One of the hardest things for me is moving up in stakes. I always feel pressure when the buy-in is higher. How did you overcome that psychological bar
TeUnit
Legend
Loyaler
When your roll supports it gradually add higher stakes games. For example play 5 $1 tourneys and 1 $2 tourney, then after you get used to it and your roll still supports it, add another $2 table, lather, rinse, repeat.
This also allows you to get familiar with the players and it also allows you to acquire some hud stats to make color coding players easier.
Another thing that will help you is sharkscoping every player at the new level and use this in game selection.
If you find any good winning players at the higher stake pay close attention to their hud stats and compare them with yours.
This also allows you to get familiar with the players and it also allows you to acquire some hud stats to make color coding players easier.
Another thing that will help you is sharkscoping every player at the new level and use this in game selection.
If you find any good winning players at the higher stake pay close attention to their hud stats and compare them with yours.
IRINA70
Visionary
Platinum Level
It is normal to feel buy-in pressure when trying to move up in a tournament and build a stack. There are several ways to minimize this feeling:
1. Follow bankroll management and play in tournaments that cost one hundredth or less of your bankroll.
2. If you want to get into a more expensive tournament than Rule 1 allows, it makes sense to play inexpensive satellites to this tournament. But you shouldn't overdo it with them either.
Personally, I try to start my way into tournaments costing 2.20 - 3.30 with their satellites costing 0.30 - 0.45, and in high rollers and Sunday Million (now Sunday Special) with free buy-ins. This way there is no feeling of buy-in pressure and if the game in the main tournament is unsuccessful, you only lose the cost of the satellites and the opportunity to get into the prizes of this tournament.
1. Follow bankroll management and play in tournaments that cost one hundredth or less of your bankroll.
2. If you want to get into a more expensive tournament than Rule 1 allows, it makes sense to play inexpensive satellites to this tournament. But you shouldn't overdo it with them either.
Personally, I try to start my way into tournaments costing 2.20 - 3.30 with their satellites costing 0.30 - 0.45, and in high rollers and Sunday Million (now Sunday Special) with free buy-ins. This way there is no feeling of buy-in pressure and if the game in the main tournament is unsuccessful, you only lose the cost of the satellites and the opportunity to get into the prizes of this tournament.