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Message: [QUOTE="dmorris68, post: 1616473, member: 40397"] Yours is a fairly common complaint that almost always results from one or more of the following issues. Please don't take any of this wrong, it's only intended as helpful advice. ;)[LIST=1] [*]You're still learning, and are not as good as you think you are. Nothing personal, we've all been there, it's just pretty much accepted as truth that virtually all poker players -- good and bad, but especially players new to online poker -- overestimate their abilities to some degree and feel that the majority of their losses are due to variance and bad beats rather than leaks and mistakes. The honest truth is that when we start out playing online, [I]even if we're accustomed to live play[/I], it's a new game with new strategies and it takes all of us awhile to figure it out. Some take longer than others. I'm still figuring it out after 2.5 years online, and I have a much larger bankroll than $30, spread across several sites. [*]Skill aside, variance happens and the inevitable swings will occur. I expect you're not practicing proper BRM to withstand the swings. However it's hard to really practice BRM at the stakes dictated by a $30 BR -- you're talking just 15 BI's at 2NL, or <30 BI's for $1 SnGs when you figure in the juice. That's not going to survive much variance. Even top players can experience 30BI+ downswings or go 50 tournaments without a cash, much less a win. So you very well may expect to bust & re-deposit a few times before you gain some traction, especially if you're not willing to play the absolute lowest stakes possible. If you're serious about playing and getting better, as opposed to just playing for entertainment as a recreational player, then consider depositing more in one go and implementing a proper BRM strategy. Or at least commit to re-depositing as needed -- your total BR doesn't just include what you keep online, it also includes any offline funds that you're willing to gamble with on demand. [*]You have to adjust your strategy for the stakes you play. Don't let people convince you the micros are not beatable -- they certainly are. But you can't play the same at 2NL as you would at 50NL or 400NL, either. Or $1 SnGs versus $26 SnGs. At the micros the play is much more loose and passive, so you must play tight and aggressive ABC poker, avoiding bluffs and fancy plays. FPS (fancy play syndrome) is one of the most common mistakes of micro players who have read a few books or watched a few videos and begin to have a clue about poker strategy -- they wind up just outplaying themselves. As you move up to higher and higher stakes, then you do have to start mixing in more complex plays and adapting to your specific opponents on a hand-by-hand basis. But at the micros, you need to pretty much just play like a bot to be successful. [*]You need to constantly work on improving your game through self-analysis and study. Tracking software like HEM/PT3 is often considered unnecessary at the micros, and for tracking other players that's generally true. But for your own leak discovery and self-analysis I think it's still crucial even at the micros, assuming your goal is to get better and move up rather than just treat it like a fun time at the craps table. So I suggest you invest in one or the other ASAP if you're at all serious about the game. It will also set you down the right path for when you move up in stakes and/or start multitabling, where you'll also benefit from the HUD and opponent tracking.[/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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