OP - I would go back and check the indices and game parameters you set if you used the "Create a New Sim" option in CVCX. Your Win/Loss% at the different True Counts look high e.g., 3.96% at TC = 5. I've run some KO Preferred based sims (5B rounds) in CVCX (under "Create a New Sim") with (H17, DAS) plus(S17, DAS, SR) and the win/loss% I get at TC = 5 are in the 2.38% to 2.87% range and SCORE's ranging from 27.5 to 60.7. Also, try using the Archived Sim for KO Preferred as a comparison.
To your original question, given you say you're in a training mode, I would limit your spread to 1-5( $10-$50 with $50 at TC = 5) or less so as to keep the mangement attention lower. You don't want to get backed off while you're in a trainng phase.A $5K bankroll is not much to start with even assuming you can find $10 min tables, but I get it, you have to get some experience, so it's worth the larger RoR, especially if you can replenish the BR. For "training", flat betting would give you the chance to test how well you can keep the count amid the distractions, as well as work on your comportment. The cost, assuming 100 rounds/hr at $10/round and a house advantage of 0.5% would be somewhere around $5/hr.
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Thanks buddy, I feel a bit better with $50 as my max bet for now and dont think even if they know im counting- which im sure they do (im quite terrible at it in the sense that im like a robot at the table) that they even care since my max bet is so low. But having to play rated at this spot makes the $50 max so much more of a necessity than the risk of the $70 at the moment. I can save that spread down the road at another spot once im improved.