a day job, MINIMUM!!Jeff

ya, sorry I meant at least 5k from the guy who said u need 5k to play it.i'd say 10k also

[RichieValenz 0]

10K minimum to play that game for a living, 8k if you have a day job, MINIMUM!!Jeff

If you're playing for a living, you should have somewhere in between 30-50 buy-ins. and this doesnt even include money you have in the bank to live off of for a couple of months

[fitzinabox 0]

its not a hard game, i dont have near that bank roll and have played it with sucess. Table selecdtion is the most important part in my opinion

[Pixelation 0]

its not a hard game, i dont have near that bank roll and have played it with sucess. Table selecdtion is the most important part in my opinion

Thats a misleading statement.You can be the best $2/$4 NL player the world has ever seen and go busto if you don't have enough buy ins to eliminate variance (as said, at least 20 or so if you have another job, 30+ if it is your job)

[KentuckySlim 0]

Thats a misleading statement.You can be the best $2/$4 NL player the world has ever seen and go busto if you don't have enough buy ins to eliminate variance (as said, at least 20 or so if you have another job, 30+ if it is your job)

Bankroll issues aside, the game isn't all that tough. I've found people pretty willing to play big pots without super strong hands, which is nice. If you catch a big hand, you can generally get it paid off. Of course, I also see a few "regulars" who I know are pretty solid so table selection is indeed pretty key.Also, I play exclusively 6-max so I don't know anything about the full ring games.

[A_Bullets_A 0]

I think I might just watch some of the tables for a bit and then move up soon. Thanks for the replies everyone.

[WhatArunAA 0]

HubDub is a sicko.. he only needs 5k...he defies variance gods like no other.side note- I was playing 3/5 at my local casino and this young cocky kid sits down.. I pick up AK and make a standard raise to 35.. I get like 5 callers and the flop comes A-9-2 rainbow.. young cocky kid bets out.. I raise and he insta shoves.. he only had like 200 more and I sat there forever.. eventually paying his 222 off. Later I find out its HubDub and now we occasionally stroke each other off.

[Zach6668 513]

lol @ $5k...12 buyins...lol

[Spence 0]

12 buyins is good if you don't hit variance early on .