Quote Originally Posted by courtiebee
this is an inspiring and insightful post. it shows that just because someone does badly at first, it doesn't mean he's hopeless. it shows that studying the game and being willing to learn can turn things around for anyone and turn anyone into a decent poker player. congratualations on not giving up and turning things around. it's the people who are willing to read relentlessly and analyze constantly who succeed at this game, I always have that at the back of my mind.

welcome to FTR, coming here is definitely the best thing that could have happened to your game. it's the best thing that ever happened to mine. i can't say enough about this site. i've learned so much from the forums, and the people here are amazing. i owe most of my past and future improvements to the people here who are always willing to answer questions and help those who need it.
Thanks for the props and welcome, court. No matter where poker takes me from here I will always take the most satisfaction from knowing I was $6 away from hanging it up and turned it around. A bit of luck involved in that, I know, but I already owe a lot to the folks here at FTR for giving me the rudimentary skills to pull that off.

Hopefully anyone else new to the game reading this thread will get something from that experience, too.