Hey CBAT,

I moved up to 25nl recently with $630 and lost 3 BIs in my first 1000 hands. Only way I felt comfortable was by telling myself that I can afford to lose another 10 BIs before moving back down. I must be running good now, but either way, I probably only just feel comfortable with like $800 and a $100 bonus pending.

I feel like if i ran at 10BB/100 for the next 15000 hands and was rolled for 50nl i just wouldn't move up, mainly because when I did move up i'd want to stay there. That said, Dev's targets look good to me because for 50nl, $1500 means you can lose 10 BIs and still come back to a 25nl comfort zone.

I don't think we have that luxury though when moving up to 25nl because having a roll of like $500 and losing 10 BIs leaves you in a not-so-comfortable zone for 10nl, but it's just so much more exciting that i think it's worth the risk.

To answer your question: I was and am scared of moving up. I'm dealing with 25nl by, like i say, thinking it's worth the risk. I'll deal with 50nl by not going there any time soon! Bit of a cop out, but if I can beat 25nl for about 5BB/100 in 30k hands time, then there's no reason not to stay there and study more and earn an extra 500 bucks for the next stake.

To relay a recent conversation I had: "What's the rush!? Poker's going to be here for at least a while so spend this time really learning the game at a stake where it's affordable."