Moving on up

[mullaney]

After about 4000 hands, I built $50 into $500 playing $0.25/$0.50. Is it time to move up to $0.50/$1.00? Also, I've found the play at the 6 handed tables especially profitable. Do they continue to be softer than the 10 handed games as I move up at PartyPoker?

[95Aero]

I started at $0.50/$1.0 with $200 and I'm at $410 after 2000 hands, I was at $460 but had a nice little streak of bad luck/play =) I think with 4000 hands and that bankroll you can easily move up to 0.5/1.0. I've only played tables with 10 players yet as I have no experience in 6-max.

Have fun!

[Leo Bello]

You have the bankroll, but moving up should be decided based on how u feel about the game. I think you should try a few tables with ease. 4000 hands is not enough to evaluate. I have around 30K hands logged into Poker Tracker, plus 20K not logged, and during this more or less 50K hands, I have experienced hot streaks fo 4 to 5K hands. Then, bad streaks of 1K hands. I mean, in 4K hands, is not enough to see if you game is consistent enough. But since you talking about moving to another low-limit game, I think you are going into the right direction.

[umdpoker]

well, you are definitely not guaranteed to be a winning player yet, but i have heard that nl25 and nl50 are so damn close in terms of playing level, that you shouldn't get into trouble.

[SuitedSixes]

What are the 6Max tables like? I have been reluctant to try them because I play tight and don't want to get blinded to death. I figure I am getting to see 4 more flops for free. Is my thinking flawed?

[fireman664]

I dont loosen up a whole lot in the 6 max tables, but everyone else seems too. They also seem to overplay DECENT hands. There seems to be alot of players who are seeing 75% of flops, and showing down a large number of those. Even second pair w/ good kicker to pot size raises. So I will give up some blinds for that action on my good hands.

[mullaney]

I play looser, but not a hell of lot looser if you break it down by position. In other words, I play the button about the same 10 handed or 6 handed. I just don't have to play the four positions where I'm tightest. So overall, yes I end up being looser. And yes, you get hands paid off handsomly on a 6 handed table.

[mullaney]

Well, I started playing them last night. I had a small loss in my first session, but I was tired, so I logged off as soon as I realized it. Then I had a good session this morning. My first observation: There are actually tight players at the $0.50/$1.00 tables. I'm used to be being the tightest player at the table with just a little less than 20% in terms of voluntarily putting money in. At this level there was always someone at the table tighter than me and a several who were in the same ballpark. Still you only need a couple of loose players willing to call down top pair to see a good profit. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[MisterKing]

sounds to me like you have your head on straight and will be ok at the .50/$1 NL tables on Party. There are certainly some adjustments from .25/.50 to .50/$1, which I'm sure some fellow 2+2ers can detail, but my inclination is to think that your PF raises may get more respect, and it will take more to call large bets postflop. The difference is probably not that great, as most might attest -- perhaps similar to the difference between $5+1 SnG's and $10+1's.

[SuitedSixes]

So IYHO, am I losing money by not playing 6-Max?

[schwza]

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So IYHO, am I losing money by not playing 6-Max?

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if you're going to play one table, then yeah, you are. the 6-max games are great - you're involved a lot more and so you get to push your edge. and finding a game with 1 or 2 fish becomes much more valuable. the downside is that you have to pay a lot more attention so it's more difficult to multi-table well 6-handed than 10 (i play just one 6-max table).

[SuitedSixes]

Generally speaking, what's the strategy. Play tight and make your move when you get a hand? Or play looser? I am switching from Limit so I have no idea how to adjust my starting hands. I normally see <17% pre-flop. Am I going to need to loosen up?