You know what's most dispiriting about $100NL? It's not, in itslef, the fact that suddenly I can lose more than ever before; it's not the laggs frustrating me time after time; it's not the relative lack of easy money.

It's the fact that, for the first time, I honestly don't expect to win a session. Obviously I know that if I play good poker, I will hopefully end up ahead 20k hands down the line. But whereas in every previous limit (inlcuding the financially-identical £50nl), I have known I could earn decent $$$ in the long term, it's just not the case any more.

Let's have a look at my PT session stats - what proportion of tables ended up in profit:

$25NL: 49.1% - lol I haven't been a regular at $25 since moving to this PC, so we can ignore this stat. I hope...
£25NL: 61.0% - aaaah, I remember those days. 35k hands at 9.3ptbb/100.
$50NL: 51.8% - never really found a good home at $50. Subconsciously I don't think I've taken it as seriously as the pound tables.
£50NL: 54.1% - very pleasing, especially at 6.67ptbb/100. Shame about the rake.
$100NL: 47.0% - and $458 down overall. I guess I just haven't got it yet.