I was deleting/cleaning up my favorites folder and found this gem, dont think its a sticky and thought you guys might like it.


Not to sure about the min amount of buying suggested though
try 50NL when:

- you're confident in your preflop game
- you understand position
- you have a good idea of their hand by the river
- you have an ok feel when to continuation bet
- you have 500 or more

100NL when:

- you're confident playing draws
- you can spot good semibluff opportunities
- you can lay down AA/KK unimproved
- you're attacking the blinds in easy steal situations
- you have 1200+

200NL when:

- you're ok betting your stack on a draw
- a PFR from you doesnt always mean AA-JJ and AQs+
- you're starting to play one hand while holding another
- you have more than one mode
- you have 3000 or more

400NL when:

- you can ID profitable preflop steals
- you know how to pick between b3b and c/r
- position factors heavily into your play
- you're good at manipulating pot size
- you have 6000+

1K NL when

- your lines don't define your hand
- you're good at playing and winning lots of small pots
- your oop opponent must hold a strong hand to win a pot from you
- you understand the real math of the game at least at a basal level
- you have 20000+

Give credit where credit is due.

Fimbulwinter!!!

Awesome poster. Searching the archives for his posts is rewarding.

imo the BI requirements have gone up significantly since he wrote this, but its still gold in terms of laying out a roadmap of NL learning.

This is a teensy bit out of date now one would think

I suspect the bankroll on each level are way too short if you play for a living with zero tolerance for going broke.

up the bank rolls by like x2 on all, and yea