Am I playing too low limits?

[kdogg007]

Hi all, just looking for some advice from veteran posters.

I've been a fairly consistent winner in the past 6 months, logging in at about +5 bb/100 at well over 100,000 hands at 50NL.
All my wins have come in small pieces (i.e. a few hundred bucks at a time or less per deposit bonus). Noticed that the pace has picked up recently as I'm usually able to match bonus amounts with my winnings. So at any rate, I am considering moving up limits again. I know it may be obvious that I should move up given some success but I'm looking for advice on how to gauge if moving up works. Current bankroll is about $10K but I'm planning to reduce it to 6K.

Anyways, a couple months back I decided it was time to move up to 100NL, over 2 days I get creamed and dropped 15% of my BR. The players did not seem much better (if any), I think I hit a really bad streak. At any rate I decided to step back and regroup, went back to consistently winning shorthanded 50NL games.


Should I set say $1K as a buffer and move up in limits and then if I lose that then back down to regroup? Any other methods you guys use to gauge when to move up and when to move back down? Any advice would be appreciated.

[KJ o]

Get Pokertracker and analyze your stats there. Are you playing the same way in 50NL as in 100NL? Are your opponents?

That said, I think playing on a short BR for your level is perfectly acceptable and a good practice *assuming you will drop back a level if you lose it*. If it will cause you to tilt instead, it's obviously a terrible idea.

[kdogg007]

Thanks, I use PT and yes fairly effectively. I only played maybe 800 hands of 100NL, no differently than 50NL but my winrate might have been like -36bb/100 or something...thats what was scary about that.

I just dont want to leave a lot of potential money on the table by not moving up limits to where I should be/ could be.

[JustToast]

at ssnl, 20 buy-ins is standard for a bankroll requirement. you're way over rolled and can easily move up.