How much money i need to have for level up?

[mteenx]

I play now nl2, an i have 50 dollars
Can i go now nl5?

 

[PatriceM915]

If you are talking about cash games, there is no specific limit, but for those who are starting out, it is best to stick with 2$, but if you have the gift you can go to 5$ without problems

 

[VladB850]

do you feel ready to go to NL5? You can give it a try and if things don't go as per your expectation you can return to nl2

 

[matsch0711]

Well, tough to answer this in general. These are the most important things to consider in my opinion:
- your winrate (BB/100hands)
the higher it is the better obviously. Usually the downswings wont hit that hard if you have a higher winrate.

- your mindset
If you use an aggressive Bankrollmanagement it can effect your decision making. (tight fold on turn/river, to tight vs 3 bets)
Are you willing to move down again? If you chose an aggressive approach and things are not going well you are forced to move down earlier. This is easier said then done after you droped 3 or 4 Stacks. Players Ego get hurt, they feel the need to "win it back" right away. This is not how it works and end in desaster for you bankroll.


Playing NL5 with just 10 Stacks is very aggressive Bankrollmanagement. In my opinion to aggressive.
I would recommend to have a Bankroll of at least $75 and move down to NL2 once you reached $50.
This is already a very aggressive approach in my opinion.

Well give it a try if you feel to much pressure and you are not able to play your A-game just move down again. It is important to be in your comfort zone.

 

[Adieadie]

It is important to be in your comfort zone.

 

[Station_Master]

10 buy ins is not alot. I would suggest at least 20, I.e 100$ and only if you have a big win rate at 2NL, I.e. 15bb/100 or more. The most important thing is to solidly beat 2NL and then move up

 

[Aballinamion]

I play now nl2, an i have 50 dollars
Can i go now nl5?

Go to NLHE 5 and as long as you continue winning okay. But if you lose 2 buy-ins, return to NLHE 2 immediately until you reach your $ 50 again and do the same thing until you beat NLHE 5.

 

[mteenx]

Go to NLHE 5 and as long as you continue winning okay. But if you lose 2 buy-ins, return to NLHE 2 immediately until you reach your $ 50 again and do the same thing until you beat NLHE 5.

thank you so much for reply

 

[mteenx]

10 buy ins is not alot. I would suggest at least 20, I.e 100$ and only if you have a big win rate at 2NL, I.e. 15bb/100 or more. The most important thing is to solidly beat 2NL and then move up

thx

 

[mteenx]

Well, tough to answer this in general. These are the most important things to consider in my opinion:
- your winrate (BB/100hands)
the higher it is the better obviously. Usually the downswings wont hit that hard if you have a higher winrate.

- your mindset
If you use an aggressive Bankrollmanagement it can effect your decision making. (tight fold on turn/river, to tight vs 3 bets)
Are you willing to move down again? If you chose an aggressive approach and things are not going well you are forced to move down earlier. This is easier said then done after you droped 3 or 4 Stacks. Players Ego get hurt, they feel the need to "win it back" right away. This is not how it works and end in desaster for you Bankroll.


Playing NL5 with just 10 Stacks is very aggressive Bankrollmanagement. In my opinion to aggressive.
I would recommend to have a Bankroll of at least $75 and move down to NL2 once you reached $50.
This is already a very aggressive approach in my opinion.

Well give it a try if you feel to much pressure and you are not able to play your A-game just move down again. It is important to be in your comfort zone.

I have now 16bb/100
i play just 1-2 hours everyday cash
And 2 hour tournaments like sit and go and freerols

 

[mteenx]

do you feel ready to go to NL5? You can give it a try and if things don't go as per your expectation you can return to nl2

i feel they play so much better at nl5 than nl 2

 

[rastapapolos]

In general, you have to have at least 20 BI, which is around 100$ for NL5. But if it doesn't affect your play it's okay to take an aggressive approach.

 

[Highfish]

If you still have some money up your sleeve, switch to nl 5. I assume that you want to make money by playing poker.
In the micros it is almost impossible to win significant amounts.

 

[makisaa]

I think it is early with 50$ to play 0,02/0,05, the better is to reach the 100$. You can play and now, but the problem is that you will have a bigger risk for your bankroll.

 

[fundiver199]

I would only recommend that, if you are able and willing to top up the account in case its needed. Otherwise I will go along with, what others have already suggested, and wait until you have around 100$. This is still aggressive bankroll management but more reasonable, since you can then move back to 2NL again at for instance 60$ and still have 30 BIs for that level.

 

[VladB850]

i feel they play so much better at nl5 than nl 2

And do you feel ready to play at that level or you still need to practice at nl2?

 

[Recreationalplayer]

I play now nl2, an i have 50 dollars
Can i go now nl5?

I think minimum 20 BI is required to move up in stakes.

 

[Gallarado777]

I think you should go there when you have $500 or higher on NL5 then you will not feel defeated and will rise to higher and higher limits play from your bankroll and who you feel playing at this level

 

[antonis32123]

Are your skills good enough ?? Have you earned a lot by playing the previous limit ?? If you feel that the limit you play is a piece of cake , easy , if you have 20-30 buy ins for the next limit , go for it . Only if you are confident enough , the results dictate whether to level up or not

 

[Pokerpoet2]

I play now nl2, an i have 50 dollars
Can i go now nl5?

Personally I would wait a little longer! I use a rule that I only buy-in to games that are 1% of my total balance/bankroll so with $50 I would buy-into 50 Cent games and if my Balance reached $100 Dollars then buy-into $1 games and so on, as of today I have over $600 Dollars in my account so will buy-in for anything up to $6 Dollars a game.
It takes a lot of self control but well worth it in the long run, and it is all from starting with freerolls, so it's all free money!
Cash games however are a different Monster all together and I stay well clear of them, I have tried them in the past but it is too easy to lose money fast!
Doyle Brunson in one of his books explained the differences between cash games and Tournaments and said he would never play in any cash game where he could not bring 200X the BB so with Blinds of $5/$10 he would not sit down at a cash table, unless he had $2,000 in his pocket. Likewise $50/$100 Blind's he would need $20,000 Dollars to play.

 

[milka1605]

I think it's all relative. You can only have $10 and you will be comfortable playing and that will be enough for you if you are a successful player. In other cases, the bigger your bankroll, the less pressure you will be on losing your bankroll.

 

[SL-247]

I'm playing nl2 now and I have $50
Can I go nl5 now?

No. With a bankroll like this, it's better to stay at limit 2.

 

[peruangonz]

I think to level up you should have 20 or 25 buy ins to play with less risk