Just moved up to 5/10... 15/30 next?

[pudley4]

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Can either of you clarify?

Krishan

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Here

Plus I'm down 170 BB this month in about 20k hands at 5/10.

[MaxPower]

You are in for a rude awakening. You haven't played nearly enough hands to estimate your win rate and my guess is that you haven't run badly yet.

Despite what you might hear, the 15/30 game is a lot tougher than the 2/4 and 3/6 games.

For me moving up was very difficult and I've been playing poker for 7 years. I've managed to remain a winner after 55K hands, but my win rate is not huge. I'm still not sure how succesfull I will be and I may end-up playing a lower limit if things go badly.

[SkiGuyGT]

Well you guys might be right. Maybe I just hit some good cards right away at 5/10 and got over confident. I really have a desire to become the best player I can be, and there are times I just shock myself with how good I've done since I started learning poker 7 months ago.

I don't like the idea of multitabling personally. I've tried it but to me it feels like obsessive compuslive gambling. I really like focusing in on one table and thinking about everything my opponents are doing. To become a great player I feel like I need to devote all my attention to one hand and extract the most from it, not play 4 hands at a time half assed. I just feel like in the long run I will make more if I can try to keep moving up in limits playing my A game one game at a time.

I've definetly had down swings like everyone else. Times where you get AA KK QQ, trips and st8s repeatidly busted and it just feels like you can't win a hand. If I ever get frusturated playing I just walk away. It should always be fun to play or else I'm not going to be winning like I can, I won't be in "the zone".

Well I'll post again in 25k hands letting you know how 5/10 is going. I plan to play more B&M too, as I've made just as much there as online. I'd love any criticism people have it helps me work on my game.


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[Pawtucket Pat]

"Small pocket pairs and suited connectors, Ax, etc. are the hands I've been having the most trouble with"

You're having trouble with these and you're playing 5/10? And want to go to 15/30? I would highly recommend staying at 2/4 and 3/6 until you work that out. It also doesnt sound like you're bankrolled for 5/10. If not, a big downswing (which sounds like it hasn't happened yet) will force you back down anyway.

Forget about the money and concentrate on making the right decisions. Your quad post strongly suggests that your thought process is flawed. If you focus on making the right play every single time, the money will come on its own.

[krishanleong]

I just wanted to say, you've taken the criticism with remarkable maturity. Most people who post don't react nearly so well. I look forward to your 25K stats.

Krishan

[pshabi]

They're fixing 3/6 too. In my favor. I won 100BB in under 6 hours yesterday.