Moving Up Is Hard To Do

[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.