It all depends on your risk tolerance. I like to gamble on lower tier coins every now and then but I only use a small amount of money. looking back at the historical charts you an see how fast some of these coins can move. They can go 100x in a few days which is pretty crazy.
I do not think that you will risk with 10 thousand. It will be not wise at least. Investing this sum, it is better to choose the most trusted variant. Buy Bitcoin as soon as you will never lose here finally.