Jason: glad to see you're interested in my operation and are following things regularly. I need to thank you for repsonding because you're input seems to keep me on track mentally, and I realize I need to keep my head up when things don't go as planned.

Funny thing, this happened to me at $5nl as well, but just not as drastic. I was a little up and down for awhile near the beginning until one day I ran well and just took off. I guess it may take awhile for things to 'click' when playing at a different limit, so looks like I'll just need to be patient, play my best game, and then let the results follow in later.

You make a good point about having enough buy-ins to weather the storm. If I started $10nl with only 20 buy-ins, I'd be in some trouble bankroll wise. I think nitty bankroll management is way more beneficial than one may think, even if it means moving up slower. I can still log plenty of hands per week, so it won't be a problem if I have to drop down to $5nl.

If things continue as is I may play drop to $5nl for awhile longer and wait until I reach $350. This of course would be in the event of an extreme downswing, but I feel it's good to have a backup plan. $350 sounds pretty extreme at 35 buy-ins for $10nl, but looking back I played $5nl for awhile before I moved up with 50+ buy-ins in my roll because I wasn't quite rolled for $10nl yet (and I felt very, very comfortable playing with so much ammo).