First, thanks to all of the people that post here to help noobs. Ive learned a tremendous amount.

Here's the situation. I've been playing holdem for about 2 weeks on one of the large on-line sites. I'm playing for money. I'm strictly small time.

I bank rolled $50 and im currently at $60. I play maybe 4 hours per day.
I consider myself novice at this point. Just scratching the surface of pot odds, outs, etc.

So, im doing "OK" for a noob i think but im starting to see a pattern. I make it to the final table about 1 in 4 games. 75% of final tables i finish in the money but ive never won a table.

It got me thinking last night.....am i making a mistake playing only tournament format? My initial thought was for $1.25 i could see a LOT of hands with very low risk to my bankroll while playing people that are actually making an effort. But now im affraid i may be missing some valuable lessons in ring games.

I really want to learn this game well. I absolutley do not want to go broke so im playing within my means and going very slow.

What would be the recomendation from some of you that have been playing for an extended period with success?

Where is the real money to be made? Ring games or tournaments? Both?

Are there things i cant learn from MTT's that i will be deficient in when i sit at a cash table?

thanks for the help

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