I think I'm getting better....

I just played in a fake money 10/1 PL Hold Em tourney on PartyPoker and took 1st place. I know it was fake, but there is still a competitive spirit to it. It went shorthanded very quickly and I only played the strong hands, nothing marginal. I was patient, I played smart, I folded when I felt I was behind. I did maybe make one mistake, but I decided that the pot was big enough to take a shot. I thought I was going to get 3rd, but the 2nd place went all-in and got eliminated. So it was about T600 to T5000, I was a big underdog. I loosened up a little bit, played the strong hands, blinds went back and forth for a little while, and then I hit him when it mattered. I let him think I was weak, he bet, I raised, he came back, and I took him down. Persistance was the key to this game and I had it from the beginning.

I remembered position, which helped big time. I read the part in Small Stakes Hold Em about Very Strong - Strong - Marginal hands, and I was able to identify what was considered a marginal hand and that helped me big time.

Again, I know it's fake, but all of this knowledge I have been building, I finally put it to use and it worked out for me.

Thanks to the people who responded to my first post and straightened me up a little bit...I should say A LOT!