Hello, i have been playing poker for longer than a year now and have succesfully made it for a ""living"" ( i live in my parents house, but all i spend is from poker) playing normal 6max sngs mostly. Im making my transition into husngs and been doing decently at the start in terms of fast learning and knowledge adquiring... but its really hard to set a point where to start for me, im basically rolled for every stake up to 100$s and i really dont know where to start, for how long, and why. Those 3 questions are the hardest for me atm.. for example i said ok: ill try grind some 22's and see hows it.. but tbh when im used to have much high hourly its pretty demotivating, BUT at same time i cant just go and start on the high levels without experience... so what would be the best approach in your thoughts? Thanks a lot :)
Hey, you say you have the Roll for 100$ SnG's, that should be at least about 100 Stacks => 10.000$ if you want to do it for a living :) I advice : -Play some 15$ HU's and if you crush them move up :)-> Just try it out and win about 5-10 stacks....MOVE UP -Play some 30$ HU's and if you crush them move up :)-> 10-15 stacks of winnings.... -continue at the 50$ Level with about 15-20 stacks of winnings You will move up faster than by a normal BRM and you are also able to test your skill on some different levels.It's just my oppinion :) sorry for that bad english
lol i followed your advice but im running hotter than the sun and im like 30% roi for 20s/30s/50s and made 36 BI in 2 days, now again, i dont know my true winrate and dont even know if im prepared to play higher, even im super rolled for it :S. Like, i'd love to take some shots at the higher stakes, but +EV Shots, and im not sure if they are +EV at all lol
Post some hands in the forum, talk some strategy with regs, maybe even look at some coaching.Be prepared to move down if you encounter prolonged struggles, but don't over react (example, losing 5 buyins doesn't mean you should move from $50 to $20, but losing 15 buyins in the near future might mean moving down from $50 to $30 unless you have good reason not to move down... the moving up and down should happen less often as you begin to realize your winrate/skills in these games).Otherwise, just have some fun, let the enjoyment fuel volume, it's new and probably exciting to be in so many spots you don't experience with so many different hands. Take it all in and try to learn as much as you can without getting too frustrated or letting emotions control your play. You're off to a good start, if you end up with some bad runs or struggles, don't fall into the trap of "I must be doing something different," understand how crazy variance can be in both ways and work on your game at all times, after all, you can only control your expectation, so focus on that by making the best in game decisions you can.
I'd of originally answered your question with "Find the lowest buyin that still feels meaningful to you and play that for now." I'd of also added something similar about moving up and down but not over reacting.I like my5tyle's advice too, though I wouldn't expect many in your position to listen about starting at the $15. Aggressive targets and looser requirements for moving up (and down) make sense though, he hit it on the head.