Methods for setting a stop loss and sticking to it

[Keres]

Hi all,

One of my biggest leaks is having a bad night - getting stuck - and continuing to play. In these cases usually I'm not focused enough to know how non-focused I am. Eventually when it gets really bad, I'll notice that I'm tilting big time and finally quit. Like the "limit down" rule of commodities markets, at a certain point the market just shuts for the day.

So I'm trying to find a good level to automatcially say "thats it". 3 tabling 3-6, if I'm down $150 total is what I've told myself.

The tough part I'm finding is sticking to it. For example, tonight I find myself down 200 after 20 minutes. I should've just packed up and said thats it. Instead I rationalize that I've receieved some ungodly bad beats, there are some noticeably bad players, and I've got a good chance of making money back. Naturally I lose another 100 in the next ten minutes.

Rather than quit, I keep on playing. And after a couple of hours return to break even and then go up a little. Not good reinforcement for sticking to my stop loss plan.

Couple of questions for 2+2ers. If you have a stop loss for multi-tabling what is it? (BB, # of tables, level you play)

How firmly do you stick to it?