I want to believe I'm a winning player, i REALLY do

[magithighs]

I'm with Bernie on this one.

I had a 10k breakeven roller coaster -- running at 4BB/100, then -2BB/100 and then 0BB/100. It was ugly on the downswing. So many premium hands going down in flames.

I did what bernie suggested. Actually used pokertracker to review my hands from each position. What I found was extremely interesting. My loses were not from my premium hands getting busted. They were from grinding hands where I made some basic mistakes. Pushing too hard, when I knew I was beat, and giving up when I could have won the pot with some more aggression. Optimistically, I figured I should have been a 2BB/100 winner over the 10k hands, had I played every hand correctly. Well, that just isn't right. But, had I played halfway better, I would have been a 1BB/100 winner -- that's something I could have done.

Went back at it, making the minor tweaks and I was back in the saddle at my normal win rate.

Look at your hands and figure out how you should have played. It's amazing what you'll find.

Cheers
Magi