Thanks for all the advice again, I guess it's not better people who I play better against, it's just more conventional players. Really I think it's just the fact I can't get a read on them because the fact they call with anything.

The reason I said i play against better players is because I play 40-50 dollar buyin games with guys who play at casinos all the time and are decently successful and I usually finish top 2-3 there, yet I only finish 4th with my friends. I win a lot with my friends yet I think I should be able to win more than I do. I just have a hard time playing with their style. They actually start bitching if i throw a raise in preflop.