Definition of shot
Taking a shot is the act of moving up a limit to try your luck. If we are an NL100 player and we see several bad players on an NL400 table, we might think we are going to take a shot to try to make a money move. When we take a shot, we have to be rational and not emotional.
Good and bad reasons to take a shot
Good reasons to take a shot are that you are a big winner on the lower limit and you want to feel out the field on the higher limit. You can also take a shot to bumhunt, i.e. because you have seen several very weak players at a higher limit. Bad reasons to take a shot are because you are completely tilted and want to rebuild at a higher limit (chase losses) or because you are bored with the limit you are playing at and are looking for more excitement.
