[dfwdevil]

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One good measure to avoid getting broke is to always play for 5% of your bankroll.

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Woah now, slow down. The rule isn't "always play for 5% of your bankroll" it's "never play for more than 5% of your bankroll." And that 5% isn't some figure carved in stone. A lot of players would recommend 2%, especially considering that the OP, no offense, has already pissed away a 15k roll once before. He pissed it away like it was nothing so I think he should consider himself as being on probation, big time, and that means he's going to, if he knows what's good for him, resist his natural tendency to play higher and higher limits in search of the next biggest score. He's going to do the opposite, and purposefully force himself to grind it out for a little bit, until the idea of having a few thousand isn't so exciting to him.

OP, it's the deer in the headlights syndrome. Don't lose your 15k roll before you find out what it's like to play poker correctly with a 15k roll. And don't lose your 4K roll trying to make it a 15k roll. Don't "do" anything with your 4K roll. Immediately upon making a big score is not the time to switch limits or change your game. Play small and if you're going to make moves, do it a few weeks or months down the line.