I've been playin poker for about 2 years with an extensive group of friends and I started losing but once I got a grasp for the game i started winning. Won 180 in one night and continued to win 50 or more for a couple of weekends straight (which is incredible considering we play .25/.50 blinds and we buy in at about 15-20 dollars) I went up big but then recently I start losing alot. At first its because I started playing to reckless but then I realized my mistakes and played more disciplined and I still lost because I was catching cold cards and even when I catch good hands I always get rivered by those players that call everything. Is this just a string of bad luck that will sooner or later stop (either I start catching more hands or those call stations stop catching on me as much) or is there some way to change my play to atleast minimize losses until I do catch the nut or atleast a winning hand? I've already tried being conservative and disciplined and it seems impossible to protect my good hands without risking nearly everything good hand i get. HELP?!?!?!?!