hi all. i am very new to this. actually i've only played one SnG game, and that was it. it was a $10 game on pokerstars, so i guess i started out hardcore. but my friends (who have been playing for a while) helped me out, so i didn't do too badly. i placed 5th after a bad luck draw. i guess that's not bad 1st time around :P

anyways, the prblem i can't seem to understand is why are there so many bad players out there? this website is one of many websites with strategies that allows a player to win. i can't believe that there can be so many ignorant poker players.

what does it take to become good? it obviously doesn't depend on strategies alone. but just knowing the strategies, wouldn't it help you figure out someone else out using the strats? also many people share their ideas and strats without fear of someone else using it back on them. why is that?

besides experience, and just knowing the odds and basics, what does a player need to be good and consistently make a lot of money?