[Alobar]

heya, welcome to the forums.

the biggest reason most of us here play short handed is that its alot more profitable. You play more hands than you do at a full ring, and you play more hands in an hour, that equals many more decisions to be made over the same amount of time. If you are a winning player you are making better decisions than your opponents, and the more decisions to be made, the more money you can make.

Its also alot more fun to play SH, since you are playing more ahands, you arent sitting there bored folding as much as at a full ring.

As far as what hands to play do a search for "starting hand chart" in this forum and it will give you a decent guide line to start with.