| I did some study of the players and hands that I have in my database and it told me a few things:
Aggressive play is winning play.
Players tend to be either complete fish or playing more or less solid with only about 25% somewhere in between.
In limit, value bet, value bet, value bet.
In NL, sit back and let people hand their money to you (going all in with a bluff to your strong hands, overplaying their draws, betting into the nuts).
I can say with confidence that the playing styles have not yet changed significantly as I've moved up in limits. I have played everything from .25/.50 limit to 2/4. I have played NL .10/.25 to 1/2. The players are doing the exact same things. This just confirms the fact that there is no reason to use fancy plays at these levels. Opponents don't realize what you're doing and even if they have a clue they are still going to play anyway.
Don't get upset about a downward swing. Postmortem analysis of your hands is critical. Find those leaks and fix them.
I realize this is not any kind of revelation. It does bear repeating, though, as 90% of the time the reason we fail is because we're suddenly convinced we've "figured it out" or some other lame justification. Moving up in limits when you can afford it is great as it allows you to make more $$$/hr but don't kid yourself into believing that moving from .10/.25 to .25/.50 makes any difference in opponent skill. It just doesn't.
Disclaimer: I am not a great player. I'm probably not even a good player, yet, but I do learn from my mistakes.
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