You're doing it wrong, the more you play to cover your losses the harder for you to gain. Betting higher will never cover your losses unless you win from it. I already experienced this before I'm really desperate to bet high just to catch the losses but in the it tripled my losses because of greediness. I learned my lesson never let your emotion ride it will lead you to your losses.
It is kind of like basic math equations. Just have the answer to the equation and you will Ace the question. That is what gambling is, just have the answer. No emotion or luck is involved in it to win.