Where should I start?

nicky carlos · Dec 26, 2009

i have a 3k roll. i was just starting to grind 4 tables of 5nl and then i cashed in a tourney and my roll jumped from 200 to 3000 so my question is with my roll i know it is big enough to start playing 100nl but should i jump right into 100nl or should i start with 25nl or 50nl?

Stu_Ungar · Dec 26, 2009

nicky carlos said:
i have a 3k roll. i was just starting to grind 4 tables of 5nl and then i cashed in a tourney and my roll jumped from 200 to 3000 so my question is with my roll i know it is big enough to start playing 100nl but should i jump right into 100nl or should i start with 25nl or 50nl?

Were you beating 5NL?

If so try 10NL

If not stay at 5NL until you beat it.. it only gets harder the higher you go.

nicky carlos · Dec 26, 2009

dont have many hands logged in only like 600 at 5nl and bout 2k at 25nl

CerberAcE · Dec 26, 2009

nicky carlos said:
i have a 3k roll. i was just starting to grind 4 tables of 5nl and then i cashed in a tourney and my roll jumped from 200 to 3000 so my question is with my roll i know it is big enough to start playing 100nl but should i jump right into 100nl or should i start with 25nl or 50nl?

Congratz on the tourney cash.

The buy in must have been a fair chunk of your 200 roll?

gopnik885 · Dec 26, 2009

my advice dont change your game. withdraw part of it. marry x-mes

nicky carlos · Dec 26, 2009

CerberAcE said:
Congratz on the tourney cash.

The buy in must have been a fair chunk of your 200 roll?

thanks. not really only $11 it was the super stack 15k guarantee . got 2nd

WVHillbilly · Dec 26, 2009

I wouldn't recommend jumping straight to 100nl because 30 BIs is the min you should have at 100nl imo and it's a lot different than what you're used to at 5nl. I also wouldn't waste your time playing 5nl. Move up to 25nl imo. The play is basically the same and you've got plenty of BR to cushion you if you struggle initially.

I'd also 2nd pulling some $$ off. It's always nice to buy something with your winnings.

Congrats and gl.

nicky carlos · Dec 26, 2009

WVHillbilly said:
I wouldn't recommend jumping straight to 100nl because 30 BIs is the min you should have at 100nl imo and it's a lot different than what you're used to at 5nl. I also wouldn't waste your time playing 5nl. Move up to 25nl imo. The play is basically the same and you've got plenty of BR to cushion you if you struggle initially.

I'd also 2nd pulling some $$ off. It's always nice to buy something with your winnings.

Congrats and gl.

thanks. yea ive played 25nl in the past but was always under rolled to play and i wanted to start good BRM so thats why i was playing 5nl with the 200 roll. im going to start at 25nl and see how im doing after i have a few thousand hands at consitent play.

tenbob · Dec 26, 2009

Congrats on the cash. There is nothing wrong with playing nl$5 until you get a little more used to hand ranges, but you should be aiming to put in your first "decent" amount of hands at nl$25, im talking about grinding out at least 50K hands, to see if you can beat that stake. Get PT3 or HEM if you dont already have it.

Reshuffle · Dec 26, 2009

Sounds to me like you should be playing more MTT's with entries of up to around $50 (2% of your bankroll). If you want to play cash games and you think that your up to it, you should be aiming for $5/$10 fixed limit or $2/$4 NLHE. You should average around $20 to $25 an hour profit (depending on the site), if not you need to be stepping down until you are winning. Personally, I think its wonderfull to see people step up to your level of play and hand you their money, so be careful.
I would put some of it aside to learn a new variant of the game for fun - it helps during those dark days of poker.

tenbob · Dec 26, 2009

Reshuffle said:
Sounds to me like you should be playing more MTT's with entries of up to around $50 (2% of your bankroll). If you want to play cash games and you think that your up to it, you should be aiming for $5/$10 fixed limit or $2/$4 NLHE. You should average around $20 to $25 an hour profit (depending on the site), if not you need to be stepping down until you are winning. Personally, I think its wonderfull to see people step up to your level of play and hand you their money, so be careful.
I would put some of it aside to learn a new variant of the game for fun - it helps during those dark days of poker.

^^^^^^^^^^ Ignore.

nicky carlos · Dec 26, 2009

tenbob said:
Congrats on the cash. There is nothing wrong with playing nl$5 until you get a little more used to hand ranges, but you should be aiming to put in your first "decent" amount of hands at nl$25, im talking about grinding out at least 50K hands, to see if you can beat that stake. Get PT3 or HEM if you dont already have it.

thanks. yea i got HEM.. but like i said only got bout 2k hands in 25nl .. so ima start there and get to the 50k like u suggested.. still trying learn how to properly use HEM to my advantage

SavagePenguin · Dec 26, 2009

There isn't much difference between $5NL and $10NL.
If you're eager, move up to $25NL as play makes a jump at that level. Play a good chunk of hands there. Tenbob's 50k hands is probably best, but since you are over-rolled it wouldn't be tragic to move to $50NL after 35k hands or so, so long as you are willing to move back down if you find yourself outmatched.

There is no shame in playing $5NL. Lots of people work their way up, and you did not work your way up the rings yet.
Put in the time to give yourself a solid foundation and some time to learn.

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