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SSH is the book you need to study for .50/1 and 1/2 (and beyond). However it is very difficult to correctly apply so you may need extensive explanation and reinforcement of the principals to be sure you are getting it. This forum is a SSH workshop and has helped most of us immeasurably in learning to apply the knowledge in games. Hang here a lot and you'll know what you're doing wrong pretty quickly.

You make money by making many more correct decisions than your opponenets. The reason I asked how many hands is because you may not have played enough to know whether or not you are a losing player or not. Winning players lose money from time to time over the short run but will eventually win money due to the sheer number of better decisions they make over their opponents.

I recommend buying pokertracker (or at least downloading the free sample version) and seeing what your numbers look like compared to those in the FAQ at the top of the forum recommend.