How to be psychologically ready to move to 100+9? (How did you do it?)

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i've been playing quad 50+5's and got my bankroll up to $3500. thus I have a 100+9 bankroll of ~30 buy-ins.

but i find that i can't get myself to play even a single 100+9 SnG.

I;ve been running HOT at 50+5. yes i know, a streak is just pure luck and there's no logic behind it. it could end at any time and easily switch to going COLD.

basically I'm scared in going to 100+9 (even 1 game in my quad) because:

1) i want to ride my "hot streak" to the end. yeah, i know. once it turns cold, there's even a less of a chance that i'll go up to 100+9. thus a catch-22.

2) 100+9 is serious $ to me. At $30+3 i could care less if i lost a quad or 2 (ie: 8 straight games). At 50+5, it was getting to be serious $ to me. I started to worry when i was OTM 8 games straight, even though I had the bankroll for 30 buy-ins.

Even though my current $3500 bankroll is pure profit, and i don't need the $ (ie: no effect on mortgage/food/etc if i lost all $3500), i'm petrified in losing 8 straight in 100+9.

yes, i know I'm not mentally ready for 100+9. The question is how to be mentally ready???

How did you get yourself to move up from 50+5 to 100+9? and what were your thoughts/feelings when you did it?

[eastbay]

1) Build to $5k. Resolve to only play when your roll is > $5k. You lose the first one? You're out until you're over $5k again.

2) Watch a bunch of 'em. Players are not invincible. You'll see mistakes, although fewer than at $55.

3) Some fear is not a bad thing. Turn fear into a reasonable amount of respect for $109, because, in my opinion, $109 is significantly more difficult than $55, and a little respect to start out in them is not necessarily a bad thing, and may help you make correct adjustments.


eastbay

[SuitedSixes]

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1) Build to $5k. Resolve to only play when your roll is > $5k. You lose the first one? You're out until you're over $5k again.


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This advice is gold.

[AA suited]

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1) Build to $5k. Resolve to only play when your roll is > $5k. You lose the first one? You're out until you're over $5k again.

2) Watch a bunch of 'em. Players are not invincible. You'll see mistakes, although fewer than at $55.

3) Some fear is not a bad thing. Turn fear into a reasonable amount of respect for $109, because, in my opinion, $109 is significantly more difficult than $55, and a little respect to start out in them is not necessarily a bad thing, and may help you make correct adjustments.

eastbay

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ahh...... $5k bankroll b4 sprinkling a 100+9 into my 50+5 quad. great idea!

[El Maximo]

I cant tell you how to prepare for the 109s but I found moving up levels was easier with a big bankroll. I like to have 50+ buyins to move up. Makes the adjustments and bad runs easy to handle with a little extra padding.

[rachelwxm]

Keep us updated, Just curious, what's your results at each level so far? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[rwanger]

Think about this...if you are quad tabling at $50's, it's the same amount of money if you were doubling the $100's.

This may sound odd, but try doing 3 $50's and a $100. It will be like what you are used to, 4 at once, and although the table will be harder (in theory), you won't get too stressed and worried about it because you still have to pay attention to your other tables.

That's how I moved up from $50nl ring games. I did well at them, played a few hands occasionally at $100 and didn't feel comfortable. I eventually got into two $50s at once, and later still, switched one of those to a $100nl game. I didn't have time to be paranoid because I still had another table to focus on, and having the "fallback" of the $50 table made me relax because it was a game I knew I was beating.

Another way to think about it...you're playing for twice as much money...so even if you only do half as well, you're no worse off!

[raptor517]

great advice. this is what i did when moving up. actually, i juz randomly jumped into 215s, and lost my ass, and jumped back, and kept bouncing back and forth because the online money didnt affect my life. its way easier going all in with 24 in the sb when you are not scared to lose. trust me.

[Irieguy]

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yes, i know I'm not mentally ready for 100+9. The question is how to be mentally ready???


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I would recommend 12 Heinekens. You'll feel like you own the $109's.

Irieguy

[lacky]

make it 16....and please sit at my table