Movin' up?

[bluedevil907]

So I ground out a decent double at the lowest of low stakes. .01/.02 and $1 tourneys. Started with $50, broke even for a bit, then dropped to $35 (the worst ends of every 70/30 + 80/20 I've ever seen). Slowly I worked it up to the curent $100.

That being said, the $1 games are not JUST like freerolls, but they are pretty close. Even after being away for about a year I still didn't have much trouble with them in the few I've been brushing up with again. Given that my BR is double what it was before, I'm contemplating moving up to the $4 games, but I'm not sure what the adjustment is like. Most people are just messing around with the $1 stuff, but it would seem like $4 games would be at least twice as difficult since these players don't have a large BR but are not looking to just toss a dollar away since they're bored.

I don't plan on moving up either way for probably a few weeks when I am back into a routine of things, but I was just curious if anyone else who made a similar bump up the ranks has any idea what the change is like.

(I know with this sort of BR I should be bonus whoring, but with all the new credit card gymnastics it just seems a lot easier to slowly work it at the right limit)

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As a follow-up question, is it worth actually playing in freerolls, even at my limit? Considering there's a playerbase of 2000-10000 and then on top of that you have to work through the 2000+ if you actually advance, it would seem like a big time sink with little to no pay-off. Granted, it's pretty mindless and can just be run in the background, but would it just be more profitable to play in actual tournaments instead?

[dsmrolla06]

Theres not going to be a noticeable skill difference between the $1 and $4 sngs. If you can beat the $1 games with a good roi, you can beat the $4 sngs, the 5.50s and 11s. The skill doesnt really improve that much between them. Im not saying move up if your not comfortable, but if your having a good day at your current stakes try loading up a game or two of the $4 sngs and see how it goes.

As for the freerolls, no theyre usually not worth it, especially the one your describing. If you can play for real money, even if its only $1 sngs, your better off doing that.

[biondino]

dsm is a bit optimistic - the $1 SNGs are far easier than the $10 SNGs and it would be very easy to be a winning player at the former and losing player at the latter. The $10s aren't difficult in any meaningful sense, but they're not somewhere where a near beginner can turn up and record a positive ROI without a solid understanding of correct play.

Apart from that, though, I agree - if you're com fortable at the $1s, you are rolled for the $4s (with $100 in your BR) and you should gradually start introducing them into your play. Soon you'll find you're consistently running at a profit in these, and your roll will be growing much faster, and in not too long you'll both have the experience and the roll to take a shot at the $10s.