[k_squared]

You know you are a winning player when you can look at your game and say that you played at a level that was better than that of your opponents. It isn't about winning money (although if you are right and truly a winning player you will eventually win) but rather about making decisions that gave you the best chance to win money. That is hard to evaluate, but I think you can know on a given day whether or not you 'beat' the game and were better than your opponents, or whether you got out played, or were on tilt. Stop looking for a magical way to know if you are a winner... being focused on making sure you are a winner is putting your focus on the wrong thing. Make good decisions and keep learning and eventually you will win.

-K_squared