3/6 to 10/20 NL
 

I was gettin bored and frustrated playing 3/6. I was having a bad week of it - Lot of 2nd best hands.

Anyway I decided I can gamble a bit, and moved up to 10/20 NL for the first time in awhile tonight...

Playing 3/6 for so long and then going back to the game I used to play almost exclusively was very weird. I was actually nervous - never before playing 10/20 NL was I nervous at all - this time I admit my hands were shaking ... I was very surprised. I guess I really learned the value of money after grinding 2/4 and 3/6 for so long.

Anyway I also noticed just how much better the players at 10/20 were. At 3/6 if I had strong drawing hands it seemed I could manipulate my opponents into letting me bet and check when I wanted, getting it all in only when I actually hit my draw... at 10/20 the many big bets into me and Check Raises forced me to push my stack all in twice with Big draws. Both times I (luckily) hit.

I also made a dumbass play I know I wouldn't have made playing 3/6... pushing all in on a total bluff... and getting called. Playing limits ur not completely comfortable with forces you to do some dumb things.

Anyway I luckily made a quick 2k and decided to run with it before I did anything dumb again... tonight I really noticed just how much better the 10/20 players are than 3/6 and I don't plan on going back anytime too soon.

Good post.... it's interesting how much the skill level changes at the higher limits, isn't it?

Like, for me, the players at the microlimits and 1/2 and 2/4 are all pretty much the same (really freaking bad). At 10/20 and 15/30 (maybe even 5/10), I start to notice a significant change. But that's probably because THAT is where I should be playing - that is where my skill level is. I suspect for a less skilled player, they would notice a big jump from 1/2 to 2/4, for example, where to me, those games all play the same. And for a more experienced player, they would probably see 15/30 the same as 1/2, but notice a big jump at 400/800 or whatever.

PT data will support that overall skill level really does increase with each level you move up (at least I assume it would), but I think as a player, we probably don't notice it until that skill level surpasses us.

I think it's interesting.

I don't have the energy to dig up the thread, but I'm pretty sure somewhere along the way, you told us to do this, so....


DON'T PLAY 10/20 RIGHT NOW!!


Or something like that, right?


Glad it didn't go too badly, though.

I remember that too - but I think that was a totally diff time... and in a way I am bankrolled for 1 table of 10/20 NL plus I knew what i was doing... Much more disciplined now... it's ridiculous how just a few months difference makes in my poker career.