Am I too stupid for poker?

[jfoster]

I'm not really sure how I expect people to answer this, but I'll give it a shot. I have been playing poker for almost two years and I have read at least ten books on poker. But whenever I sit down to play I may as well be a robot because I can't apply anything I've learned in games other than hand selection and some basic pot odds calculations. I understand the books when I read them (for example WLLHE, SSHE, TOP, HEPFAP) but I still can't apply the knowledge. I don't think my problem is a lack of focus because I have often played one table at a time all night long with very few interruptions. I feel that I should be a winning player, since I only play low limit (2/4 - 5/10) games or $10-$30 Sit n Go's. But even with bonuses I am still only break even. I know the games I play are beatable, but any advantage I gain from the worst players I give right back to the better players. I see lots of people post very good results after a short amount of time, so I have to wonder how they got so good so quickly. I am sure that most of the professional players were naturals and started winning almost right away, but it quickly became apparent that I would not be one of them. I really enjoyed playing poker for the past couple of years, but I always played under the assumption that eventually I would get better and become a consistent winner. My failure to do so has left me very frustrated with the game. I had money in three different poker sites and I have recently busted out of two of them. I have resolved not to deposit any more so if I bust out of the third I will be done with poker, online at least anyway. I guess I should just quit if poker isn't much fun but I just don't like the idea of feeling defeated by low limit online games. Did anyone else experience similar situations when they first start playing? How did you get over it?