Wow - my post disappeared.

Basically I just remade the point that this thread is not about bad beats but about wanting to develop my hand reading skills and I also wondered if it's not that relevant at the stakes I play at (which will soon be $20 SNGs).

As said, nothing worse than having your bets smooth called and not knowing where you are in the hand.

Perhaps I push too hard and focus on too much too soon but I've always done that in areas I want to excel in and I think it's no coincidence that I achieved those goals.

Chopper, I know that stuff happens and it wasn't a whine about being beat - just to illustrate a point based on Miffed's reply.

I know it can take over an hour to figure a guy out, and perhaps that is a negating factor a smost SNGs are finsihed within 40 minutes. And if so, should I not be too concerned about reading my opponents and just focussing on the hands and the cards on the board?

I am just concerned that I may become extremely 1 dimensional if that is the case - hence the comment about playing cards rather than playing poker.