Move up to 50NL?

I got 16K hands played and i run 10bb/100 in 25NL mostly playing full ring.
My BR is 1300$ atm including like 300$ from bonuswhoring.Ive been having cold cards last 3 weeks during bonuswhoring and a serie of bad beats but the last days i managed to catch cards again.
But im doubting now to move up to 50NL,im not sure if its much more difficult or not.If their is hardly any difference with 25NL i want to move up.
Any advice?


Cheers.

move up...your rolled for it, the skill level aint that much better, if not the same as an average 25nl table...move back down if u lose a couple of buyins...

Definately move up. Just don't make the same mistake I did of trying to change your playing style since your at higher stakes.

I've attempted 50NL seriously once, and failed miserably by loosing 5 buy-ins in one session. My biggest losses were hands where I'd c-bet the flop and turn with ace high, as well as paying off the straights and flushes that people were chasing. I can't understand it just yet... I bet the pot ($5), they call(33%) with their flush draw(35%). Pot ends up being $40 in the end somehow.... ??

I found that the tables are only a little tighter @ 50NL, but the biggest difference is player quality post flop.

Well it seems 50NL has players as bad as on 25NL



***** Hand History for Game 3804857199 *****
$50 NL Texas Holdem - Thursday, March 23, 15:33:48 ET 2006
Table Its Doable (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: snowboardfun ( $56.52 )
Seat 10: CashTroll ( $50 )
Seat 3: Two_Orange ( $64.25 )
Seat 5: KC1988 ( $109.03 )
Seat 2: Brandy59 ( $68.20 )
Seat 9: SpudsMakenzi ( $46.45 )
Seat 6: E_dollars ( $51.70 )
Seat 7: EJosephson ( $48.25 )
Seat 4: acidfeet ( $49.50 )
Seat 8: Hyminster ( $35.15 )
acidfeet posts small blind [$0.25].
KC1988 posts big blind [$0.50].
E_dollars: ty
Brandy59 posts big blind + dead [$0.75].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Two_Orange [ 8d 9s ]
E_dollars folds.
EJosephson folds.
SpudsMakenzi calls [$0.50].
CashTroll folds.
snowboardfun folds.
Brandy59 did not respond in time.
Brandy59 folds.
Two_Orange calls [$0.50].
acidfeet calls [$0.25].
KC1988 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9h, 5d, 9d ]
acidfeet checks.
>You have options at Table 95896 Table!.
KC1988 checks.
SpudsMakenzi checks.
Two_Orange bets [$3].
acidfeet folds.
KC1988 folds.
SpudsMakenzi calls [$3].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
SpudsMakenzi checks.
Two_Orange bets [$6].
SpudsMakenzi calls [$6].
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
SpudsMakenzi checks.
Two_Orange bets [$11].
SpudsMakenzi calls [$11].
Two_Orange shows [ 8d, 9s ] a full house, Nines full of eights.
SpudsMakenzi doesnt show [ Td, Jd ] two pairs, jacks and nines.
Two_Orange wins $40.65 from the main pot with a full house, Nines full of eights.

Originally Posted by BankItPayette

I've attempted 50NL seriously once, and failed miserably by loosing 5 buy-ins in one session. My biggest losses were hands where I'd c-bet the flop and turn with ace high, as well as paying off the straights and flushes that people were chasing. I can't understand it just yet... I bet the pot ($5), they call(33%) with their flush draw(35%). Pot ends up being $40 in the end somehow.... ??

I found that the tables are only a little tighter @ 50NL, but the biggest difference is player quality post flop.

With a $2200 BR? If you made all of that in only a few months at $25NL, then I dont see how you arent skilled enough to play $50NL. If you lose $250, you still have $2000 left, try playing like 1-5k hands, your bankroll can handle a drop of a few buyins. Id say if you only played one session at $50NL you dont know all that much about how you will do there, in one session there is a lot of weight on luck. I think a big part of it could be you waiting so long to move up. If you put such a mental barrier between the two limits, it is going to hurt you. If you play in sets of say 4 tables, try 2 $25 and 2 $50 tables and see how that goes. Currently Im playing the $25NL over at absolute after a switch from SNGs, and when I hit $500 I was planning on going up to $50NL and moving down if I drop 5 buyins, now I am starting to second guess this seeing that bankrolls some of you are at still waiting to move up.

Edit: Now Im thinking about waiting for my BR to hit the $1k mark before taking the dive into $50NL

OP: I'd definitely give it a shot. If you're uncomfortable, drop back.

There's not much of a skill difference, really. Players are tighter, but you still get mega-donks paying off with everything, and that's where most of your money comes from anyway.

People still get it all in preflop with AQ+ and any pocket pair pretty often.

The average playing ability might be better, but it's not anything to sweat. As long as you don't start cold, you'll be fine.

Originally Posted by sejje

OP: I'd definitely give it a shot. If you're uncomfortable, drop back.

There's not much of a skill difference, really. Players are tighter, but you still get mega-donks paying off with everything, and that's where most of your money comes from anyway.

People still get it all in preflop with AQ+ and any pocket pair pretty often.

The average playing ability might be better, but it's not anything to sweat. As long as you don't start cold, you'll be fine.

Thats what I am thinking, he has the bankroll to support a huge dip, and he has shown that he can beat $25NL. I am confident that if the OP sticks with it at $50NL he will be beating that too. I know it is all about comfort level, but I dont think you, the OP, are giving yourself enough credit here.

Originally Posted by andy-akb

Originally Posted by BankItPayette

I've attempted 50NL seriously once, and failed miserably by loosing 5 buy-ins in one session. My biggest losses were hands where I'd c-bet the flop and turn with ace high, as well as paying off the straights and flushes that people were chasing. I can't understand it just yet... I bet the pot ($5), they call(33%) with their flush draw(35%). Pot ends up being $40 in the end somehow.... ??

I found that the tables are only a little tighter @ 50NL, but the biggest difference is player quality post flop.

With a $2200 BR? If you made all of that in only a few months at $25NL, then I dont see how you arent skilled enough to play $50NL. If you lose $250, you still have $2000 left, try playing like 1-5k hands, your bankroll can handle a drop of a few buyins. Id say if you only played one session at $50NL you dont know all that much about how you will do there, in one session there is a lot of weight on luck. I think a big part of it could be you waiting so long to move up. If you put such a mental barrier between the two limits, it is going to hurt you. If you play in sets of say 4 tables, try 2 $25 and 2 $50 tables and see how that goes.

I'll try your mixing limits idea, it seems to be common practice here. I think you're right though about it possibly being a mental barrier between 25 and 50. I know that if I just play my same game, it shouldn't be that much harder. Thanks for the advice.

stop being a wuss and move up. If you can beat 25NL and you have $1000 profit, you are well overdue to move stakes.