Best site for beginner? Tips?

[MathBabe]

Thanks for the tips... I will indeed switch to limit. I have a live game to go to tomorrow night ($25 buy-in) that's a limit game, so I'll see the differences there.

I've reviewed the TalkingPoker book list and I've got a couple of them coming at the library. I'm indeed looking to make money - I've got plenty of other hobbies that cost money already, without adding poker to the list!

I deposited my first $50 at PartyPoker (sorry Chipfish, hadn't seen your reply yet!) and lost half of it. I think I played reasonably well, though - I only saw 18% of the flops, so I was doing plenty of folding.

On the last hand I had two kings, and it turns out my opponent had two queens. He caught another queen on the turn, so that was it for me!

For my $25 I got a 35 minute poker lesson with about 25 hands in. I don't feel too bad about my start.

MathBabe

[jdiana86]

2+2...not sure of the exact link and way too lazy to look it up for u...just search 2+2 poker in yahoo and this is the site you want

[jdiana86]

Oh yea...don't play limit...if i were to do it all over i would become accustomed to one type of play were the most action was at...aka nl tourneys...get good at these and you may well be on the path to poker greatness like myself

[PShabi]

Don't play limit? So you can be like the rest of the "tournament specialists" on here who play in the $3 rebuy tourneys or fight through a field of 2000 to crack the top 50 of a $10 + $1 MTT and get paid $45?

If you want to make consistent money and not just play for a hobby or to chase shallow dreams of being the next Johnny Chan or some shit, then play limit.

I'm all about making a second income out of the game. While I'm sure there are players who do much better playing strictly tournaments than I do playing 3/6, beginners who are interested in cash play limit.

[Talking Poker]

I enjoy NL tourneys the most, but the money is in limit - At least for me. I guess I'm a grinder.

[PShabi]

I'm with you TP. I still play No Limit tourneys online and at home, but they're not my source of poker income. I enjoy them the most, but I'm a grinder as well.