[Schneids]

If you do move higher be very careful as you make notes and observations on players, specifically when two players are involved in a hand you aren't involved in. There are some players who are very good, but have very deep histories against eachother such that it can make one or both of them look like morons when they're playing eachother (example: two tough players in a 300/600 game. 5 handed one raises UTG, the other 3 bets from the button, UTG caps. Flop is Qxx turn a king and river a 9 with UTG betting all streets and button raising his A9o on the river, getting called and being good). Additionally, don't make fast judgments about people you do play against. They may test you a few times with some bluffs, but don't just automatically assume they're loose aggressive as many are very capable of adjusting and deciding to only value raise you and change gears often. Sure, a 45/8 guy is just that and probably a fish but you'll run into a lot of 35/26's in 5 handed games who play a lot of hands and play them very well postflop.