What now?

There is a hole in the plan.

If I continue to increase the stakes that I play for as my bankroll continues to grow, my bankroll should grow exponentially. I should be able to double it every couple months, which should eventually get me to $50,000.

But I've run into a problem. Even though I am bankrolled to play games in the $25 to $30 range, I spend most of my time playing $11 SNGs.

Why? Because they fill up. The $11 SNGs for both 18 and 45 players tend to fill up and start every five or 10 minutes. Even the 27-player SNGs, which might be my favorite, fill up every 10 or 20 minutes.

But when I sign up for a $22 SNG, I am often the only one. After waiting for five or 10 minutes and still needing 17 or 44 people to play, I often move on.

There is one SNG at the $26 level, but it seems especially tough. There are fewer fish in that game, but I'm not sure if it's because of the buy-in or because it's the only game available at that buy-in. No matter what, I fear skipping over it into the $33 game for a few reasons:

— Those games don't seem to fill up very fast.

— I'm barely bankrolled for those games, so if I go two or three games without cashing I'm going to have to move back down.

— I've been getting killed in the $26. I am now 0-for-I'm-not-even-going-to-check-how-many, which makes me hesitant to move up to play $33 games.

Current bankroll: $1,399.

OPR ranking: 98.1.