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[QUOTE="AceZWylD, post: 400879, member: 11070"]
I agree with Alon on this one.  Your starting hand selection is not the greatest.  Even if you hit top pair with these starting hands, you would be lucky to have top kicker.  8 times out of 10, you are beat before the flop.  I would be much more selective when starting a hand.  I typically will play any two face cards (AK,AQ,AJ,KQ,KJ,QJ).  Aside from that, I won't play a face card with a numbered card unless it is a suited connector (K9 suited, etc.).  This way, you can bet aggressive if you hit top pair, and there is also the possibility for a straight or a flush to hit on the board.  Playing high suited connectors definately increases your chance at winning the pot (it's not a guaruntee, but gives you much better odds because of increased outs).
 
If I play pocket pairs, I will play 9's and up aggressively if I am not on the button, and I will either try to bluff at the pot to take it down on the flop if my pair isn't top or if I don't hit my set, or I will get out (depending on what my opponent does).  If I am on the button, I will play 2's through 8's only if the blind has not been raised.  This way I can get out cheap if I don't hit my set, or I can bet the hell out of the pot if my set does hit.  
 
At any rate, your starting hand selection needs to improve if you hope to remain profitable.  If it were me, I would take a couple of days off just to get off tilt, and then come back with the intent of improving my game, not increasing my bank rapidly.
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