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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.

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it's not a bit rich - the truth hurts and I'm sorry to break it to you but you suck at poker.

The good news is you are posting here and are trying to improve your game - most players aren't and slowly but surely if you keep at it you will suck less and less.

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I had it up to $300 from playing at $10NL, but thanks to a massive downswing/bad-beats @ 25NL i'm now back down to $100 (including the $50 deposit bonus i've cleared)

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$300 is 12 buyins for 25 - so by all means take a shot but you are doing yourself a lot of harm if you let it drop all the way to 4 buyins before you move back down. I was in your shoes a while back and I always played on a short roll - I *really really* wish I hadn't now I would be already playing higher limits if I had had the good sense - or taken the advice I got given to build a good roll before I really got started, so I am giving you the same advice I got.

Build a 15 buyin roll for the next step up - then take a shot for 3 buys at the higher level, if you lose those 3 buys immediately move down again until you win back what you lost - if you like give it another shot then - rinse and repeat. Keeping playing underrolled on higher limits is the fast train to BUSTO. Yes you can win more faster if you moveup sooner - but you can also lose more faster and if you're not very experienced yet you are way more likely to lose.

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Don't invest more than 10-15% of your roll on any one table,

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BZZZZZZT - 15% is way way way too much to sit with unless you are pretty dam sure you are better than the other players at the table AND you don't care if you lose. I'd suggest not bringing more than FIVE% of your roll to any table and at the very most 10%.

Getting from 10NL -> 100NL is the hardest move to make - it feels like you're going to be stuck down at micro limits forever - believe me it's well worth the time it takes to grind your way up from low levels. I tried taking shortcuts and it didn't work for me. If you pay your dues down here you lay great foundations and will be able to move up much faster in the long run.