So after my first 4143 hands of NLHE 25 at Full Tilt, I've won ~180ish at 8.7 ptbb/100 hands, playing 23/20/5.

I actually should be up smtg like 75-100 more if I didn't 3 barrel so much in horrible spots lol. I also misclicked for half my stack preflop with 99, and couldn't fold to KK obv.

Once I stop 3 barrel bluffing like crazy, I think my winrate will jump a lot. Pretty much, avoiding really marginal spots I should just check/fold in after getting called on the flop by people i just know WON"T fold to a 2nd or 3rd barrel with top pair. *sigh*

I feel 23/20ish is optimal for this level, and probably for NL50 too. There are sooo many TAGs playing 16/13 who really can't make as much as they could be.

Playing 23/20 also has its advantages because I'm raising and 3betting/4betting (in good spots obv) more than anyone else. Like today I had someone 4bet shove me with TT, and then another guy called my 5bet shove with 77. I had KK once and AA the other time. I would never get that kind of action preflop playing some TAG 16/13.

I'm definitely still learning tho, and just avoiding some marginal spots I really shouldn't be getting involved in will drastically increase my winrate.

I'm also practicing table selection using SpadeEye now, and pretty much only sit at tables with 1 or 2 fish playing 40/5/ or smtg. I have no problem playing the TAGs, it's just that you obv don't win money as fast.

Need to win 1200 more to begin my shot at NL50, which I think will go pretty well, as I don't expect there to be that much of a skill jump from NL25 to NL50. Hopefully I will be able to do this sometime late June or early July.