Is there a noticeable difference jumping from 55s to 109s?

[ir0nphist]

I'm planning on moving up to the 109s this week. Should I expect a drop in my current ROI? Does opponents' skill level change much?
Feedback from some others who have made this transition would be much appreciated!

[ace_in_the_hole]

From what I hear this is one of the biggest if not THE biggest transition up the SnG ladder of success.

[yid3655]

Dont play the $50's or the $100's but it would make sense for this to be the most significant move up, as you are paying $50/100% more to enter the tourney

use the search dude, youll get hundreds of hits on this topic. It might even be in the FAQ.

[ir0nphist]

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use the search dude, youll get hundreds of hits on this topic. It might even be in the FAQ.

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I'm not asking whether I should move up, as I've already made that decision. . . I'm asking what to expect from others who have done it before me.

Just to ease your mind. . . I have spent about 10 minutes using the search functions, to no avail & have read the FAQ numerous times. Thanks for your deeply insightful canned answer though.

[eastbay]

Yes, there is a big difference. Keep a deep roll and prepare to make some adjustments.

eastbay

[Bonafone]

I do believe there is a huge difference between these levels. I played over 2500 50's and have logged about 750 100's and I think the play is definately tougher.

At the 50's I would often browse the internet and talk to numerous friends while playing without really feeling a difference. This may just be me but I need to focus a lot more at the 100's and get some reads to be successful.

Also I think at the 100's many of the players will exploit your weak plays. EX: with a 1300 stack in level 4 i could often get away with a 275 raise because the players in the 50's wouldn't come over the top of me as much as they should have. But at the 100s you will not get away with this enough and people will constantly exploiting here. So what happens (at least with me) is that I will push with a bigger stack.

Also at then 100's more people will be stealing blinds, which means you will have less opportunities to steal them yourself. This means that it is important to always look hard for opportunities to steal, because you can't afford to miss your opportunities.

As to your ROI question I think it should be known your ROI will drop. How much it will drop will depend on how well you adjust. I've found I place 8th a lot more in the 100s then i did in the 50's, but this may be due to me trying to acquire chips earlier.

Hope this helped, feel free to PM any other questions you may have.

[ir0nphist]

thx, that's exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for.