Having played poker most days some years with a love of the game I understand what you mean. I'll have to write about some of my experiences.
Usually playing lower limits such as $1/$2. I have played as high as $10/$25/$50 PLO and $150/$300 Omaha 8 or better. Have won at both of those levels overall. But a little big for me. And to this day my biggest win or cash is from sitting at a Bad Beat Jackpot table and getting a table share! A feeling yours. I just won over $10,000. Yet for the next week people saw me buying into $1/$2 game with $60 just practicing my short stack game and taking it easy.