Yup, I am currently VERY overrolled for the current stakes I'm playing. I always have been, and probably always will. I played only NL25 until my BR was up well over 3k. I played NL50 for a while but then skipped that level quickly to make the jump to NL100. That's where I currently am, with 110+ buy-ins to my name.

I've done this for a number of reasons. Originally I was very happy with my profits at NL25. Making $25-50 per night was a huge deal to me. I didn't want to walk away from those profits and have the chance of breaking even or losing money...So I stayed where I was comfortable. After a while, making $25-50 wasn't that big of a deal. I wanted to make more, so I moved up in stakes. I went (almost) directly to NL100, where I made decent profits from the word go. Now I'm averaging around $140-175 a night in profits. Slowly, but surely, it's starting those profits aren't as "big of a deal" to me anymore, so I'll be making the jump up in stakes soon to a higher level.

Another reason I stayed at my current levels for so long, which goes along with my first reason, is that the money still meant something to me. I can remember playing some NL25 with a 4-5k BR (bonus whoring) and losing $35 on a hand and being *pissed* about it. I knew I couldn't make the jump until those things didn't matter as much anymore.

The last it takes me so long to move up...Is because I'm viewing this in the long-term. It's a marathon, not a race. I just started playing poker in March so I still feel like I have a lot to learn. Am I dreaming big? Hell yes I am, but I don't have to be there right *now*. I'll sit back and gain experience at levels where I am comfortable, and at levels where the money still means something to me. Within the next six months I should start bigger and bigger money.

And that's the key. You've got to play where the money matters to you, bro. At some point NL25 became boring to me. Wouldn't you know it that I started paying people off more often when I was behind. "Ehh, it's only $10 more to call his check raise on the river. He has a straight, I'm sure, but I'm going to call it on the fact he might be bluffing." Stupid crap like that. Like someone else already said in this thread, "You've got to play stakes that mean something to you (but not too much) in order for you to play your 'A' game."

My advice? Grind your BR up so you can play the levels that you should be playing. Be smart. Be disciplined. Having beaten the NL100 and NL200 game you should be able to destroy NL25 again and you'll be ready for NL100 within a month or two.

I know I rambled a lot up there, but hopefully it helped. Good luck.