[dodgybob]

I think thats a bit rich. I lost 7 buy-ins immediately after I made my first deposit. Subsequently, i've run at over 20ptbb/100 for 10k hands, and i'm still playing almost exactly the same game as when I made that deposit a month ago.

It's a hard, frustrating slog to try and build it up from $50, which I am currently doing at the moment. I had it up to $300 from playing at $10NL, but thanks to a massive downswing/bad-beats @ 25NL (and a couple of silly decisions) over the past couple of days, i'm now back down to $100 (including the $50 deposit bonus i've cleared) and moving down limits again to 10NL.

The most important thing to do is have patience. If you are running well, and consistently beating 10NL, don't move up too fast. 25NL will still be there in another week. Don't invest more than 10-15% of your roll on any one table, and if you get stacked while playing, take a few minutes to think about whether you were outplayed, or whether you were unlucky. Either way, take a break, grab a coffee, and get yourself back into a good headspace for playing.

Every time i've tried to move up limits, i've suffered a string of ridiculous bad beats that has heavily deplenished my roll. Unfortunately, all that can be done is too sit back, sigh, and say 'that's poker baby'.

I guess what i'm trying to say is that bad beats are going to happen, while you're building a roll, after you have a decent roll, and forever more. Part of the skill of a good poker player is to have the patience to grind it out without throwing it in [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Either way, good luck Kyle...