moving down in limits

[MarkL444]

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With the proper attitude you will prosper.

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be professional

[Mike Gallo]

Dude,

Just do it.

Think of it as betting units if you need to.

If you cannot give your 100% then I suggest you do not play. Its like an NFL offensive lineman playing with his heart not into it, only bad things can happen.

[sfer]

You're either moving down or getting staked and that's life. If you have bad psychological feelings from either you're going to have to find a way to deal with them because aside from getting a summer job and working to build a roll that way I don't see how you're going to have enough to play 15/30 anymore.

[PotatoStew]

Take a magic marker and add an extra zero after all the numbers on your screen.

Just kidding. Seriously though, try to think of it in terms of BBs rather than dollar amounts. Maybe you could add a few tables to your multitabling to make it more challenging.

[TripleH68]

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if i played i'm not sure i would be able to give it my 100%. sugggestions?

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I have seen a number of horseplayers unable to get a rush/get very interested unless larger sums of money were at risk. Not sure how similar your situation is, but you must remember that(minus the difference the rake makes) risk/return % is the same no matter what stakes you play.

It seems the best gamblers place winning above everything else. My grandfather, who was a real ass-kicker in his day, hated losing so much he played tough as nails in the family game at Christmastime for nickels and dimes. (He used to take a $2,000 roll with him to Vegas in the 70s.)

[steamboatin]

What would your financial picture be like if you didn't have a poker bankroll to fall back on?

Is poker the reason you are broke or did poker pay for outside expenses?

If poker is the cause of the financial problem, then it is only fair that poker pony up the cash.

If poker is not the cause of the problem, I would say, you should be damn glad you had the cash.

I don't want you to answer my questions because it is none of my business why you are broke. I believe how you feel about moving down in limits could depend upon why you needed to spend your bankroll.

I doubt that a farmer is upset about harvesting his crops, his fields are empty but he can grow more.

[PotatoStew]

Another suggestion: learn and master a new game, like stud or omaha. Then it makes sense to be playing at a lower limit, while you're still new at it.

[BluffTHIS!]

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I doubt that a farmer is upset about harvesting his crops, his fields are empty but he can grow more.

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Not if he spent that portion of the proceeds from his harvest reserved for buying next year's seeds, fertilizer, etc.

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So what happened dooder?

[bisonbison]

Move down.

Move down and either find a way to play well there or take a break until you can.

That's it, dude. That's the whole shebang.