Moving on up!

I am trying to sit back and think about the best way to move up levels. I have been reading a lot of different ways to go about it. From the ultra conservative of having 100 buy-in's -- to a system of people who grind 4 buy-ins - then move up - if you lose 3 buy-ins - go back down and grind again and repeat.

To me- the most important part is being able to establish that you can beat a level. Once that has been established over 25 thousand hands (Min.) you can plan your growth from there. At the same time, I don't want to be playing 5NL forever and I believe grinding up 100BI is a bit excessive at this level. To counter that, the most important thing is to establish a win rate at the next level. To do that you need time at the next level. If you run bad, you can be knocked down 3 Buy in's in one sessions, or you maybe start playing different if you fall behind one or two.

So I think a more balanced approach is in order. I am thinking of grinding up 8 buy-in's -- then retreating back when I loose six to regrind back to 8. I think its important to be able to play and establish at the next level and I feel six buy-in's is a solid measure. You need to be able to get in volume to deal with variance and also to tweak your game for the next level.

Now - Techincally I am up 8BI to move to 10NL- but I am not gonna do that until I reach a min.of 25 thousand hands to make my win rate is a bit more established.