first of all, TY to all, this is a big thanx to Poker Orifice here who, as in a number of my posts, has taken his time to give what I consider to be good advice.
Let me follow up on a few points:
"Moshmann's books is good for sure... BUT if you search around on the internet there's no way you could say that what is out there isn't enough (there is a VAST amount of info. out there, enough to fill a 1,000 books)."
Yes very true. I think what I meant ( lets be honest..dont u just hate people who start their statements with crap like "I think what I meant") was the information I got in the internet was simply to vast and not knowing really where to start, I have not figured out a way to utilize it in such a way that my playing actually improves from the information given. OK, reading what I just wrote, it may sound sarcastic but I am not trying to be at all, merely trying to be humorous, I meant this very sincerely. I am serious about wanting to improve my game.
"With the 'book'... you read fast... great. To absorb it & put it into play, to have it become part of the intuitive process,... << this takes time. You might be better off to read the book slowly?? (or fast then again more slowly... who knows??)."
Point taken!! I have read (and saved on my HD) all my internet info I have found a number of times, and (incidentally I am a musician/guitar player who is quite good, so have a lot of respect for the concept "this is how you do it, so after you live with this for a LONG TIME you may begin to see it improving your daily routine") re-read it a lot. I may have sounded like hey I am a fast reader I will get it right away, but I make no illusions that any book, especially read quickly and once, will make me another player than I am now. I just am frustrated with my playing and thought I will read Moshmans book b4 playing - and humbly learning - for now. Maybe a .001% improvement can be won, and I would be OK with that. I realize I must learn by mistakes as well as victories, perhaps even more, maybe that is my big frustration lol
"I think you may have misunderstood something that others related to you in regards to why it'd be a good idea to start out by playing 1-table SNG's & then consider cash game later on. I don't believe they were suggesting this "until your game gets stronger". Sure both are NLHE, 'but' they're both played quite a bit differently (a common mistake you'll see by SNG rookies is that they play the game as if they were sitting on cash tables (& vice versa btw). There are distinct levels in a SNG that are dictated by the ever-increasing blinds & the table becoming short-handed as as the play progresses. There are many plays/tactics/strategy that directly relates to SNG's in their various stages so to relate this to 'needing to get my game stronger prior to playing the cash tables' is like saying, "I shouldn't eat apples until I get better at peeling oranges. Once I'm pretty competent at peeling oranges then I will get onto eating apples" (< get what I'm saying?)."
YES I do (I think so anyway.....)!!!!!!!! Point well made!!
Thanx again. I feel honored to be given the time it takes, from all of you at CC, to help silly old me win a dollar SNG. When I first started posting here I was expecting to be either ignored or told "come back when ur ready to play real poker, not your donkadollar kidsplay" but I have experienced so much GREAT support, and I feel in ashort time I have gone from -125% ROI to -101%ROI, lol no really. I am thankful 4 the day I stumbled on this site. TY again poker orifice 4 your time and input, Stu, Wizz and a number of others as well. OK I will go dry my tears and get ready to post my next hand, to help me learn, and improve the moods of those who thought they played bad...................