[pho75]

I'm following that same path, only 1 year behind. I started playing the free games about 4 months ago. My plan was not to put in any real money until I could beat the play money NL game at UB. It took me about 2 week playing everyday to do it. I played it and beat it for 2 more weeks just to make sure. Then I put in the minimum deposit at UB and started playing the $0.01/$0.02 game there. My first buy-in was $2 and I never went below that. I built that up to about $100 over the next 2 month and thought I was doing well. I have a similar approach to moving up. I figure if I can't crush that game I have no business moving up. I think I need about $300 to start playing in the $0.05/$0.10 games. So I'll keep working those tables for now. You know, I never really understood what my poker books meant when they talked about having to grind it out at the tables. I do now.