I'm currently playing $16 Turbo SnG's and $100 6 max Prima tables with a $11k roll. In the last year I've played as high as e400 ($500) tables and as low as 100x $6.50 SnG's (last month in fact).

Don't think of yourself as strictly a $100 NL or $200 NL player - play a range according to your bankroll, your skills, the opposition and your comfort zone.

It's a marathon not a sprint..

And here when I saw that you had replied my first thought was that you would recommend taking half of it out to buy porn...

The reason I'm wondering is that at the site I'm currently playing, the bonus clearance is tied to the size of the rake, so the bigger the game, the more rake and the faster the bonus clears.

I've personally found that the jump from 2/4 to 3/6 is bigger than 3/6 to 5/10.

But of course it varies from day to day and from table to table.


From what ive seen, the jump from 5/10 to 10/20 is the most noticable.

I don't think you should move up until you feel ready. But with that said, if your bankroll is sized properly (and it is) there is no harm in sitting down at the next level for a session or two and feeling it out. You won't really know until you get there. If you don't feel right, you can go down knowing that you are not ready, instead of sitting at the lower level wondering if you should move up.

Look at this way. I'd rather have your problem than the oppositte problem....knowing you are ready for a level, but not having the money to play there. That just plain old sucks.

i personally think one of the biggest mistakes that new but disciplined players make is feeling obligated to move up whenever they have the bankroll to do so.

Look at Ice, dudes got a sick roll, yet he's still grinding away at 1/2nl. Why? because it's the most profitable game for him. Yes, he could win bigger pots playing 5/10, and could easily beat the game. But in terms of his comfort level (he's never scared to put in his stack or to make a play) and his $$/hour, he's decided that this is the best place for him to stay.

One of the rules i've told some of my friends is that you should never move up to the next level of play until your comfortable losing a few buy ins at your current level. In other words, what's your normal 2/4 buy in? Now multiply that number by 3. are you comfortable losing that much money in a session? if so, maybe you are ready to give the next level a try. but if not, then stay away from it. there's no shame in grinding it out for another 4,000 hands at 2/4 to build up an even safer bankroll for your next limit.

Remember, you're not racing anyone (i assume). And if you move up before either your bank roll or (more importantly) you can handle it, you're gonna wind up suffering the consequences.