Now What?

I started with 50 bucks, played 1 and 2 dollar sit n go's, now im up to 100, just wondering what my best move is now that im not a beginner and I think have a good grasp of the game. Should i go higher stakes SnG's or go to multi table ring games?

don't multitable anything. build your roll to like 200-300, read a bunch of articles (there's a bunch on this site, just look around) about moving to ring games, and then make a slow progression. $100 isn't enough to play ring, really, unless you wanna play like $2nl, but i don't condone getting into ring games below $10nl.

vanquish said:

but i don't condone getting into ring games below $10nl.

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I do. I found the play between 2$ NL & 10$ NL to be roughly similar. 10$ to 25$ is where you start seeing a skill jump.

As far as ring games vs. higher buy in Sit & Go's, most of the time ring games are more profitable on an hourly basis, and that's what I'd be aiming towards playing. However, if you find them boring, you can certainly earn money playing SnG's. You don't have to do one or the other, but just know there are far more guys playing cash games for their income than there are "pro" Sit & Go players.

since you seem to be doing really well in sng's why not stick with them, just at a higher buyin, and sure see how you can do in a mtt maybe, just don't risk too much of your br

it's obvious that the downswing or the varience hasn't hit you. 100$ is not much to move up yet. Stick with the same bankroll management till you hit 150$ then either play 5dolar sngs or you can certainly play .5/.10 ring games, but the transaction might cost you.

a good bankroll management is to have 20 buyins to keep the varience under control. so always keep that in mind.

Ring games are much more complicated even in the smallest stakes. So getting used to it might be expensive, but heck it, you have to learn the game somehow. Don't get money oriented, read forums, watch videos etc.

Varience is better in the cash games and if you are a good player, thats where you'll find a steady income. Usually you can not double up in half an hour like you do in sng's, it takes more time and patience (you have to get to know your opponents then play accordingly), and much more complicated level of thinking on each hand, but the reward is better. And it certainly is a hell lot more fun!

and about multitabling, first do the transaction to cash games, when you feel you've got the hang of it open up a second one

Continue to play $1/2 until you have at least $200. Then you may start playing $3. My usual tip is to play for maximum 1-2 % of the total bank roll.

It depends on a combination of various factors and how much weight you put on each of them. To comment on just a couple, if you like SNGs better than ring games, then why switch? And maybe your game is better suited to one than the other, so even if people in general can make more playing ring, that doesn't make it so for you.

As for multi-tabling, I certainly wouldn't rule that out. It depends on you, how well and how quickly you can adapt to the speed, whether you like it. etc.

Ya, $100 bucks is nothing in the online world because of the variance. I do wish you luck that you win more games, but don't rush into high stakes just yet. If you can double up playing those $1/$2 sngs I'd stick with $2-$5 until you get up to like $300. Then see how you run for a while on that, and move up to the next level only if you feel confident. Also, don't play anymore $1 sngs because the fee is a higher percentage than all other tourney fees. Usually, the fee for $2 sngs is the same. I think full tilt is $1 + $0.25, which is 25%. If you get pissed at running really bad, playing high stakes to recover is a bad idea. Believe me, I'm a super hot tilting player, I do it all the time, and most of the time, I get my money back, the stress isn't worth it, and I've lost my bankroll plenty of times. Go down a level and rebuild!