i have played 25...there was a time when i would never think of playing below 25. just not in a couple of months. and i have been "taking shots" at 25. i have a pretty good friend in here that i will find when HE is playing 25's and we will sit and compete against each other...we like to talk smack about how we can kick the other's arse...lol.

some math guys say you need more than 50k to see where you are at. i tend to think thats overkill. after 10k, you should know whether or not you are at least winning. after 25k, you shouldnt be still at the same level, if you are trying to move up, and are beating the game handily. 2 bb/100 isnt necessarily a winning player in my book...even if its a positive win rate. the REAL problem is...you dont have the bonuses to back you up any more...if you lose only slightly, you still lose.

as for br. no prob there. i am rolled for 50's and actually close to 100 again. i used to be up there before the US regs. played there for about 12k hands, and had a positive winrate there, too.

i just fell in love with the 10's because the donkeys will call with anything down there. it allowed me to start playing sc's, raising small pp's, steal blinds with marginals, and work on post flop reading without risking too much money.

i have fun trying new stuff down here and would like to see if it translates higher, but again, i am not here for a career, and i hate to lose...ever. so, for me, i dont want to move up unless i am confident i can beat the game for more than i am beating the 10's.

but, if you said i could beat a 1000NL game for 1.5 bb/100, i would gladly move up because there is NO winrate possible at the 10's to outpace that kind of money...lol.

ps chicago, dont take offense to the diss on your 12k comment. you prolly meant, "it could be variance that it's only 2 bb/100." thank you. but, it could also mean it should be -2...lol i doubt anyone could beat the 10's for 10+ and not be able to beat the 25's. i doubt you would be negative at the 50's, for that matter. however, i doubt you would be close to a 10+ at either.