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another way to move up the limits

 
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:05 am    Post subject: another way to move up the limits Reply with quote

well this post is going to be a bit longish,but i will try and put it into as few a bits as possible.
First of all i assume anyone will start with 300big bets for any given level and btw, this works i think no matter what level you are starting at.
For the last year or so i have been wondering how best to move up the limits,but i have had trouble with variance, the negative variety,i have had weeks where i have lost over $500 at 2/4 for instance.
Now there are alot of factors that go into a losing or winning week.One big factor for me since i have started having alot more success is mchilgers tip in his book on page 263 on game selection.
One thing i try and do when i play a session is play a set number of hands i want to play before i quit for the session,this might mean playing several tables because i am chasing the fish around.
Now lets get to the meaty part you want to move up a level,well in a normal session i will play 500 hands,except when i am moving up a level.
I will now play 250 hand sessions in case i have to move down again, recoup any lossses and try again.
Once i have made 25 big bets after a 250 hand session,in other words if i am playing 1/2 and want to move to 2/4 i might have say $1210 to start with and play a session or two and get to $1270 then play 250 hands and get to $1320 now i can revert to 500 hand sessions,as i now regard myself as established at the new level.
I also ought to point out that i play as far as possible 2 tables at a time.
Now you might be wondering can i really hack it at a higher level,well the best way or to answer that question is to say,just look at your results over alot of hands and given enough HANDS you will average your win rate eventually.
Now how best to handle variance,well i can only explain how i managed it.
Btw i have managed to move from 1/2-2/4,2/4-3/6 and 3/6 to 5/10 in the last 7 weeks alone.
When i started play at a table at 1/2 i started with $100 at each table,and i gave mental points as to what was deemed a bit down,in trouble maybe,and in deep trouble,these drop points were 80-100,60-80 and below 60.
When u move up u just divide everything as if you are playing 1/2 so at 5/10 i just divide by 5 or divide by 10 then double it.
You need to mentally do this especially playing 2 tables in my opinion.
When i started the move from 1/2-2/4 i had to move down once only.
When i started to move from 2/4-3/6 i had to move down 3 tmes.
When i moved from 3/6-5/10 i have not yet had to move down at all.
Obviously you always need to try and improve your game and my game improved along this way,but not from playing higher limits,in fact the ask an expert panel is a great idea and helped me lot in one area.
Well i said it was long i await the thoughts of anyone that wishes to reply.
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