Texas Holdem Strategy

therivierakid · 53o Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 5218 Location: SuA

I'm seriously contemplating moving up to 2/4...

I have over $1800 in my BR and I'm playing a mix of 1/2, 0.5/1; FR and SH.

I realise 1800 would give me about 450BB at 2/4 which is probably borderline for playing SH. I'd play a mixture of 0.5/1, 1/2 and 2/4 and would probably err on the side of caution when it came to table selection at 2/4.

I was originally thinking of waiting till I had $2k but I'm keen to move up whilst the tables are still very fishy (Cake).

What do you reckon?

Misunderstud · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:04 am Post subject:

Well, it's not like you're moving house, is it?

One of two things is going to happen: you'll win or you'll lose. If you can live with the latter, and with beating a retreat if necessary, set a stop loss for the limit and go for it. If you feel you're being outplayed, get off the table pronto.

The attitude I've adopted to moving is that I'm an x/y player who occasionally visits x+1/y+1 and x-1/y-1. Over time, my x+1/y+1 visits become more frequent until eventually x+1/y+1 becomes my x/y. And so it goes on.

Personally I'd be happy enough at FR with 450 BB, not so SH - but my experience there is both limited and painful.

Willem · Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:38 am Post subject:

Why not play occasionally at $2/$4 when you feel like you are playing well and you can find a good table. If you want, you can set a stop loss of 20BB or so.

Also, leave the table when there is 1 or 2 LAG's since these guys increase the variance of the table. High variance is something you might want to avoid when you move up.

cmd0518 · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 17 Location: Florida

I'd stick with 1/2 until youre confident you can be a winning player at 2/4. It might seem like a small jump in stakes, but the players are much stronger at 2/4.

ResumeMan · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject:

TRK, you've been grinding away at the micro stakes for about 236 years now. Having read your posts, I'm quite certain that with a modest adjustment period you will easily be a winning 2/4 player. Don't fear the unknown!

As alluded to upthread, I would recommend that you mentally prepare yourself for the larger stakes, then go scope out a few tables when you're feeling sharp. If you can find a table or two that looks good, dive in. See how it goes. I think you'll like your new winrate Smile

But if you find yourself uncomfortable with the numbers, or can't find a table that looks good -- or you find a table that looks good but turns out to be tough, go swimming in 1/2 for that session and try again later

I would also absolutely recommend that you start out with FR games for a couple hundred to a thousand hands while you adjust. Once you're comfortable with the level of competition and the larger numbers, I bet you'll move to SH at the higher stakes with little additional adjustment.

I think your bankroll is way more than you need to at least experiment. Go for it!!!

MacTaiga · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 329 Location: Daventry, UK

I made the switch from 1/2 to 2/4 a while back when I worked out the bonus clearing rates were so much better on the 2/4 tables, there was a period of adjustment but I sort of dipped my toe in by having my normal 1/2 tables open but swapped in one at the higher limits.

Over time I spent less time at the 1/2's as my comfort level grew, now I occaisionally have a 1/2 table open and even more rarely venture up to 3/6. My bankroll is only slightly bigger than yours (normally just over $2k, though healthier this month) and I cash out anything over that when it gets to a decent number. It seems a reasonable amount but I play FR tables.

I've had a couple of brutal downswings, fortunately both times after a huge rush so I've avoided dropping back down but I think setting yourself limits beforehand on when you'd retreat would be a smart plan. It's much easier to build your bankroll back up (even down a level) when you at least still have some! Smile

Good Luck.

the_hawk · Chelsea FTW! Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 4353

So long as you're mentally ready (your BR is fine) to handle downturns of a monetarily larger size than before, you will have no probs at 2/4. I'd forget SH for a goodly while though.

Llanlad · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:13 am Post subject:

Willem · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 4:41 am Post subject:

Llanlad · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 3:05 am Post subject:

MacTaiga · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 329 Location: Daventry, UK

Back to the original poster, did you go for it? Success?

the_hawk · Chelsea FTW! Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 4353

randycouture · Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 5

Go chelsea!!

doubleup · Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:09 am Post subject:

egarevel · Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 21

The rule is that if you are willing to move down, you only need 300 big bets in limit holdem. 500 big bets if you are not willing to move down after a losing streak.

With 450 big bets, you can easily take a shot so long as you move back down if you don't come out winning right off the bat.

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