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I have been mostly a 5/10 6max player, and building my bankroll, I have naturally taken shots at 10/20 6max. I did so with 300 BBs, which is not very assuring for short handed games of high variance, but that's why they call it a "shot".

Anyways, took my 3rd shot at this beast tonight, played only 1000 hands, and dropped 1000 BBs. Not too bad, but now I'm 0/3 at 10/20 6max shots and after a (small) sample of 5,500 hands, I'm down $7,367.85 and again my confidence in my abilities are very low. It's just frustrating when it seems everytime you try to move up, you just can't.

Numbers seem pretty standard. 25 VPIP, 17 PFR, 2 AF, ASB 32, Fold BB to stl 60. I've posted some hands and most of the time I've played them how many of you posters would play. I use PAHUD, read and understand and agree with a lot of HHs posted on this forum.

Do any other posters have similiar stories when they tried taking shots? If so, how many times did you have to move back down before you could successfully start showing profit and stay at 10/20 6max?

Is moving down the best idea after dropping 100 BBs? It just seems like all the work at building the BR is lost in one night and I have to go down to 5/10 and grind some more before trying to move up. But playing underbankrolled would lead even more to my demise.

Thanks for reading this. Hopefully it wasn't too whiny. I'm more just depressed right now and wondering if this type of thing is normal for the transition from 5/10 to 10/20. All input and advice is greatly appreciated.