Not so hypothetical bankroll question (taking a shot)

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No one on this thread has mentioned the subjective aspects-- that is, temperament-- ie, how playing higher on a smaller roll effects emotions and how emotions affect decision making.

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It certainly matters. When you're used to 5/10, throwing around those big 15/30 bets and winning/losing $400 pots is nerve wracking. That's why I set a stop loss of $600. I didn't want to either tilt away my money because the sheer size of the bets threw me, nor did I want to leak it all away playing too passively because I was nervous.

Fortunately, I hit a couple big hands early and was able to forget the bet sizes and just play poker.

I sat at the next level up in a stud 8 game and caught 2 terrible beats in a row for 20% of my bankroll. Never get too cocky. There is still luck involved.