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I guess my question is more focused on NL. For example, I play mostly 2-5 NL and always buy in full. Say I get Aces cracked all-in pre-flop the first hand. Than lose another buy-in with set over set 20 minutes later. I as a beginner in this full time poker job am curious as to how the more experienced players would handle the situation. Do you bring many buy-ins and stay to play or do you pack up and call it a day?

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Well it may not be exactly what you are looking, but maybe you will be able to glean something of value from it...

I have to travel to play NL in a casino. I generally will make it a three day weekend when I do it.

I play uncapped games pretty much exclusively. I generally buy-in for 500BB unless there is a reason to do otherwise, like a fish I want to cover, or a shark infested must move table I need to play in order to get to the better game and I will buy in for less than my normal.

For my three day weekend, which actually only works out to two sessions (Friday and Saturday) I will typically bring 2500BB to 5000BB with me.

This has all but two times been more than enough. And those two times are bad beats against whales when I bought in for more than normal to try and cover and/or maximize my potential winnings if I could not cover them. As general rule, if I did not gain an extra sense of comfort/security from the deep cash available to me, I could get by with 1000BB to 1500BB. But I have learned that I simply play better knowing I have a lot more behind if I want it.

BTW, I do not consider myself a "pro" by any definition of the term... So take my $0.02 for what its worth.

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BTW II... I stay in the game as long as it is good and I am playing correctly. However, IME it takes a very strong mind to not start playing badly or at the very least not as well when you run badly a couple of times. This is another reason I like to bring so much when I play, I can take a couple of beats, and still be able to play in a good game.