moving up IMPOSSIBLE

[IcarusFalling]

i've been trying to move up from .25/.50 to anything higher.. i just can't seem to do it... it's like after the flop everyone folds.. unless ofcourse they have something GOOD.. and i always get drawn out... i think i play just as good.. and just as tight.. i am a BIG winner at the lower games.. can anyone offer me any insight into what i might be doing wrong?

[jaxUp]

table selection will become more important at the higher limits. Also, you may be running badly, or playing scared of losing more money. Make sure you keep the aggression up. I would recommend you try out party.

[IcarusFalling]

i do seem to keep the agression up.. i just play my standard game .. but when i DO get a hand they just fold.. i can't get any callers.... and my table image SHOLD be fine because i go down with some bad hands sometimes for that... rarely but just to get it up.... still rarely ever any callers.. i played some .5/1.0 today and lost 30 dollars two tabling.. it wasn't pretty .. but when i joined i THOUGHT they were good tables.. all so confusing... anyway i'll take your advice and maybe try out partypoker.. im sure im good enough.. i just dont understand it

[MobbDeep]

I just moved up to 0.5/1 at party, and I have no problem but you have to have patience, first day i went +/- 0 and next day + $170. I play 4 tables and have played about 18 hours, and the last $100 came the last hour!

And as JaxUp say, it's important to keep up with your tight/aggressive style, and not think so much about the money.
like 6 months ago I was playing 1/2 and tried to move up to 2/4 but it just didn't work, I felt the same way you do now... and one of my problem was that I was to "scared".

When you move up in limits you must be prepared to move back down again if it doesn't work out.

I usually have a bankroll of 300 BB (Big Bets) and if I start to loose more than 50 BB I drop down a limit and when I'm up to 300 BB again I move up. (I have never dropped down but I think it works).

I started with $60 at 0.1/0.2 at expekt.com and now im at 0.5/1 at party/multipoker with $470

[IcarusFalling]

yea i really notice the variance when i move up and it really freaks me out... i've made all my money ($500) or so dollars off micro limits and bonuses which isnt so bad. funny thing is i can break even in the 6 max 1/2 games but i can't handle .5/1.0 at all.. maybe i always jsut run bad when i move up... :/

[Aaron W.]

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i do seem to keep the agression up.. i just play my standard game ..

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Mistake #1 - Not making adjustments

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but when i DO get a hand they just fold.. i can't get any callers.... and my table image SHOLD be fine because i go down with some bad hands sometimes for that... rarely but just to get it up....

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Mistake #2 - Wasting money on image plays.

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still rarely ever any callers.. i played some .5/1.0 today and lost 30 dollars two tabling.. it wasn't pretty .. but when i joined i THOUGHT they were good tables.. all so confusing... anyway i'll take your advice and maybe try out partypoker.. im sure im good enough.. i just dont understand it

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Mistake #3 - Not spending the time to understand why things aren't working.

[PuertoKid]

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i do seem to keep the agression up.. i just play my standard game ..

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Mistake #1 - Not making adjustments

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but when i DO get a hand they just fold.. i can't get any callers.... and my table image SHOLD be fine because i go down with some bad hands sometimes for that... rarely but just to get it up....

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Mistake #2 - Wasting money on image plays.

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still rarely ever any callers.. i played some .5/1.0 today and lost 30 dollars two tabling.. it wasn't pretty .. but when i joined i THOUGHT they were good tables.. all so confusing... anyway i'll take your advice and maybe try out partypoker.. im sure im good enough.. i just dont understand it

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Mistake #3 - Not spending the time to understand why things aren't working.

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great feedback for the OP. Gold.

[IcarusFalling]

good advice.. .. funny thing is i DO make adjustments.. but they dont seem to work... i've been spending TONS of time trying to figure out what im doing wrong and every time i move up i DO make adjustments.... but get shot back down again [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] .. i need poker tracker :/

[benkath1]

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i need poker tracker :/

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You will pay for, it in any currency, in a week.

Listen to the posters....

[NateDog]

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i've been trying to move up from .25/.50 to anything higher..

[/ QUOTE ] Jump straight to 15/30. It's juicy I hear [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]