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so, this is going to seem really silly but i want to start moving up in stakes. however, i'm finding it difficult because i have this fear and mental block that is preventing me from doing so.
i've been putting in a decent of volume in the $0-$1 buy-in range, especially the $1 mtts. recently, after cashing out most of my bankroll, i started a personal challenge with $11 and the goal of playing 500 mtts with the intent of moving up in stakes. and, so far, things have been going well. i've played ~200/500 mtts so far and have built my roll to ~$240. i'm using the 100x buy-in rule and so i have enough to move up to $2 mtts.
but i just can't seem to do it. i'm not saying i want to move up in stakes immediately and when i'm not ready but i feel like i should be ready. at least from the $1 to $2 mtts. i don't want sound full of myself, but i think i do fairly well at the $1 mtts. i've put in hundreds, possibly thousands of mtts in at the $0-$1 mtt range, have made hundreds of final tables, have a lot of top 3 finishes, and have ~30 mtts. nothing impressive, but i think i can confidently say i'm ok at small field $1 mtts.
so, why i can't i move up to the $2 games? i don't expect the games to be too different as far as skill level goes. right? i know part of the my mental blocks is i see the $2 games as 2x $1 buy-ins and i expect to have a better chance to do something with 2x $1 mtts than i do with 1x $2 mtt, even though my bankroll reduces the same amount. i don't necessarily have a fear of losing money when i play. another reason is i don't have ton of confidence in my game. even though i do ok at the $1 mtts, i still think i'm not that great and need a ton of improvement. i don't know when i can say 'im good enough at this buy-in, i can move up'.
some ideas i have that i want to run by members of cc. would any of these be solid options?
1. i'm currently running a pretty strict 100+ buy-ins brm plan with an even stricter drop down strategy where, i drop down in buy-in any time my bankroll is < 100 buy-ins. so, even if it's 219.99, i drop down. er...well, i would if i was playing the $2 mtts.
so, a strategy could increase the required buy-ins before i move up. maybe even increase it to 200x buy-ins or more. it might seem like overkill but it would force me to play even more volume at the $1 stakes.
2. there is a $1 buy-in game that i've been avoiding because it's a much larger field game. i do a lot better in the smaller fields of 100-200 players, but not so much in the 400-500 field games. looking over my stats last month, i was down almost $40 in buy-ins in the large buy-in game. so, i stopped playing it as i'm just bleeding money and it wasn't good for bankroll. i was basically giving up an mtt win in buy-ins or i would have to win 1-2 mtts just to make up for the loss. it was definitely easier to just not play them and keep my money.
since my bankroll is bigger, maybe i should consider taking more shots at the game again, instead of moving up?
3. maybe i should just stick with the games i'm playing if i'm doing well enough. i would like to move up so i can profit more, but if it's going to affect my game too much and i'm not playing optimally, then i might as well stick with stakes i know i can give my 100% in.
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after typing this out, i think my best option is just to increase my buy-in requirements. i'm not even sure if 200 buy-ins is enough. i don't want to do anything too ridiculous like 1000x buy-in requirements but i definitely want enough buy-ins without being overkill.
this doesn't address my mental block, but i force myself to put in a lot more volume at the $1 mtts and maybe then i can feel confident in my game to try moving up.
i've been putting in a decent of volume in the $0-$1 buy-in range, especially the $1 mtts. recently, after cashing out most of my bankroll, i started a personal challenge with $11 and the goal of playing 500 mtts with the intent of moving up in stakes. and, so far, things have been going well. i've played ~200/500 mtts so far and have built my roll to ~$240. i'm using the 100x buy-in rule and so i have enough to move up to $2 mtts.
but i just can't seem to do it. i'm not saying i want to move up in stakes immediately and when i'm not ready but i feel like i should be ready. at least from the $1 to $2 mtts. i don't want sound full of myself, but i think i do fairly well at the $1 mtts. i've put in hundreds, possibly thousands of mtts in at the $0-$1 mtt range, have made hundreds of final tables, have a lot of top 3 finishes, and have ~30 mtts. nothing impressive, but i think i can confidently say i'm ok at small field $1 mtts.
so, why i can't i move up to the $2 games? i don't expect the games to be too different as far as skill level goes. right? i know part of the my mental blocks is i see the $2 games as 2x $1 buy-ins and i expect to have a better chance to do something with 2x $1 mtts than i do with 1x $2 mtt, even though my bankroll reduces the same amount. i don't necessarily have a fear of losing money when i play. another reason is i don't have ton of confidence in my game. even though i do ok at the $1 mtts, i still think i'm not that great and need a ton of improvement. i don't know when i can say 'im good enough at this buy-in, i can move up'.
some ideas i have that i want to run by members of cc. would any of these be solid options?
1. i'm currently running a pretty strict 100+ buy-ins brm plan with an even stricter drop down strategy where, i drop down in buy-in any time my bankroll is < 100 buy-ins. so, even if it's 219.99, i drop down. er...well, i would if i was playing the $2 mtts.
so, a strategy could increase the required buy-ins before i move up. maybe even increase it to 200x buy-ins or more. it might seem like overkill but it would force me to play even more volume at the $1 stakes.
2. there is a $1 buy-in game that i've been avoiding because it's a much larger field game. i do a lot better in the smaller fields of 100-200 players, but not so much in the 400-500 field games. looking over my stats last month, i was down almost $40 in buy-ins in the large buy-in game. so, i stopped playing it as i'm just bleeding money and it wasn't good for bankroll. i was basically giving up an mtt win in buy-ins or i would have to win 1-2 mtts just to make up for the loss. it was definitely easier to just not play them and keep my money.
since my bankroll is bigger, maybe i should consider taking more shots at the game again, instead of moving up?
3. maybe i should just stick with the games i'm playing if i'm doing well enough. i would like to move up so i can profit more, but if it's going to affect my game too much and i'm not playing optimally, then i might as well stick with stakes i know i can give my 100% in.
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after typing this out, i think my best option is just to increase my buy-in requirements. i'm not even sure if 200 buy-ins is enough. i don't want to do anything too ridiculous like 1000x buy-in requirements but i definitely want enough buy-ins without being overkill.
this doesn't address my mental block, but i force myself to put in a lot more volume at the $1 mtts and maybe then i can feel confident in my game to try moving up.
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