Well, I've decided to jump into ring games and taking them much more seriously. I'll even purchase HEM micro either today or tomorrow.
I'll be playing FR games, starting with 5nl. I actually have enough to play 25nl comfortably with 30+ buy-ins, but I dont want to just jump into that high of a buy-in. I can afford it, but I'm so used to small buy-in cames, I wonder how that will affect my overall game. I actually think I might play scared money.
While having 160+ buy-ins for 5nl seems a bit like overkill, I want to take things slow and safe and see if I am actually good enough to profit from 5nl before I move up. I'll be MTing (4-6 tables) at 5nl, which I have no problem doing. Im not sure how many hands I'll get in for the month because of school, a new job, and everything else-I think around 25K-50K is a decent and reachable goal. After the end of the month, I'll see and ask the opinions of others if I am actually good enough to move up in stakes. If not, then I'll just grind 5nl more. Its better to be safe, then sorry.
Sadly, I do not have rakeback for PokerStars. I think this would be a great help if I did have it...Anyway I can still get rake back?
So, in a nutshell for October:
-Buy HEM
-4-6 table 5nl
-Play at least 25K-50K+ hands
-Analyze and determine (with the approval of others) if I can beat FR games and can move up in stakes.
-I'll be happy if I can manage 3BB/100