Quote Originally Posted by Ugly Ed
It seems for me I take 3 steps forward and 2 steps back. Is that just how it is?
That is exactly how it is. It is called variance. I suggest you keep records to see how well you are beating the game. That will tell you if you are winning and just suffering varience like everyone else. We tend to remember the bad beats more than the hands that hold up. If you are not winning over a sample of 10,000 hands drop down a level. Like Fnord said, beating the game by 5-10 big bets per 100 hands is killing it. For you that is about $10-20/ 100 hands.