I play at .25/.50 tables, and have a small bankroll... (edit: .25/.50 NL tables)

I normally sit down with $5.00 and when/if I reach $15 I leave the table and find a new one to sit down with $5.00 at...

The reason I do this (and the reason I think it might help other new players) is that I have enough cash at the table to play, and at the same time with only $5.00 of my bankroll at the table, making a bad mistake/bad beat can not cost me more than $5.00 from my bankroll.

Naturally the downside of this is that I if I get the nuts, I will not make as much as I would taking $50.00 to the table... But until I have a much larger bankroll, and more skill, I think I’m much better off playing this way...

Thoughts?

David