How to determine the right limit for me?

Hi, Dementophobia!

I would suggest you take this approach:

-for now forget what you have played in the past and how you used to beat/not beat the games at that time. Poker is very dynamic and games/players/style of play have changed a lot during the last few years.
-build a roll only for poker. Nothing else. 50 BIs is not enough, especially if you play turbos in the 11-22$ range. I would go for 100 BIs.
-500 games is not a sample. You need thousands of games to determine how good you are relatively doing or you can also trust your judgement to see if you have an edge over the field or not. But this could be deceptive and misleading for somebody who doesn't have big experience.
-watch PS videos, post hands! Both of these are very important.
-buy Wizard and HoldemManager-if not enough resources- use trial versions and try to get as much as possible from them.
-increase the number of tables you play at a time- 3 is really not enough. But if you feel very uncomfy- better play less tables rather than masstabling and making huge mistakes. But in general- once again- you need to increase the number of tables.

Hello kurrkabin,

thanks for your input!

Originally posted by kurrkabin-for now forget what you have played in the past and how you used to beat/not beat the games at that time. Poker is very dynamic and games/players/style of play have changed a lot during the last few years.

Sounds reasonable, but where should I start? I feel comfortable at the 6$ SnGs right now, so I think I will give them a try. Or would you suggest something else?

-build a roll only for poker. Nothing else. 50 BIs is not enough, especially if you play turbos in the 11-22$ range. I would go for 100 BIs.

OK, this means for me staying at the $6 SnGs until I have built my current roll to 1000$.

-500 games is not a sample. You need thousands of games to determine how good you are relatively doing or you can also trust your judgment to see if you have an edge over the field or not. But this could be deceptive and misleading for somebody who doesn't have big experience.

I will aim for 2.5k games at the $6 SnGs and see where I stand when I am done with that.

-watch PS videos, post hands! Both of these are very important.

Watching as many videos as I can right now :). Posting hands is something I definitely have to start doing.

-buy Wizard and HoldemManager-if not enough resources- use trial versions and try to get as much as possible from them.

I actually planned to buy Pokertracker. Is HoldemManager a better choice?

-increase the number of tables you play at a time- 3 is really not enough. But if you feel very uncomfy- better play less tables rather than masstabling and making huge mistakes. But in general- once again- you need to increase the number of tables.

At the moment 3 tables feel about right to me. It is enough action so that I do not get bored (and start playing too loose early on) and still manageable without making stupid blunders. What are the reasons for playing on more tables except for earning more money at the same time? Is the training effect really higher if I play more tables?

Np, bro : )

- If you feel comfy with 6$- start right there. It's a decent level. You can still add up 500$+ a month depending on volume + no need to start over again on the micros since you have some experience behind.

-good play-make around 3k SnGs and re-evaluate.
- I can't really tell what's better. I know HEM is a really useful software. I don't think there are so much different.
-if you feel comfy playing 3- go ahead. The reason of playing more tables is improving your hourly rate. Meaning that you make more money per hour, so you play less to win more. Which is kinda.... cool : )

Good luck and keep us updated, especially if you have any questions. You can also start a blog for some extra motivation.