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My advice is to never get in a game where the result may be too drastic for you to handle emotionally if you lose


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Another strategy is to do the reverse. I took a 30BB shot at 10/20 this spring when I was just playing 3/6 regularly. I lost it all, but when I went back to 3/6 bad luck essentially just bounced off.

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Once you get to the point where you are always playing with other people's money you are essentially on a lifetime free-roll and will be able to handle bigger losses.

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I've always been playing with other people's money, and it's still hard. But I've always had a too-conservative attitude toward money.