"You seem very concerned about the amounts involved, constantly citing $350 here or being down $500 there. Pick an amount that doesnt concern you, $100 say. Divide by 5. Play a NL game where that would be the typical buy-in. You shouldnt be playing with $500 on the table unless losing $3K is no biggie to you"

It's not the $$ that's the issue--I wanted to show money in the pot for pot odds and stack sizes. I had 2-1 on the call the way it turned out. Obviously, much easier call if villain only has, ie, $100 more. Even if I know he has Aces, more than 4-1 is mathemetically correct.

This amount is higher than I play online, quality of players of course is much worse live at comparable limits.