i'm 18 years old, and have been playing live poker for the last 2 months at morongo casino.i play everyday online also. Before i turned 18, i was always playing cards online and reading books. i have read a total of 9 books including doyle's super system, and sklansky's theory of poker. This may come off as a little cocky, but i tend to think of myself as a good poker player, with a tight-aggressive playing style. just stating this to tell everyone that im not a donk.
Ok, now back to my main problem. I play 3 times a week live and always sit down with $100 (maximum buy-in for the table) at the $1/3 NLHE. i play tight waiting for premium hands, but i play with retards so even if i raise with premium hands, everyone calls and always catches. I can't bluff them because they call everything. I learn on countless times that i cant bluff the 1/3 tables. so im forced to play strong hands and even when i do catch them the flop always screws me over.
Also, ever since i started playing, i have not been getting ANY good cards... i get cold cards EVERYTIME i go. For example, the best hands i saw today for 8 hours of play was JJ and AKoff. On the JJ i caught a J on the flop and doubled my $60 up. Eventually since the cards never come my way, i cant really play that many hands. dont get me wrong i do limp in with suited connectors and higher no suited connectors like J10 or 10-9, im not that tight of a player. but i eventually get blinded slowly and slowly till im out of money. each of the tables i know im one of the best sitting down at them.

ok, i have come to a series of conclusions:

1.) my friends tell me im too good to be sitting at the 1/3 tables playing against people who have no idea about poker.(sounds stupid to me, though)

2.) the table buy-in is so low that it leaves me with only 33 big blinds and forces action and not enough time to actually play cards.

3.) more reasons from my friends. i should move up limits to $2/5 where its an unlimited buyin, and there are actually good players playing in and know what they're doing.

4.) stay in $1/3 and ONLY play the cards and NEVER attempt to bluff. but that also has its flaws like cold cards and not enough blinds.

ok, thats it. i just want to see what you all think of this and what you would do, since most of you guys know what your talking about or have been in this situation yourselves.

thanx

pokadave