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mottotom27
Rock Star
Silver Level
When my bankroll around $180 dollars i took a 3BI shot at 5nl and ran pretty well. i found the game to be almost as easy as 2nl and quickly built my roll up to $330 over 19k hands. Today I decided to take a 3BI shot at 10nl, giving me a decent chance of immediate success at the new limit, and if i don't succeed i can always regrind back to $330 through 5nl and try again until it works.
The shot unfortunately didn't work out. I won and lost a few small pots but there were three big pots where I lost all my buyins. I lost one buy-in KK vs AA, one where i got outdrawn by a maniac who hit a miracle backdoor flush and one where a fish called a 3b with 89 UTG and hit a 7TJ flop vs my AA.
Now I'm back to $300 and my plan has been to regrind 5nl to get back to $330 and try again. But when you guys take a shot and it doesn't work out, is your plan to make up the amount you lost whilst taking the shot or do you spend longer at your lower limit to gain confidence/experience before trying again? e.g. for me maybe i should wait until $400 before trying again at 10nl?
I would like to know how you guys approach the subject of taking shots. How many buyins do you allow for as a stop-loss when taking a shot? I generally feel uncomfortable risking more than 10% of my bankroll. And how many total buyins do you suggest is appropriate? I hear some who suggest move up when you have 20BI at the new limit but i think this would be too volatile for me.
The shot unfortunately didn't work out. I won and lost a few small pots but there were three big pots where I lost all my buyins. I lost one buy-in KK vs AA, one where i got outdrawn by a maniac who hit a miracle backdoor flush and one where a fish called a 3b with 89 UTG and hit a 7TJ flop vs my AA.
Now I'm back to $300 and my plan has been to regrind 5nl to get back to $330 and try again. But when you guys take a shot and it doesn't work out, is your plan to make up the amount you lost whilst taking the shot or do you spend longer at your lower limit to gain confidence/experience before trying again? e.g. for me maybe i should wait until $400 before trying again at 10nl?
I would like to know how you guys approach the subject of taking shots. How many buyins do you allow for as a stop-loss when taking a shot? I generally feel uncomfortable risking more than 10% of my bankroll. And how many total buyins do you suggest is appropriate? I hear some who suggest move up when you have 20BI at the new limit but i think this would be too volatile for me.