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I wasn't really taking a shot as much as playing a nice table for a set amount of money. I actually have never taken a shot before. I just move up when I'm emotionally ready for the higher limit and fortunately have never had to look back.

While I usually play 2/4 or 3/6 depending on game quality, I've played some 5/10 and 10/20 at Stars when I've seen juicy tables at those limits when all the 2/4 and 3/6 games sucked. The plan is playing my normal game for a few orbits until the games gets bad or I lose a set amount of money.

Perhaps 20BB is too low but that's about the point I knew I would start playing scared or tilt or whatever (money's tight in my household right now). I was hoping to run well until the game quality deteriorated at which time I'd look for another game at my usual limits. I've been remarkably lucky using this strategy and I think it helps me for my eventual permanent jump.