First hold em

[parskynhutch]

I Just started playing 1 month ago... My buddies invited me to a weekly poker game, $20 buy-in, I learned the basics 20 minutes before the game started. I got rocked for a bit, and eventually I was the fourth guy out. I won a couple hands though, even won a pot going all in with 4 4's on the flop! I'm addicted now...and now that I've significantly improved I realized all those guys are a joke...last week I went and won my $20 back plus much more! Hahaha....Anyways ya I'm a little fishy still and I'd like to know as much as possible, any advice you guys have is greatly appreciated.

[bigjohnstud2o]

about 2 years ago i was a big time pool player. Nothing to play a race to 5 for 500-750$. Then some of my pool buds starting playing poker. It was ok. 20 buyin dealers choice. So much follow the bitch, 55 low black/red is wild draw 2 after the flop(55 omaha 5 in hand 5 on board...took 5 of a kind to win 95% of the time) and all wild card games(dr pepper, baseball)and 7stud. I liked stud bc more skill was involved. Went from friendly game to playing 3 card guts. Watched one of my best buds lose his truck. NO LIE. Went from that to a 200 buyin with some 40-50 year old guys. That was a reality check. Granted i was prepared to play holdem 5/10. When i arrived i found out it was O8B. NEVER PLAYED ONE HAND OF THIS WO WILD CARDS. I got took for 400ish in 45 minutes. Kepy playing low only and got crushed. then i wised up and losing that money, of all things, is what hooked me. Playing ever since.