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Originally Posted by Kelvis
Also top off, it's not a tournament.
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OP it sounds like you're treating every buy-in as a separate session. You shouldn't have to play short and pray for a double up just to keep that buy-in alive. You can't play optimal poker imo while playing short stacked.
If you top off, it becomes one long session and it will probably be better for your mental game. When you start your session, go to the cage if possible and buy in for 3 or whatever number of buy in's and keep the extra chips in your pocket and top off every time you fall below the table max.
If you're not sure where you are in the middle of a session, count all the chips in your pocket and the chips on the table. This is what I've always done from the beginning and I really think it's helped me psychologically more than anything.