Quote Originally Posted by XxStacksxX
Btw, how much studying are you doing by any chance? Books you are reading, etc? By your "vent" it seems you don't understand how poker really works (ie. ev, variance, etc.) and that could be a problem.
I have "The Book of Bluffs" by Matt Lessinger, and "The Complete Book of Hold 'Em Poker" by Gary Carson. I was a little dissappointed in Carson's book as it's all about limit hold em, so the "Complete" part is a little misleading. I got them from Pokerstars. Those books cost me 2000 FPPs (and a whole bunch of microstakes time) to order. The rest of my reading is on the internet. Various poker sites. All of my poker purchases stem from poker earnings.

I'm the 1st to admit I have alot to learn. I'm one of those guys whose inspiration is Chris Moneymaker and Matt Damon. I admitted that in my very 1st post. I may not be a "good" poker player, but I am a winning poker player, which in my eyes makes me "good". At least good enough. Essentially I've made 1 $50 deposit in online poker, have cashed out hundreds, and never re-deposited (cashed out of Paradise and deposited in Pokerstars doesn't count). In my readings I've learned about players who have all the skill in the world and are long term losers. Don't want to be that guy. I want to turn a little money into alot. I'm taking baby steps here, and few people see it. I couldn't play the way you guys recommended because I was / still am underrolled. Silly to buy in for $5 when that's your entire roll. I grinded up bit by bit, using little nuggets gathered here and there (this site) and I'm proud to say I'm making headway. Now that I have enough to buyin for max at 2nl (pretending I had $50 initial bank roll and lost 3 buy ins) I can actually use alot of the info and recommendations on this site.

It may not seem like it from my posts, but my poker IQ has gone up alot since finding this site. Sure, I could regurgitate accepted info and theories that make me seem poker smart, but what would be the point of that? How would I benefit? So, I may not absord info as fast as others. I'm a little hesitant to put new things into practice. Hey, that's me. I may be a donk, but I'm a donk who hasn't donked off his money. Like countless others.

Just wait and see. I'll get better. I will be the guy that turned 5 bucks into thousands. I'm in no rush.