dave, go read "aokrongly's starting 19" and go from there. once you have that figured out, start to open up a bit IN POSITION ONLY.

you want to see LOTS of cheap flops with anything that plays well multiway (suited conns, small pp's, AXs, etc.). you are looking for big draws or strong made hands. with A3s, you are NOT looking for an A on the flop as justification to go ballistic (i think you know that one, tho). you are looking for big str8 draws and nut flushes and sets. maybe TPTK on dry boards.

when you hit these hands, its GO TIME! you are looking for stacks. when you miss, you only draw with proper pot odds, as these guys most likely bet softly anyways.

watch the seat you sit in. if you happen to be to the right of LAGgy McLAGgerson, you are in for a rough night. if you are sitting to the right of Cally McCallerson, you arent going to be very aggressive, etc. and, adjust your post flop plays accordingly.

RAISE your premiums very large. 6X may not be enough. you may need 10X to get it HU (heads up). you dont want 5 players in a 6X pot when you hold AKo, let alone AQo or KQ. when you hit QQ+, look to get it in right away...pre flop. send out a huge raise, and hope to get RRed. if you only get called, you look for the overpair on the flop....and SHOVE, or bet at least half of your opponents stack...you are looking to commit him on the next street.

if you get 3bet, its prolly strong. tighten up your calling range, or shove over with the goods, its up to you.

sooner or later, you will get the hang of it. make sure you have a bankroll to last many sessions because your variance will be VERY high, and the hands coming will be VERY slow. you need to exercise extreme patience because you wont see your hands too often, and you will have a difficult time folding one to a raise when you've waited 45 minutes to get ONE decent hand.

but remain vigilant, nittyness pays in these games.