Yes I know there are so many variables involved in this question but I am curious. How many hands did you play at 2nl, 5nl, 10nl etc, before moving up, and what was your bank roll at that point. I have read where some will move up to 5nl when they have a BR of 20 bi's for 5nl and 30 for 10nl etc. Others say 20 bi's for any stake.

What is your story? Did you start off with on a major heater and find you were suddenly rolled for the next level even though you only played a small sampling of hands at the current limit. If so did you move up or stay put and put in the time.

Hey regs give me your take. Is there a minimum # of hands a noobie should play at a particular stake? I'm talking true noobies because we all know there are exceptions such as the guy who's played brick and morter or home games for years and is just transitioning to internet poker.

I myself have been at 2nl for what seems like forever. I had planned to move up just after Christmas with my BR at $150. Then on Christmas eve I took a class on "Why you don't play poker while all fucked up on holiday spirits." I have now put in right around 35k hands and hope to move up to 5nl near the end of the month which should put me at about 40k hands and a BR of $120. At that point I will move up but I will stick to a 5bi stoploss. I will not play at 5nl if I go below $100 cuz I do not want to go through this again!