It's one of those moments. The ones I seem to have every other month in poker.

It's the oh-crap-so-I-can't-play-this-game-and-I-suck-why-don't-I-just-frakkin'-quit? moment.

Down 4.5 buy ins in just under 700 hands. That's an astonishing -32bb/100.

Another couple of days like this and I'm not going to be rolled for $100NL any more and the question of whether to move down will be academic.

I'm finding it hard to get perspective on this, I mean if I dropped $200 at the $50NL tables I'd shrug it off. But I've got 10K hands showing a healthy profit at that level.

Trouble is this isn't just variance. I'm getting beaten up at this level.
So it's time to find out I suppose. Am I going to break through and raise my game, or am I about to drop back to under $2k and back to $50NL?

Part of the point of this thread is to make my successes and failures public. So here's my nightmare hands from this evening:

Hand 1:

No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed

StacksBB: $85
UTG: $42.25
Hero: $106.50
CO: $166.26
BTN: $122.50
SB: $53.77


Pre-Flop: Hero is UTG+1 with T 9
UTG calls, Hero calls, CO folds, BTN folds, SB folds, BB raises to $4, UTG folds, Hero calls

Flop:($10.50) J 8 9 (2 players)
BB bets $7, Hero raises to $17, BB calls

Note to self. Raise more

Turn:($44.50) 5 (2 players)
BB bets $64 and is all-in, Hero calls
River:($172.50) 8 (2 players)

Final Pot: $172.50


Hand 2
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($NL)
Converted by FTRConv
5-handed

StacksBTN: $53.50
Hero: $129.75
BB: $166.26
UTG: $99
CO: $48.27

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with A J
UTG folds, CO raises to $4, BTN folds, Hero calls, BB calls

Flop:($12.00) A 4 3 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $5, CO folds, Hero calls

Turn:($22.00) J (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks
River:($22.00) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $15, BB raises to $35, Hero raises to $75, BB raises to $157.26 and is all-in, Hero is all-in $45.75
Final Pot: $313.50

Not sure on what level of stupidity I should place the 3-bet...

Hand 3
No Limit Hold'em CryptoLogic ($NL)
Converted by FTRConv
6-handed

StacksCO: $207.69
BTN: $106.50
SB: $71.28
BB: $104.25
Hero: $142.66
UTG+1: $111.61


Pre-Flop: Hero is UTG with K A
Hero raises to $4, UTG+1 calls, CO folds, BTN folds, SB folds, BB folds

Flop:($9.50) 3 T 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $6, UTG+1 raises to $12, Hero calls

Turn:($33.50) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $14, Hero raises to $40, UTG+1 raises to $66, Hero folds,
Final Pot: $127.50

I don't know if I need to bet that much on this move