the very newbei evolution

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Yes, I know, this is not a new idea. And there were already several posts on this topic.
But I decided to create my own one, and I hope the moderators won’t consider it as flame, cause it will be concrete and IMHO helpful not only for me but for other newbeis too.
So, a month and a half ago I came across one Russian site from which I got to know that online poker does exist [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]. I got very interested cause I found that this hobby could be more helpful and profitable than watching television or playing computer games [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]. So, after reading some resources including this site I made the decision and set myself as an object to have 20$/hour playing online poker by 01.12.05 . The main criteria – total income of the last 100 hours should be more than 2000$. As I go up the limits my aim will be more concrete and I will express it in BB/h on the concrete limit.
At the end of the April I ordered WLLH and a week ago started playing. [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
To learn the very basics of the game (hand ratings, positions, calculating odds, nuts recognizing) I decided to taste a Play Game first plus I had read that: “You cannot beat the lowest limit if you cannot beat Play money games”. The only recommended Play Game, where you can meet adequate money free lowest limit resistance is PS (my investigations). It wasn’t too complicated, and after winning about 300BB and was being afraid of getting very bad play game habits I moved to real money game.
I decided to start … not from PP 0,5/1, no I am not so fashionable + there some legal restriction and depositing in PP won’t be easy for me at all [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. So, I’ve started from 0,05/0,1, Prima Network. Why 0,05/0,1? The only answer – the cheapest poker mistakes, that is all [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]. My plan is very simple:
0,05/0,1
0,1/0,02
0,25/0,5
0,5/1.
etc., step – 300BB.
Yesterday I played for my first time, about 3h, one table at first, in 0,5h got bored (PSF=25-30%) and took the second table. Won 24c at first 30min, then down swing by 2,5$! [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] (I even got to know what means “to be on tilt” a bit, and I should admit it is very expensive feeling, be afraid of it!). But at the and I started to pay special attention to button “fold” + 2 full houses and I even money again+6c [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].


My conclusions:

1)the only serious difference between play money game at 0,05/0,1 is that they fold a bit often than call,
2)every time when I stepped aside from the system play, I lost money, every time when I did something that I knew was a compromise with my rules, I lost money (calling with A9o in early position, calling on the flop with one overcard, etc.). I won nothing not because I won a little, but because I could not save my money through my weakness of pressing “call” instead of needed “fold”. So at the beginning when you feel that you break you principles even a bit tell you right forefinger “Stop calling!” and save your money.
3)Write out your hole play system (playing on the flop with draw, set, etc.) and know it by heart.
4)+pokertracker of cause.
5)The skill of studying opponents (perhaps 2 tables is now to many for me).

The main aim of these points not teaching you of course, but getting your comments.
My stats I will lay out a bit later.

P.S. Do not pay attention to my English, I promise, there will lots of mistakes in it, cause it is not even the language I have studied properly.