I have a couple random questions...

[DLC11]

I have had some success at the $6.50 PokerStars turbo tables. From Dec. 1st to now, I have made $551 at the $6.50 table.

I had to take out around $300 because my engine blew out in my car, so my bankroll sits right now at about $280. I am wanting to move up to the $15+ $1 turbo tables when I hit $300. Is this a smart move?

How much of a difference is the play at $16 tables as opposed to the $6.50 tables?

If I do decide to make the move, and hit a downswing, at what point in my bankroll should I move back to the $6.50 tables?

Are turbo's even the way to go? I hated turbo's early in my poker career, but I am finding them to be to easy to pass up. Is it more beneficial financially to play turbo's?

Thanks.

[WildBobAA]

$16 turbos = donkville, USA

[Muxy]

I like to have 25 buy ins for every table you play so

25 * 16 = 400

and maybe even more for turbos

[TLR]

The $16 are not that much tougher then the $6.5
Start playing them, move back to the 6.5 when your bankroll hits 200

[drmcboy]

I like TLR's line. I think it is OK to be a little aggresive with SNG BR under the 20s or so. I would wait until over 750ish to move up to the 25s. The play is a little better, but more importantly the down swings look very ugly if your BR can't hack it.

Personally I'm not sure you can really play good poker at those stakes when the money means as much to you as it does. But that's for you to figure out.

Turbos vs regulars - really depends on what you like better. In theory quicker blinds reward bad players, so your edge (as a good player ) is better in regular speed. BUT - Turbos are faster, so you can play more, hopefully make more money, and learn more. Also, if your edge in SNGs usually shows up when the entire table is short stacked and tightens up, you get more of those spots in a turbo. All in all I think it washes out to whatever works best for you. People here make money doing both.

[lowBoy]

I've been concentrating on the turbos because they move faster than the regs and as drmc brought up, I'm one of those people who hammers passive bubbles.

I will put in my support for TLR's line as well. I like having at least 30 buyins for the turbos, but I started playing the $27s when I only had around $600. So long as you're willing to step down, you should be fine.

[MAX]

2 factors: Skill & Bankroll....

You can make all the right decisions and easily experience a 10 buy in(that's mild) downswing. If your bankroll is truly limited to what you have in your acct. right now, I would be patient and wait till you have 25 buy ins. You want to play higher stakes, and are good enough, but this way you are less likely to have to move down if you hit some variance (guaranteed to happen at some point). I moved up in stakes and went on a tremendous upswing, followed by a less tremendous downswing. I was lucky that the upswing happened first because I would have been forced to move back down otherwise. I had 25 buy ins and it still wouldn't have been enough to keep from moving back down. And all of this occurred while I felt like I was playing as good as I ever have.