[Fletch46]

This is really for newer players -

I started playing about a year ago and until very recently only played at the B & M. Right at the beginning someone told me not to let anyone know I was new to the game. Since I figured any decent player would know I was new, I did the opposite and asked lots of questions. The players have been great and have been a tremendous help. Lots of things that I eventually read in books I had already learned at the casino. So if you're new to the game, take advantage of those who are willing to share and pick their brains. Just make sure they're decent players. Everytime I cash in a tournament, someone is always taking credit for teaching me everything I know. But seriously, they're a very generous and patient group of people and I'm very grateful to them.

I've also read lots of books and find it's important to keep going back to them. As you get more experience, you'll get more and more out of them. I agree that it's important to think about the game when you are not playing and to rethink hands you've played, both with good results and bad.

And of course this site is a treasure. I was very fortunate to have it recommended to me by someone I met in Reno and seldom meet anyone in Vancouver who knows about it. I always recommend it but I don't think most people make any effort at all to improve their game.

Seems like a good opportunity to thank all the posters for the great advice and to everyone who runs the site for the terrific job they do.