Yeah, a local professional poker player here in Tucson teaches a 3-week beginners and 3-week long advanced class at the local community college on small-stakes limit hold'em. I took the first class on a whim and got fairly interested in the game. Then went out and bought HOH 1 and 2, Small Stakes Hold'em, and the Theory of Poker. Took the second class and was totally hooked. Then I read Positively Fifth Street and now I'm obsessed by the game. Been playing 1-2 hours a day ever since. My bank roll started at $200 on Party Poker and quickly dropped to $150 in the first few weeks. In the past month, however, my play has gotten stronger and my BR is up to $280 and growing. I'm working on my leaks and finally understanding the power of laying down the second-best hand.

Anyway, I'm a ways off from progressing up from the fifty-cent games to the $1/2 tables, but I wanted to get some input on what to expect when I do make the move.

Thanks for the input...
-Mark