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Originally Posted by Turyia
Bad advice itt.
criticisms are absurd. Youre telling him what his winrate should be in a game thats you know nothing about -- rake, toughness, how deep it plays, etc.
Even if you are correct, and his winrate "should be" higher than it is, the fact is irrelevant. The only relevant facts to whether it is correct to move up are the effect on his hourly and if the increase in stakes would put past an acceptable threshold of RoR.
It is not a matter of focus. There is no reason that he would be less likely to become a better player if he moves up. (One might argue, in fact, that it is more likely).
Since he is only playing part time, it is quite unlikely that he could make a significant change to his winrate in under a year. The idea of a winning player staying at 1-2 for a year plus when he has sufficient bankroll to move up is pretty ridiculous.
+1
Ben,
You never have to play either 1/2 or 2/5. You can always just show up and look at the games and decide to sit in the better one.
I would certainly not wait any longer to test the waters of the 2/5 pool. Play 10% of your sessions at 2/5 until you see how well you do.
Saying that you need to bet 1/2 for X win rate before you can (occasionally) play in bigger games is not helpful.
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If your living expenses are $1300/mo, and you have $10k in a savings account (that you never, ever, ever, touch), you have just a bare minimum in emergency funds, IMO. 6 months of emergency funds was considered a good buffer for monsoon season, however, the world seems to be working against you now so I would encourage you to save another $5k as soon as possible. Try to get like 12-15 months of expenses saved up and safe.