Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 6
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Alright... finally gonna do it... make my first post here at FTR. Don't be too harsh 
First I must say that I've been a 'lurker' on the site for a short while now; I've been into poker for about a year, haven't really started 'playing' til the past six months, and recently I've gotten into it pretty solidly. I've been googling things online, looking up strategies, sites, helpful guides for newbies such as myself... I like to think that I may get somewhere someday because I'm not going into it thinking I'm a pro, or that I'm gonna read a guide and go make big bucks, or that everything in Poker is as easy as "AA, all in" and making huge cash.
I've read basically all the stickies in 5-6 sections of these forums, and I must say this one applies the most. Of those 3-5 stickies in 5-6 sections, how much of it have I absorbed? I've learned some stuff, sure. Some stuff I'm realizing I probably ignored unintentionally, and should go back and re-read... Furthermore, the things I 'learned', I realize I need to not only 'know', but know 'why' as well. This single post has gone far in showing me what I need to do, how I need to focus my energy and attention to not BEING a great player, but becoming a great player. Everytime I read about Poker or see it on TV or catch some friends in the game, I get that tinge of excitement... the thrill of the game, the urge to pick up a pair of cards and see what I get... and I am being very patient to tell myself that it IS a long hard road, and just because I found this site doesn't mean I'm going to go log on any site and make cash... Maybe not for months. Lately I've been playing the Yahoo poker games which is probably a joke around these boards, but honestly, its Poker, its experience (though kind of odd, do people really Raise 25 offsuit with nothing on the board every chance they get in reality?) and I'm not about to go bust a paycheck to lose it in a few minutes on another online site... yet...
This is probably the wrong area to even do this and perhaps a bit improper but I really want to thank the guys taking the time to right guides, strategies, hints, newbie notes, and all the other things that, without, I'd be completely hopeless. I came to FTR hoping for a site with information, a positive community, and information that I can use today to learn the game and next year to discuss my losing hand, next summer to discuss a nice pot I made (hopefully!) The references to other sites and informative guides are also top notch, and I appreciate it all. I apologize for the long post but I didn't want to just make a "Thanks, great guide!" reply to this thread without first thanking the others that I've spent days reading nonstop without posting a reply to. Here's to the start of poker-playing-days in a young blood, and the hope that you guys can really show me what its all about.
And why.
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