Sup everyone, I could really use some help. I've started playing home cash games in the past few months and have had good success so far. I would rather not say where I live, but there are no casinos, the closest one is a few hours away. These games I play at are amazing, but honestly I'm not sure how normal they are. 1/2, no rake, tons of loose players, huge stacks (last week I played 9 handed and at one point the lowest stack was about $350). Lot's of straddles, massive over bets pre flop, I know a guy that occasionally bets hundreds pre flop blind.
Promise I'm not trying to turn this into a brag post (any solid player can beat these games) but right now I'm up $1,300 with roughly 35 hours played. Before this I had been playing free bar league games for a couple years, along with studying and watching on TV. The only problem I'm having is I'm scared to play with a big stack. I'm struggling a little financially and I can't dip into my life roll. It was quite a risk for me to even start playing these games. Luckily it's worked out so far. If I lose my bankroll then I'll probably just take it easy on poker for a while.
My dream is to one day pursue poker professionally, but I'm obviously no where close to being there right now. So I guess the advice I'm looking for is how should I play these games when I really can't afford to lose. I've been playing very tight, but occasionally mix it up because there are a few other good players too. Also, I'm guessing most home games aren't like this? I've never played poker anywhere outside my city except for a one time casino trip while on vacation, and it played nothing like these games. All advice and tips are welcome