yup...I have a problem. I'm totally a fish. I love playing poker, but I always seem to do poorly. I've gotten advice from this site and others and friends and nothing seems to work. I started out alright with my first money deposit at party poker playing $25 NL, but then my luck ran out and I got beat bad.

I've considered playing on ultimate bet just for the lower limit games. I tried out the play money games there just to get a feel for the software and I did poor there also. Everytime I hit three of a kind I was beat by a straight or a flush. I know real money is different, but I feel I should at least be able to beat the play money games.

So I'm really not sure what to do, but I have a few options. I could quit playing for money completely, since it's just costing me money. I don't like this option because I think it's a fun game. Should I get back into the $25NL tables at party poker? I only lost $50...maybe it was just some bad luck? Or should I try the low limit games at ultimate bet and work on getting a little better?

Also, A lot of people here seem to have pokertracker. Is this something I should consider? I don't like paying a lot of money for software if it's not going to help me win.