When to move up a limit

[mrmuzeman]

When should you move up to the next limit when playing cash games? Ive only been playing for a few days at 0.25/0.50 so obviously not looking to move up to 0.50/1.00 yet! :lol But Itd be good to know when it would generally perceived a good idea to move up a limit. Just to have a specific target of profit if anything. Ive heard that you should have anywhere between 10-50 buy ins depending on what different people have said. On Ladbrokes the buy in for 0.50/1.00 is $100. Therefore that would mean id need to make $1000-$5000 profit at 0.25/0.50. Is this right, because it seems like an awful lot to make at a low limit to me! Bare in mind im just playing at 0.25/0.50 without a bankroll as such, im just playing and keeping records on how I do. I dont have a specific bankroll such as $500 already or anything, just the $200 or so that is in my account already.

[dave]

Re: When to move up a limit People always go on about bankroll + it really is important. If your bankroll is not adequate you WILL lose it - NL Hold'em is that volatile. Personally (playing at $1/$2) my bankroll is hovering somewhere between 10-15 buy-ins at the moment. Even with that much I could easily go bust. I've said in other threads I'm planning to go full time at some point - I won't do that until I have at least 50 buy-ins (ie 5000xBB). So the answer to your question - in theory you should wait until you have at least 10 buy-ins before playing those particular limits. In practice - I've built up my current bankroll playing $1/$2 from 1 buy in. But obviously that's risky, beecause you have to get a good start. It all depends on whether you are prepared for the possibilty of going bust.