Moving up a level okay?

[MarkD]

Having never played either level I can almost garuntee you the play will be the same.

[MarkD]

You are doing the new player a great service, as proper BR is important - I just think it's much less important when we are playing for pennies. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[bernie]

I think it was 'gamblor' who had a great idea about moving up. Something like, once your a session buy in for the next limit 'above' your current limits 300BB roll, give it a shot.

At these limits your primary concern is the time you've spent on the micro. That's where your value is at the moment. If they're not taking any rake, you profit quite a bit more.

That said, when i started my last roll with .15, the next limit was .25-.50. So once i go to about $30, i bought in for $10 on that level.

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[Hedge Henderson]

I started out with the free $2 as well. My stats were a little better for my first 1000 hands, but I had a very good run of cards. From about $4 to $10, the deck just ran over me.

I didn't want to put any of my money in, so I waited until I hit $18 before I started $0.05/$0.10. If I got knocked down to $15 (and I did a few times), I moved back. I wasn't comfortable at $0.05/$0.10 until I had 250 BB and, even now, I'll play $0.02/$0.04 after a bad night or if the $0.05/$0.10 tables are too tight.

I don't doubt you have the skill to beat the $0.05/$0.10 tables, but I recommend putting a little more into the bankroll before moving up. The differences between $0.02/$0.04 and $0.05/$0.10 range from moderate to large, depending on the day and time. If you are kicking butt at the $0.02/$0.04 tables, try two tables at once. Two tables of $0.02/$0.04 with 68% of the players seeing the flop are more profitable than one table of $0.05/$0.10 with 45% of the players seeing the flop.

I wish you good luck and I hope you will keep us informed of your progress.