Moving Up Is Hard To Do

[DavidC]

I'm at point #7 right now, and I'd just like to say that I agree so far. Good post!

Personally, I'm not sure if I'm able to do something like play under different game mechanics (playing 1/2 and 2/4 isn't hard, but playing 2/4 and 3/6 is hard because of the blind structure... playing LHE and NLHE has proven to be very difficult).

Your point about being willing to move around the limits is very insightful. I'm kinda curious if you do a lot of bonus hunting and that's why you would be used to playing different game levels.

I know when I play paradise I play anywhere from 2/4 to 8/16, and often multiple levels, but on party, I don't generally bother. I've also played a mix of 2/4 and 3/6 on pokerroom, but I'm not happy with my performance at either site while playing multiple levels.

[trdi]

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One thing I like to do is avoid opening all 4 tables at once. Open up 1 and get good reads. Then add another and get reads on it. Continue until the desired # of tables is reached.

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That's great advice, thank you. I notice that when I open 4 tables at once, I just can't track everything. And I was wondering why, because after 10 minutes, those tables are not a problem at all. You say it's that I take more time for my decisions as I don't know players yet? Very probable.

[Black Peter]

I agree with the above post, especially regarding playing scared and the quality of players at the higher levels.

Playing scared - as long as you view it as MONEY you're putting in the pot, then you're gonna be in trouble. You have to return to the fundamentals and do what you know you should do without letting your fear and emotions control you. This is often why wealthier ppl do better initially in poker. Because they don't fear losing that money. To a guy making $100k a year, playing 2/4 is like a guy who is making $25k a year playing .5/1. It's all relative. Don't play 2/4 like a guy making 25k a year. Act like you deserve to be there.



Player quality - I believe that the $2/4 players are WORSE on avg than the micro limit players, especially in the casinos. They are the ones who make a decent living and want to gamble for fun and don't care about losing money as long as they can hit a big pot occasionally. The micro level players are often trying really hard to learn to play well, which is why they are there. Yes, there are some real idiots there, but no more than in the 2/4 games.

[Aaron W.]

The key is identifying what is different. The "average" player at the new level is usually just a tad bit better at something (or somethings) than the "average" player at the old table. Figure out what they are, make an adjustment to your general strategy, and get reads on individuals (as always).