Moving Up the Limits

It’s time for me to move up the limits! Don’t get too excited though, I won’t be playing high stakes poker just yet. I will, however, be moving up from my current $0.25/$0.50 limit to a whopping $0.50/$1.00. Look out!

Now you could argue that $0.50/$1.00 is nothing to get too excited over and I’d tend to agree with you except for one thing, I’ve worked my way up to this level from a lowly $30 deposit over at Poker Champs nearly a year ago where I played $0.02/$0.04 no-limit.

Thing is it’s never really been about the money, true I’d love to make some decent cash playing this game one day but unlike some I have never had illusions that I could just deposit a few hundred on-line and start turning a profit in the middle/high stakes games. Much better in my opinion to start low and work up, sure I’m probably not facing the best opponents in the world but I am still constantly learning I have no doubt that the 60,000 hands of hold’em I have played at these micro-limits have had nothing but a positive impact on my overall game.

So if it’s not about the money (yet) why am I moving up? Well, I’ve thought about this and here are my reasons:

1. Even though I’m not withdrawing any cash from the game I am building up a bankroll and I’m now bankrolled sufficiently to play the higher limit.
2. I feel like I’m getting a little complacent at the $0.25/$0.50 limit, almost like I’m in a rut. At a higher level (even low stakes) I immediately notice that I’m more attentive. It’s nice to mix things up.
3. Even if it’s just a little bit, moving up is a sign my game is getting better. Improving my game is my current aim.
4. I want to move from the “Micro” to the “Low” tab over at Poker Stars

So here I go then, up the ladder. Wish me luck!