The best way to determine your ideal emotional level is to try moving up in levels of play slowly. Five dollar table game players may want to try a ten dollar table and eventually a twenty five dollar one. Quarter slot players may move to the fifty cent machines and then on to the dollar slots. If you get to a point where the risk factor is bothering you then go back down to the previous level. There is no shame in this as it is a very personal decision.
I heard a story about a CEO of one of the world’s biggest companies being spotted in a Las Vegas poker room playing in a low limit game. This man is worth millions and could easily afford to play at the highest level tables. Some of the players at a nearby higher limit table tried to entice him to come up and play at their table. He declined saying he was perfectly comfortable playing where he was. Only you can determine your own emotional bankroll. When you do, stick to it. Just as you have to properly manage your money bankroll you need to manage your emotional one as well. It will make your playing experience an enjoyable one.
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Until next time, remember:
"Luck comes and goes...Knowledge Stays Forever!"