Quote Originally Posted by mixchange
Sorry, I forgot to mention often there are others at the table who have doubled up, so I could potentially lose $100 on a hand, where I could lose only $50 if I moved to a new table. Sure I could win $100, but if I wanted to play for $100 stacks I would go to 100NL... I didn't leave the table, but considered it.
If you aren't comfortable to play with that amount, then don't. It adds to the variance too. I usually stay unless a good player with position on me has the same amount of money.