You should take a shot up limits
 

Seriously.

I took a shot up recently and it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I got my ass kicked and realized how much I still had to learn. It allowed me to break out of where I was comfortable and hopefully become a better player.

If you apsire to move up limits, then you cannot play within your comfort zone. Playing withing your comfort zone only allows your skill level to improve slowly. Taking shots up will enable you to see new areas of improvment. You may fail, but it will only make you a better player in the long run.

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Re: You should take a shot up limits
 

Make sure you are adequately bankrolled. If you are not sure whether you should be a winning player by watching your play and opponents' play alone, allow yourself 300 big bets at the new limit. I've made the mistake of taking shots at higher limits against bad players and losing money to variance? or bad poker playing?, I just can't be sure because I didn't have the stake to play there long enough.

Re: You should take a shot up limits
 

what level did you shoot at?

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what level did you shoot at?

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10/20 live

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what level did you shoot at?

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10/20 live

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This might not even be a shot if you can beat 1/2 online.

Re: You should take a shot up limits
 

At that point, I've heard that table selection is just as important as actual skill at the table.

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what level did you shoot at?

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10/20 live

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was thinking the same thing

skillwise you can beat it, i think the problem comes in the higher variance thats tough to handle

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what level did you shoot at?

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10/20 live

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was thinking the same thing

skillwise you can beat it, i think the problem comes in the higher variance thats tough to handle

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Yeah, in all seriousness, I think "shot-taking" mode should be 300BB, and actual moving up limits is 400-500BB. This has been discussed before and it really comes down to a matter of personal comfort.

As far as live play goes, people usually play higher than they do online.

Re: You should take a shot up limits
 

heh really? how is it a 'shot' if your rolled?

i use about 200-250BB moving up, and 100BB for shots. thats gonna hurt me some day =P

Re: You should take a shot up limits
 

Yeah, I consider "rolled" to be 400-500BB.