I have not played Zoom higher than 16NL and regular tables higher than 25-30NL, so I cant really say anything about, how 50NL play. But seriously. Get this idea, that you “must” beat 5NL Zoom, out of your head. If your winrate is negative 2BB/100, that is actually something like +6BB/100 before rake, depending on your playing style, so you are already beating the other players just not the rake.
If you have played 100k hands at regular 5NL tables with a winrate of 7 BB / 100, then you are more than ready for 10NL, and maybe soon also 25NL. So make it a goal to move up rather than become the best 5NL Zoom player in the world. And just ignore all those videos on Youtube, where someone claim, that they “crush” Zoom. They are likely only sharing their sunshine runs and not the downswings, and again who care.
If you have really big ambitions in poker, there is no way around transferring to live poker at some point, because this is where, the big money is today. The high stakes online scene has been slowly dying for almost 10 years, and it is not going to make a resurgence. Zoom does not exist live, and why spend time practicing a game format, you are not going to be playing in the long run, if your poker dreams come true.
Zoom can ok as a training tool, if you are new to poker, and want to work on your baseline without distractions. But 100k hands is more than enough practicing baseline, and especially if the format tilt you, then why spend more time playing it. Just move on and leave it behind.
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