Hey youngun,

See you beginning to post here, that's good

What game do you want to start playing? You considered 2nl or going to stick with MTTs?

The software here shown is Hold 'em Manager:

http://www.holdemmanager.net/

The small stakes version is $55. That allows you to play cash games up to $0.25/$0.50 and tournaments up to $22. You can always upgrade it at a later time if you move up beyond those stakes. I think HEM offer a 15 day free trial. I didn't know how to use the software at first, nor was I playing much poker, so the trial was really handy.

The alternative is Poker Tracker 3. This is what I actually used. They don't have a high and low stakes version, you would just pay a flat out $80 for it. BUT, their trial is 60 days long!

http://www.pokertracker.com

Would recommend you try them both before buying either.

You should also get --- immediately! --- PokerStove.

http://www.pokerstove.com/pokerstove/features.php
http://www.pokerstove.com/download/

This is how I calculated the chances of 89 winning against ThJh in the previous thread. This program is free too.