Well....here is my take on it for what it is worth. I've been playing online for about 6 months. Have not made any comments on this forum as I feel I am still very much in the learning stage. Read all the articles on FTP about hand value, what to play and not play. Have played tight all this time. After reading many comments here on the forum I decided to try Rip's strategy. Last night I basically played just about every hand. Playing on the $25.00 NL tables (.25/.50 blinds) I was down about $75. I was getting a lot of comments about how stupid I was playing and I encouraged those comments. People were definitely noticing that I was playing rags. One guy was even trying to help me manage my money by telling me how much I lost. Well.....long story short, I got back my $75 and another $180. Reason.....after a while they did not have a clue as to what I was playing....rag or nuts. Not only that, it was much more enjoyable than what I've been doing which is play Level 1,2 or 3 hands (and very few of those if the cards are not coming). Is it risky....absolutely. But in my tight style I did not get the action and big pots that I got last night. By the way.....the guy who was trying to help me manage my money....I took $50 from him and the whole time he's telling me I don't know what I'm doing. I kept agreeing with him. I'll try this strategy a little more and try to refine it. But all I've got to say is......thanks Rip! You opened my eyes a little.