Nothing in life is easy
I want to bring up something that has been brought about a lot in VPP but I don’t think a lot of people follow it. Nothing is easy in life, nothing is easy in poker. Lots of people who post on the VPP message boards are people who play poker as a hobby, but also try to rake in some extra money a year. As well, lots of people in the beginning don’t understand how to make money in poker. The way to continue to make money, is to play non emotional poker, play the games that you are good at, and don’t ride the pipe dream.
As I was sitting down at Full Tilt poker today, a person who had $350 at the $2/4 table said he moved up from .50/1.00 and every time he reaches 50BB he was moving up a limit. This is such a bad idea, sure it might sound good, taking a small amount of money and then keep on moving up till you are at a huge limit, but you will eventually hit a cold deck of cards, and you will go bust. You will try the experiment over and over again, and you know what you will find, you will lose more and more money.
If you read my intro post, I really started high stakes poker when I won a few $100 freerolls; then took that money and built into 1K in 2 sit and goes. I eventually lost all of it, but to me, it was easy come easy go. Instead of that people should think of poker as weight lifting, you don’t go from 100 pounds and then try 300 pounds right away. Slowly build your strength and you will eventually be able to be with the big boys.
Just like in poker, if you want to someday move up one, two, three, limits, it is best to pace yourself. Nothing is easy in life, nothing is easy in poker. You have to build your bankroll, learn new things in poker, and play better poker. If you want to move up a limit, there is no rush, it will always be there tomorrow. When you finally feel you have the bankroll, and the skill to move up a limit, test out that higher limit. Take 25% of your bankroll and see how it goes, or better yet, stick at the lower level a month or 2 more, and built an even bigger bankroll, so in case you still need a learners curve in the beginning of this new level you will have it. Just don’t jump into a new level without a proper bankroll. Remember the fundamental rule of poker, always leave yourself with outs, without outs you are dead.
As I was sitting down at Full Tilt poker today, a person who had $350 at the $2/4 table said he moved up from .50/1.00 and every time he reaches 50BB he was moving up a limit. This is such a bad idea, sure it might sound good, taking a small amount of money and then keep on moving up till you are at a huge limit, but you will eventually hit a cold deck of cards, and you will go bust. You will try the experiment over and over again, and you know what you will find, you will lose more and more money.
If you read my intro post, I really started high stakes poker when I won a few $100 freerolls; then took that money and built into 1K in 2 sit and goes. I eventually lost all of it, but to me, it was easy come easy go. Instead of that people should think of poker as weight lifting, you don’t go from 100 pounds and then try 300 pounds right away. Slowly build your strength and you will eventually be able to be with the big boys.
Just like in poker, if you want to someday move up one, two, three, limits, it is best to pace yourself. Nothing is easy in life, nothing is easy in poker. You have to build your bankroll, learn new things in poker, and play better poker. If you want to move up a limit, there is no rush, it will always be there tomorrow. When you finally feel you have the bankroll, and the skill to move up a limit, test out that higher limit. Take 25% of your bankroll and see how it goes, or better yet, stick at the lower level a month or 2 more, and built an even bigger bankroll, so in case you still need a learners curve in the beginning of this new level you will have it. Just don’t jump into a new level without a proper bankroll. Remember the fundamental rule of poker, always leave yourself with outs, without outs you are dead.
