Wow, I am terrible

[Griovejas]

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I seem to be having a problem moving up a limit, and I shouldn't be. This is very nano/micro stuff, but it is killing me.

I started my bankroll at $25 on Pokerstars. I have built that up to $120 playing .05/.1 over the course of a few months. I only recently got Poker Tracker, so I only have about 3k hands in there right now. I am at 16bb/100 winrate, which I know is insanely not possible long run. Overall though, I feel I have a good handle on .05/.1 and can beat the limit solidly.

As soon as I move up to .25/.50, I lose it. I become either over aggressive trying to win pots or I become passive, afraid of putting too much money in and losing it, which is poker suicide. I end up calling down when I KNOW I am beat, but I call down anyway. This isn't ALL the time, but I do it enough that I lose money.

I am not playing with money I can't afford to lose, the money is actually inconsequential right now. I eventually would like to build up to play on Party Poker at the .5/1 level and make a few bucks there. But how am I ever gonna be able to handle that when I freak out at .25/.50?

I just don't understand it. Something is wrong with me =P

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It's normal. I tried and failed 3 times to move from 5/10 ct to 25/50 ct on Stars. It's a huge relative move, so nothing surprising if it's not always successful. Sooner or later you'll crack it.