$10+1 vs. $20+2 at Party Poker

[PokerProdigy]

Recently, I have been KILLING the $10+1 at party but today when I stepped up to the $20+2 I didn't have much success. I am just wondering if there is anything that you guys have noticed about the differences in these games and how one should adjust to them strategically? Or should one just play the exact same game?

[Ixnert]

Slightly fewer (and I really do mean slightly) absolute idiots. That's about it. I play very nearly the same game in both and have slightly better stats in the 10s mostly by virtue of more people there knocking themselves out in the early running.

Assuming you actually are playing the same game, it's probably just random.

[ZBTHorton]

What do you mean by killing?

And how big was your sample size?

[PokerProdigy]

[ QUOTE ]
What do you mean by killing?

And how big was your sample size?

[/ QUOTE ]

You're right, I have a very small sample size for the $10+1 sng's, but I still feel like I understand the game and can absolutely beat it. But with the $20+2 I didn't have ANY success.

[Bluff Daddy]

ummm ok, did YOU notice anything different? were you gettin your money in with the best hand most of the time or with good odds? Im sure you didnt play near enough to matter at all, but no the 20's arent any tougher than the 10's

[Turk]

I found the $22's to be tougher than the $11's. I cant say I was "killing" anything, but I had +1500 SNG's in the 11's with 40%ITM 25%=/- ROI and moved up to a big can of whoop ass...moved back rebuilt & repeated a few times.

Now I play in the $22's and all is getting back on track...I am back at 40% ITM with a postive ROI through 100 or so.

I think the differences were a few less terrible players and a couple more good ones.
Frankly, I also think that some of it was in my head as well
that the fact I was playing for twice the money was somewhere in the back of my mind, and that effected me.

[PokerProdigy]

[ QUOTE ]
ummm ok, did YOU notice anything different? were you gettin your money in with the best hand most of the time or with good odds? Im sure you didnt play near enough to matter at all, but no the 20's arent any tougher than the 10's

[/ QUOTE ]

Yeah, I definetly had a few bad beats and I didn't have a chance to play in many of the $20+2's because I am gonna move back down to the $10+1 to rebuild and then take another shot at the $20's. Basically, I just wanted to know if the $20's are gonna be SIGNIFICANTLY more difficult than the $10's, because it seems like there are a few more players left in some of the middle-later rounds of the $20's which I was thinking might make them more difficult. Maybe it was just coincidence or maybe it was just in my head, but I am wondering if I should expect to beat the $20's almost as well as I beat the $10's within a few weeks or so???

[pergesu]

The only difference between the $11s and $22s is that you make twice as much $$ at the $22s. holla

[proell]

[ QUOTE ]
but today when I stepped up to the $20+2 I didn't have much success.

[/ QUOTE ]

it's gonna take more than a day to determine whether or not the 22's are tougher for you or not. Any given day is just noise and you should pay little attention to the results (but pay close attention to your play).

IMO you should start at whichever limit you feel comfortable with for your bankroll. If you have plenty of bankroll for the 22's (~$600) then I would say give them a shot, otherwise stick to the 11's. Either way try to stick it out through 500 tourneys at least (or even 1,000 if you have a marginal ROI) before making any decision about moving up.

[pergesu]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
but today when I stepped up to the $20+2 I didn't have much success.

[/ QUOTE ]

[/ QUOTE ]
I lost like $130 at the $22s today, but I'm a 28% ROIer over the last 1300. So uh...[censored] happens? More likely, I've been luckboxing the past few weeks but actually just suck.