Thanks for the encouragement HarleyGuy.

Its been almost a month since I've updated this, and part of the reason is that I've just returned from an internet-less 2 week vacation! I did some reading and watched a few videos I downloaded before I left, but otherwise no poker. So now I'm refreshed and ready to rock!

I have come back with a sort of "sub-goal" for my operation - to prove I can beat 20NL 6-max on iPoker. I have about 13K hands there to date and I'm in a $250 hole, having run at almost -5ptBB/100. I'm not totally sure of the reasons yet. I have a solid winning record at 2NL, 5NL and 10NL, and at 20/25NL at other sites including Stars, OnGame and Cryptologic. My stats are pretty much the same on all networks, so I don't think I'm playing that much differently. It could be some negative variance, but I wonder whether I have also struggled to adjust to the mass of shorties, nits and TAGs that infest iPoker. There is definitely also a fair chunk of spew in there due to frustration and playing when tired, that I need to get out of my game.

So my goal is to dig myself out of the hole and become a winning player at iPoker 20NL before moving on. Getting back to even, plus bonuses and RB, should get my BR to around the $1250 mark and allow me to move up to 50NL. And if I can do it in 15-20K hands, then I will have that many hands at around 4ptBB/100, which seems a reasonable winrate - at least enough to prove to me that I can beat this level.

If it takes longer than 20K hands then my plan is to keep working on my game and playing until I get there, and then to move up to 50NL once I have at least 10K hands at 3ptBB/100 under my belt.

I will try to post some hands and stats as I go along to see if anyone has any thoughts on what is happening and why, but for now I have dropped to two tables and am concentrating on playing thinking, positionally aware poker (to the extent I'm capable of it ... lol!) and bringing my A-game every time.