Moving from $25 to $50, is it worth it?

[rachelwxm]

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There is a big jump of skills from 50s to 100s...

...once you adjust properly, your payoff is big.

[/ QUOTE ]Would you mind elaborating on the adjustments needed when moving from 25NL to 50NL and from 50NL to 100NL, based on your observations and experience?

Thanks!
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I think 25 and 50 are so bad because people do not read the board. For example, they will call big bet w 4 to a straight or 3 flush on board with 2 pair or worse. People are so willing to call it makes bluff almost useless at these levels. Just let them pay off your monsters! At 100NL or above, this changes dramatically and people play draws more aggressively in general comparing to 50s. Nut peddling still work at this level, but once people put you on a tight rock image, they fold whenever you bet big!

I play only 6 max. Learning to adjust to your opponent is the most important skills. For example play against maniac could be very profitable (for someone think they are dangerous, he probably does not adjust well). Once I get a feel of the maniac, I call raise with any 2 playable card. If other people do not adjust well, they contribute a lot of EV to you too.

There are probably alot of other important things I might or might now know. Variance at 100s is a bitch. Tilt almost 300 yesterday after some very bad beat. While still up 1k for the month, I might need to play like maniac at 25s for a change of pace. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]