scaleyback
Rock Star
Silver Level
I have to disagree with most of the comments here about moving up when your bankroll allows it and also with some of the comments about ROI.
In my opinion a combination of both a solid ROI over a LARGE sample (thousands of games not hundreds) and enough of a bankroll to comfortably find your feet at the next level especially within MTTs where it can take weeks or months to get an indication of your true ROI.
Of course everyone is eager to move up as soon as possible but what you will find when you move up to soon is that you are burning through your roll at a much faster rate than your previous level before you get a score, and is your roll ready for this and have you got the mental stability to handle the larger swings in money.
IMO 50/100 buyins is not a big enough roll for online MTTs on the large fields such as on pokerstars. I have had swings bigger than that on smaller fields even with a very solid ROI, people often underestimate how brutal variance can be.
I would suggest a roll of 200 buyins for large fields + a buffer of 50 - 100 buyins until you find your feet at the next level. This will at least give you an opportunity to start to find your ROI without going busto or needing to move down. Then figure out if you are feeling comfortable at that level.
for smaller fields 100 buyins + a buffer of 50 should be plenty.
Ultimately it depends on how much of a risk you want to take and how comfortable you feel making decisions with money on the line.
In my opinion a combination of both a solid ROI over a LARGE sample (thousands of games not hundreds) and enough of a bankroll to comfortably find your feet at the next level especially within MTTs where it can take weeks or months to get an indication of your true ROI.
Of course everyone is eager to move up as soon as possible but what you will find when you move up to soon is that you are burning through your roll at a much faster rate than your previous level before you get a score, and is your roll ready for this and have you got the mental stability to handle the larger swings in money.
IMO 50/100 buyins is not a big enough roll for online MTTs on the large fields such as on pokerstars. I have had swings bigger than that on smaller fields even with a very solid ROI, people often underestimate how brutal variance can be.
I would suggest a roll of 200 buyins for large fields + a buffer of 50 - 100 buyins until you find your feet at the next level. This will at least give you an opportunity to start to find your ROI without going busto or needing to move down. Then figure out if you are feeling comfortable at that level.
for smaller fields 100 buyins + a buffer of 50 should be plenty.
Ultimately it depends on how much of a risk you want to take and how comfortable you feel making decisions with money on the line.
