Playing above you bankroll...

[Aequitas58]

What site are you talking about? Is it WORTH the deposit bonus? (IE: Are the requirements to get your free money even worth playing?)

AS I'm sure you already know, L and NL vary extremely. If you are having bankroll issues playing the minimum, I would stay away from NL. Yes, the odds of you "crippling" someone, trapping them, and taking all their money is much higher, you have to remember that the same thing can happen to you. The good part about NL is that the blinds are usually cheaper.

As for limit, the blinds are more expensive, but you can probably stay more within your means. You won't get hit with an all-in type bet, and as a result, you won't lose your whole bank on one shitty hand where your opponent hit his 2-outer. The obvious problem is that the blinds are more expensive, and you (turning the argument around) won't hit that really big hand.

So decide what's more important and decide how you play better. If you are a better NL player, and you don't have a lot of fear "pushing all in" then maybe you should play NL. Then again, if you're looking to clear a bonus and get out alive - maybe limit is the way to go.

As far as skill level, it's hard to answer. I think, for the most part, online poker players are better than the players you will find in B/M casinos. There is a BIG difference b/n the $15/30 online player and the $1/2 online player. But, I can't really say which player is better: the micro limit NL player, or the low limit L player.

I don't think it'll be a matter of how good they are, but how good YOU are. When you sit at a table with 8 or 9 other people there will be people better and worse than you.

G'luck.

[BlibbityBlabbity]

Didn't mean to be cryptic, started as a general question for a thread and then I started adding the info specific to me. Poker World is the site in question.

I am definetly talking about limit games, and this money is right on the edge of being WORTH unlocking. 6-7 months ago I placed well in their freerolls so I have $73.50 in there that I would like to get out. Their restriction for this is 10 hands for every $1 unlocked for withdrawl (735 hands). I actually did find one .50/$1 table almost full, but since every hand didn't qualify for the rake requirements (.50 minI think) it was slow getting the FPP. The $1/$2 is better for this as every hand qualifies.

As this is the first week I have played above .25/.50 (and a few .50/$1 sessions) I was just curious to confirm my forming opinion that the skill level was similar among those levels, if it is the lowest limit beingplayed at the site. My other times at .50/$1 were at UB and that didn't go as well moving up from .25/.50 (although this wasvery early in my poker playing).

At this point I agree with those that said since this is free money this is a good place to try/get used to playing at a higher limit. I am planning to give a live game a try (either at foxwoods or TurningStone) sometime soon, so this has taken some of the edge off. I was concerned trying a live game for first time AND jumping up levels in one step.

Thank you all for your thoughts

[GeoffM]

I found that playing above in limits helps me stay squeeky tight. I sometimes have the tendency to get bored and play every borderline hand that I come across, but if limits are higher, I usually stick to a successful script.